Library Workshop for HIST 369 Vince Graziano History Librarian Vince.Graziano@Concordia.ca March 6, 2018
Workshop Outline Overview of Library services Finding background information New Cambridge History of Islam Oxford Islamic Studies Online Finding books CLUES, the Library catalogue Finding articles Historical Abstracts: world history Gender Studies Database LGBT Life ATLA Religion database Finding primary sources
Overview of Library Services Article Delivery (2 working days) Via an online form, articles from our printed/microform collection will be scanned into PDF and delivered via e-mail Login with Concordia NetName Interlibrary Loans – COLOMBO Click on Create Request (if necessary) BCI card Request at Loans & Returns Desk
Overview of Library Services Intercampus delivery For books at the other campus, you will need to go to the Vanier Library on Loyola Campus or request an intercampus delivery via the request feature in CLUES, the Library catalogue. Rush catalogue For books that have arrived but are not yet catalogued or processed, you can request a rush catalogue via the request feature in CLUES Allow 2-3 working days for delivery
Electronic Journals Collections with substantial humanities content: Project MUSE (Recent issues) JSTOR (Older issues) Oxford Journals (recent and archive) Literature Online (LION) Literature Resource Center Taylor & Francis (Routledge) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) British Periodicals I and II (1681-1920) American Periodicals (1741-1940) Periodicals Archive Online (1802-2000) Many other electronic journal collections
Electronic Books Collections with substantial humanities content: Literature Online (LION) Early English Books Online (EEBO) – 1473-1700 Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) Early Canadiana Online (until c. 1925) Oxford Scholarship Online (recent) Cambridge University Press e-books (1995-2007) Project MUSE Ebooks (university presses) Palgrave Macmillan (2010-) ACLS Humanities E-books Canadian Publishers Collection EBSCO E-books Many other electronic books
Search Operators AND gender AND Islam OR Islam OR Muslim “ ” “Middle East” * nation* ( ) (“Middle East” OR Islam* OR Muslim*) AND (women OR gender)
Subject Searching Thesaurus Subject Headings in CLUES List of terms used in a database Subject Headings in CLUES Created by the Library of Congress Subjects include: People Events Places Topical subject headings
To Find the Full Text Use Search CLUES Check other Montreal libraries Perform a Journal Title search Check other Montreal libraries Use your BCI card Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO) Online form Allow 1 to 2 weeks for delivery of books Allow 2 to 4 days for delivery of articles by email
RefWorks RefWorks is a Web-based tool that: Facilitates organization of references Is accessible from any Internet connection Simplifies the process of preparing bibliographies Access RefWorks through the Quick Links menu on the Library website Help Tutorials on Library website
Help is Available At the Ask Us Desk Library website History Subject Guide Ask a Librarian E-mail form Chat with a Librarian Ask Vince: 514-848-2424, ext. 7689 vince.graziano@concordia.ca Office hours: by appointment