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Expository Writing: Guide to Library Resources and Services
I.The ApproachSelect a research topic and conduct pre-research
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Look through your assignment andselect research topic that interests you. Brainstorm keywords related to your researchtopic. If you find a term and do not know what it means, look it up before you use it inyour search.Resources:
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Go to theA to Z List of Databases on the library homepage, select Credo Reference.
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Go to theA to Z List of Databases on the library homepage, select CQ Reference.
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Google Books: http://books.google.com/
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Search for books through our library catalog.Once you identify keywords to start off your search, your goal should be to find an articlethat will lead you to other keywords, subject headings and references.
I.Mini-Tour of Library
First floor:
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Circulation desk and reserves (near the entrance): get your library card, check out books and check out articles/books your professor places on reserve.
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Reference room and Reference Foyer (side of building): contains encyclopedias,handbooks, dictionaries that provide context to your research topic. Alwaysstaffed by a reference librarian.
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Computers: 14 PCs throughout the library. The two PCs in front of the referencedesk have Microsoft Office installed. Print to Pharos stations located in the lower level, the first and second floors.
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Index Area (back of the building): Find book reviews and indexes of articles published. Scanner available.
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Study Carrels: Towards the back of the first floor; quiet study areas locatedthroughout library.
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Archives and Special Collections (near the Mars Rover): Houses historicaldocuments and artifacts of the college.
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Photocopier: 2 copiers located on each side of the library; one copier inPeriodicals area.
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Bathrooms: women’s room 1
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floor, men’s room lower mezzanine.Lower Mezzanine Levels:
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Book stacks level 1 (floor underneath the “Pit”); bound journal articles; ArchivesRoom; vending machine
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Book stack level 2
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Book stack level 3Upper Mezzanine:
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Periodicals Area: magazines, newspapers, microfilm, microfiche
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Curriculum Library: library materials for education students
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Smart market: coffee, tea and snacksI.
Searching for a book in the reference roomQuestions?
Email (reference@framingham.edu
 
) or call us at (508.626.4655).
 
Expository Writing: Guide to Library Resources and Services
The Reference Room’s books are organized by subject categories. To determine thecategory where a reference book would be classified under, look at the list posted on thedoor of room 118 labeled “Library of Congress Classification Schedules.”For example, to find reference books on consumerism and advertising, look at the list anddetermine where your topic would fit in.The library also provides encyclopedias, handbooks and dictionaries online through thedatabase called
Credo Reference
. You can access Credo Reference under the list of A-to-Z list of databases.II.
To access the library’s resources if you are off campus:
Go to the library home pagehttp://www.framingham.edu/wlibraryand directly to thelibrary databases (like InfoTrac’s General Onefile). Enter your Blackboard username and password.III.
Searching for a book in the catalog from the Minuteman Library Network 
http://library.minlib.net/search~S15To conduct a subject or keyword search, enter a phrase in the search box and select“subject” or “keyword” and “Framingham State College” in the drop down menus. Tosearch for books in other libraries, select “All locations” instead of Framingham StateCollege.For example, here’s a keyword search to find books on the advertising targeted tochildren.Once you find a book, write down the call number to help you find the book in thelibrary.
Questions?
Email (reference@framingham.edu
 
) or call us at (508.626.4655).
 
Expository Writing: Guide to Library Resources and Services
All full-time and part-time Framingham State College students can borrow books fromthe Whittemore Library, as well as other libraries within the Minuteman Library Network. Day and evening students must register with the library to activate the studentID barcode or student ID number. Borrowing privileges will expire when the student andare no longer affiliated with the college.I recommend that you do not limit your search only to Framingham State College. Youcan always request a book from another library within Minuteman Library Network.Usually books requested from the network are received within the week. You can alsoorder books from the Virtual Catalog, and the WorldCat database. These requests takemore time to process.
IV.Library Cards and Interlibrary Loan
Once you register your library card, you are able to request books and articles through
interlibrary loan
(ILL). You can request a book or article through interlibrary loan athttp://www.framingham.edu/wlibrary/illform.htm.Your request might take more than twoweeks to fulfill. Please contact Neil Conrad at 508.626.4690 for questions on ILL.
V.Searching for Articles:
For a listing of all of our research databases, go to the “A to Z List of Databases” link onthe library webpage. If you are off campus or on a laptop,
you will authenticate
byentering your network account (your original Blackboard username and password).http://www.framingham.edu/wlibrary/finding/articles.htmYou will find relevant articles in the following library databases:
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EBSCO’s Academic Search Premier or Communication and Mass MediaComplete
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InfoTrac’s General Onefile or Communication and Mass Media Collection
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CQ Researcher (reports)
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LexisNexis (news)I.
Searching in EBSCO’s Academic Search Premier
Here is a general search for how television portrays violence towards women.Select articles by “adding them to a folder”.Open the folder icon at the top of the page once you have selected the articles. In thefolder view, select the articles that you would like to print, email, export, or save. 
Questions?
Email (reference@framingham.edu
 
) or call us at (508.626.4655).
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