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Finding articles on management

Ask-the-librarian recently responded to a question about finding articles on management by outling two approaches. Camden County College students will be prompted to enter their library card number to enter the databases mentioned.

1. If you are looking for "management" journals and magazines then do the following:

a)  Go to the library web site [ http://library/camdenc.edu ] click on Browse Periodical List halfway down the right side.

b)  This takes you to another screen. At this screen go to Browse by Subject and click on Business and Economics.

c)  Another screen opens up. Scroll down to the category Management. You will see three subcategories.  Click on a subcategory such as Management Theory. 

d)  This takes you to a list of full text journals, magazines and newspapers for this category. You will see that many are listed in the article database Business Sources Premier, and some are in LexisNexis and ScienceDirect.

e) Click on the database so that you can browse or search within the specific journal or magazine.

2.  If you are looking for articles on a 'management topic' then do the following:

a)  Go the library web site [ http://library.camdencc.edu ] and find the Popular Article Databases in the upper right hand corner.

b)  Open the pull down menu and click on Business Source Premier.

c)  You will be brought to a search screen where you enter the search terms of your topic.

     If you wish to search for a multi-word phrase such as risk management, put quotation marks around the phrase: "risk management". 

d)  In the second search box, add another key word to narrow down the results.  For example, I did a search on "risk management" and "health care".  Notice I used quotation marks for both phrases because I want to make sure the database searched the words as a phrase.

This should get you started in the right direction. Please make a comment to this post to let us know if you found it helpful or not.  :-)

New Podcasts: NoodleBib and Intro to Databases

Two new podcasts, or audio files, have been added to the library website at http://library.camdencc.edu. You'll see the podcast icon next to the resource it describes.

One explains how to use NoodleBib to format references to information sources that you used in your research. NoodleBib is extremely popular with students - we also have posted a written guide to getting started with it.

The other summarizes how article databases may be used to find information in magazine and journals. Many assignments require the use of articles from both types of publications. For further information on this, the podcast refers to the written course guides and 'help' guides on the website. A call or email to Ask-the-Librarian is also recommended.

Take a listen, and let us know if these podcasts were helpful to you. If so, what other topics would you like us to address in future podcasts? Post a comment and let us know.

Project MUSE® Now Available

Easy access to online scholarly journals in arts, humanities, and social sciences

Project MUSE^®, an online resource providing over 250 scholarly journals from 40 publishers, is now available at Camden County College Library.  Students and faculty now have access 24 hours a day to one of the most important academic resources in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In addition, Project MUSE provides timely access by releasing journal articles online before libraries receive them in print.

Find Project MUSE at http://library.camdencc.edu in the ‘Databases by Title’ list. All of the databases listed are accessible from any computer on campus, and  - with a current library card - from off-campus.

Project MUSE is a valuable addition to the library’s resources in which users may enjoy the following features:

·        Find full-text articles, offered in HTML and PDF formats, in a variety of subject areas including economics, education, film, history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, women’s studies, and many more.

·        Sign up for “Journal Alerts” to be notified when new issues come out in your favorite journals. Follow links in the e-mail right to the tables of contents of new issues.

·        View the complete content of journals including full-text articles, reviews (books, performance, art, music, etc.), fiction and poetry, editorial or submission information, plus enlargeable illustrations and photographs.

·        Search for articles the way you want to:

o       Use either a simple “Basic” screen or “Advanced” screen with multiple options.

o       Search the whole database or within selected subject areas, date ranges, or specific journals.

o       Search the full text of articles or just in specific fields such as subject, author, or title.

·       Manage your search results in several ways:

o       E-mail article citations with a link to the full-text.

o       Download or print in text-only (or “printer-friendly”) format.

o       Export to citation management software such as EndNote and RefWorks.

·        View your Search History to return to your previous searches, and use the “modify” and “refine” functions to change your search terms and limit options.

·        Use the subject headings in the tables of contents and in the search results to help you quickly identify an article’s topic, or to give you ideas for additional search terms.

·        Navigate within the full-text articles using the links to footnotes, author biographies, and illustrations.

Project MUSE is an ideal research tool, providing quick and easy access to scholarly, full-text articles in many subject areas. Questions? Make a comment to this blog, or email us using the Ask the Librarian link on the website.

Podcast Explains "Browse Periodical List"; more podcasts planned

Ever wondered what "Browse Periodical List" on the library website means? Now you can listen to a podcast that explains how you can use it to locate issues of magazines, newspapers and journals among the library's print and online subscriptions.

If you have ideas for other podcasts the library could make to help you use our resources and services, please make a comment to this post.

