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English 101 Orientation - Carmen
Fried
February 14, 2006
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Intro & welcome
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Overview of the library:
- The library is located on the 2nd, 3rd and
4th floors. Circulation/Reserve: 3rd floor
Reference: 2nd floor Computers:
2nd and 3rd floors Circulating books: 3rd
and 4th floors.
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Library card &
borrowing questions
You get
a library card at the Circulation Desk, 3rd floor.
Borrowing period is 3 weeks for books, music cd's and
pamphlets.
Videos -- in-house use only; periodicals -- in-house use
only; books on Reserve -- varies, check with the
Circulation Desk.
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Library FAQs
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Rio Hondo Library Web Site -
the best place to start your research
Speed, ease and success
in finding information
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How to find
books
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Library Catalog
(Sirsi)
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Illegal immigration
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Elections United States
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National security
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Gambling
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Animal rights
The most recent books are listed first. Click on the
brief citation to see full record for each book.
Library Reserve
Click on Reserve desk
Enter eng 101 as your search term and
click on Course Number.
Power Search
Click on Power Search on the right menu
Example 1: Find books on illegal immigration,
opposing view series
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How to find
articles in
online databases
Difference between on-campus and
off-campus access
ProQuest
Proquest
provides access to newspapers, journals, and magazines.
Begin by entering in your search terms in the fields.
Search
examples:
Iraq AND reconstruction
monopoly AND Microsoft
illegal immigration cost
Article display includes:
Citation, full text, Email and Print
buttons at top left. Tabs at top indicate types
of articles. Newspaper, scholarly, magazine
Look at Suggested Topics at top for search
suggestions.
Publication Search will allow you to search within
specific publications
SIRS
SIRS Researcher®
is a general reference database containing thousands of
full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health,
historic, business, economic, political and global issues.
Example:
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How to find "authoritative"
web sites
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How
to print : the copy card and "Release key"
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Library tour
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