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FYS: The Emerging Leaders

September 17, 20078

   Shirley Knight                                            Erin O. Power, Instructor

   sknight@ramapo.edu, x7315                      INTD: 101- 03

 I. Library Homepage   Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, other materials and services etc.

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• First Year Seminar Page  - Information on library research for all FYS classes

• Library Research Tutorials - A series of self paced instructional components to introduce you to important research concepts and use of the George T. Potter Library

• Course Reserve  - Need either Ramapo ID (R#) or barcode (provided by the library)

• Q&A New Jersey - Reference assistance when there is no reference librarian available

• Library Research Work Sheet - Use to track your research and refer back to when compiling your work cited list

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II.  Reference Material

CQ Researcher	A weekly publication providing original in-depth analysis of the most current major and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, all the pros and cons, two bibliographies and more.
Encyclopedia of Leadership	Ref  HD 57.7 .E53 2004
Science in Popular Culture: A Reference Guide	Ref  Q 172.5 .P65 V36 2002
Women in Power: World Leaders Since 1960	Ref  HQ 1236 .H66  2006
American Social Leaders & Activists	Ref  HV 27 .H345
Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists	Ref 141 .N73 1995
The Quotable Scientist: Words of Wisdom from Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Galileo, Marie Curie, and more	Ref  Q 173 .H739 2000

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III. Finding Books at the Potter Library

• Catalog: use this to find books, journal titles NOT ARTICLES, government documents, reserve items, music and movies owned by the Library. You may limit a search by language, year(s) of publication, type of material, etc. This may take a few seconds to load.

• Search the catalog using Keywords to find materials using keywords
  • For example: search for "American leaders " to locate a broad range of material and look for ideas for your project.
  • Use quotation marks around a multi-word phrase to narrow your results, i.e. "Hepitatis C" and   health and "skin care"

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• Search the catalog using "Subject Browse" feature if  you know the relevant Library of Congress subject headings, for example:    

                     Tips

1. Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
2. If you don't know the Subject Heading, use the Subjects etc. tab located on the top of a catalog record to get to the headings. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
3. Can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record

IV. Find Articles at the Potter Library

Use the following online Databases ( Electronic Resource) for finding articles

• Alphabetic list

• Some suggested Databases (Electronic Resources) for finding articles
• Use these databases to locate journal articles
• These databases are available ONLY to Ramapo students
• Off campus use requires your Ramapo email and password

• (Scholary/Peer Reviewed/Referred articles have been reviewed by a selected panel of

            experts in the discipline covered by that journal).

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V. Journal Finder and Interlibrary Loans

• .Journal Finder   -  An online periodical directiory that indicates whether a journal is available full-text online, and in print or available on microfilm in the librarys' collection.

• Interlibrary Loans - Allows students to borrow a book or article that the Potter Library does not own. There is a link from the Journal Finder page

VI. Preparing Bibliographies

• Academic Integrity  - give credit where credit is due
• Use Citing Sources for examples of "In Text Citations" and "Works Cited"
• Use Citing Websites and Print Sources to get examples of  MLA citation style and the call number for paper copies of the style manual
• See Also, "The Open Handbook"

• Use Evaluating WebSites  to determine if the site is authorative enough to use in your paper

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Need more help?

• Contact sknight@ramapo.edu or (201) 684-7315
• Visit or call the Reference Desk: 201.684.7574