Finding information on The Odyssey by Homer

Ask-the-librarian responded to a recent question about finding books and articles on Homer’s Odyssey:

There is much to select from in the library collection depending on the focus of your analysis of the Odyssey.

1. The library guide 'Find Literary Criticism - POETRY' <http://library.camdencc.edu/Courseassignments/PDF/CriticismPoetry2007.pdf>

will give you some guidance. This guide is on the library web site under Course Guides.  Go to English Composition 2 - Literature Topics.

2. I suggest that when you search for books in the online catalog CamCat

http://iii.camden.lib.nj.us/search~S7  you perform a 'Subject' [not a keyword] using these words: Homer Odyssey. You’ll get a more focused list of results than when you do the same search using these as keywords.

3. I noticed one book title in CamCat that caught my attention: Homer's the Odyssey / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom. Harold Bloom is a noted literary critic.

4. As for articles, try using the article databases Literary Reference Center and Literature Resources Center found in the ‘Databases by Title’ list on the website.  Again there is much to select from depending on the focus of your analysis of the Odyssey.

Finding images for human anatomy

Ask-the-Librarian recently responded to a question about where to find images related to human anatomy:

We have two databases with images and animation:

1. Access Science

2. Science Online

Look for the name of a system, such as genital or urinary.

You can get to both databases by going to our home page http://library.camdencc.edu and clicking on Facts, Overviews, and More.  Access Science is temporarily being highlighted on this page.  If you click on Science in the fourth column of the box at the bottom, you will see both Access Science and Science Online.

Another rich resource comes from the National Institutes of Health: MedlinePlus Anatomy at

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anatomy.html

Finding Information About Current Events Like the Jena 6

Recently, Ask-a-librarian responded to a question about finding information on current events.

We have two good databases for finding information about current events like the Jena 6.  If you have a library card, you can access both databases from off-campus.  (If you do not have a library card, click on ‘Library Card’ in the left side navigation bar.)

1. LexisNexis Academic contains many newspapers that will certain report on this topic.  LexisNexis is completely full text, which means the entire article is available.

2. Academic Search Premier contains magazines and journals as well as a few newspapers.  You won't find as many magazine articles, but any articles you do find will probably be more substantive than the newspaper articles.  Academic Search Premier is partially fulltest.  The full article is available if you see HTML full text or PDF full text.  The other articles will have a link labelled "Click here to check for full text"; these articles may be in another database or may be in our physical collection.

Click on Popular Databases on the right side of our home page and choose the database you want to use.

Research Tip: Finding Peer Reviewed Articles

Peer-reviewed articles are found in peer-reviewed journals. These are publications like magazines, but they are for academic audiences, not the general public. The major articles in most science and social science journals are research articles.  In these articles, the writers report experiments that they have done themselves. Before these articles are published, other people in the field – their peers - review and approve them 

The library website http://library.camdencc.edu offers several large collections of journals containing these articles. You may start with a general collection, such as Academic Search Premier, or read the descriptions and look in one that is more specialized.

When you have chosen one, if you see the option on the search screen to limit a search to peer reviewed or scholarly publications, check it. If that option is not offered, look for one that will limit a search to articles over a certain number of pages; peer reviewed articles are usually over 5 pages.

For more information about peer-reviewed publications, check the post to the newsnviews blog for 3/28/07 ‘Recognizing peer reviewed journals and articles’. Sources for peer reviewed journals on certain topics are also recommended in our course assignment guides

Finding articles on consumer buying behavior

Students often ask where they can find articles on Consumer Buying Behavior.

We recommend the article database Academic Search Premier for this topic. It's on our website, under the Search for Articles button. (http://library.camdencc.edu)

We suggest these search terms:

Consumer Behavior, male consumers, women consumers, teenage consumers, teenagers as consumers.

So...go to Academic Search Premier  and -
First, enter one of the search terms in the Find box

Then, if the professor has specified particular publications, go down to "Refine Search" and scroll down to the Publication box and enter a title such as Business Week. Repeat this step for each of the other search terms and publication titles until you find articles you can use.

We suggest searching only one phrase at a time.

Following these steps should get you on your way!

Research Guides for Course Assignments

Two emails that came into the Ask-A-Librarian box in the past week asked for help with specific assignments - which is exactly what that box is for!

In both cases, the librarian was able to refer the student to http://library.camdencc.edu/WebSubjectGuides/courseassignments.htm, where we have posted the guides that we create when a class visits the library. The email response also contained additional pertinent suggestions.

Get a head start on your assignment by checking this url to see if we have already prepared a guide - and keep those emails coming too!