FYS 12 - Discipline and Punishment

First Library Session: Gathering Information

Prof. S. Elaine Craghead, ext. 5485; email: scraghea@wheatoncollege.edu
Judy Aaron, Reference Librarian, ext. 3703; email: jaaron@wheatoncollege.edu

Goals

Learn to analyze a question or assignment, and determine what types of sources you will need to answer your questions.
Learn SEARCH SYNTAX using Boolean operators and & or.
Learn to use ELIZA, Wheaton's online catalogue.
Learn to use Expanded Academic ASAP.

HOW IS THE WALLACE LIBRARY ARRANGED?

A. Reference collection - Reference material is located in the Reference Room on the Main Level. It consists of encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, bibliographies, and indexes to periodical articles, among other things. Reference books do not circulate (you cannot check them out).
N.B. Call numbers (the letter-number combination on the spines of books) beginning with "Ref" indicate a book's location in the Reference Room.

B. General collection - Materials are found in the stacks (bookshelves) on the bottom level of the Library, with one exception: books with call numbers beginning with N, the art collection, are on the two upper levels of the Library.

C. Periodical collection - Magazines, newspapers and journals from 1990 to the present, and all microforms, are located one level down from the Main Level. Pre-1990 periodicals are shelved on the Stacks (bottom) Level in the movable shelving on the left as you enter. Periodicals are shelved alphabetically by title.

D. Reserves - Print and video reserves are kept at the Circulation Desk. Electronic reserves are available on ELIZA.

Using ELIZA, Wallace Library's Online Catalogue

Use ELIZA to locate materials owned or accessible from the library, including books, reference materials, government publications, journals, newspapers, videocassettes, music, links to online resources and indexes, etc.
Access ELIZA from the Library Home Page (select the Web version).

The most frequently used search options are author, title, keyword and subject. Within ELIZA, you will find basic instructions and examples for each type of search you select. Pay close attention to instructions for using special search expressions such as AND and OR.

KEYWORD AND SUBJECT SEARCH

A keyword search is generally the best place to start. You may use BOOLEAN operators (and, or, not) to broaden or narrow your search. When you find an item of interest, look at the SUBJECT HEADINGS assigned to it. Clicking on a subject heading will lead you to every item in the library on that subject.

Try this:
Select KEYWORD from the main ELIZA menu. Perform a search using the words "children and discipline." You will get more than 30 hits.
Select Beating the Devil Out of Them.
Now see how many items there are in the Library on the subject of Corporal punishment - United States. Notice the index of related subjects.

Using Expanded Academic ASAP

Expanded Academic ASAP (EA) is a cross-disciplinary index to articles from more than 500 scholarly and general-interest publications, as well as references for The New York Times. It includes some "full-text" (integrated links to the entire texts of articles). Coverage varies by journal title; most coverage reaches back to approximately 1980. EA is updated daily.

HERE IS THE PATHWAY TO SEARCHING EA:
Wheaton home page/ Library/ Electronic Resources/ under Reference Databases in the lower left quadrant of the page, select INFOTRAC/ Expanded Academic ASAP.

In Keyword Search:
Enter search terms in box.

EA searches your words within two words of each other in either direction. To search as a phrase, use "w/1" between words: Match exact phrase only: "criminal w/1 procedure" Match words anywhere in same article: "criminal and procedure"
Use the asterisk (*) to truncate. ("Child*" will search "child," "children," etc.)
Use Boolean operators AND, OR , NOT to limit your results. Children and discipline Theft or robbery Crime not murder
Use NESTING OPERATORS: When you nest entries, the search system performs the operation within parentheses first, then merges the result with the part of the entry outside the parentheses. Children and (discipline or punishment)
You may limit results to articles with full text, from scholarly publications, within a date range, or from specific journals (optional).

In Subject Search (to search for articles by topic):

Select "Subject Guide" from the blue section on the left of screen
Enter search terms.
Limit as explained above (optional).

Selecting, Printing and E-mailing Results:

When you have generated your results, select those of interest by clicking in the box to the left of the citation.
After scanning the list, when you are ready to print or email your results, select "View mark list" from the blue area on the left of the screen.
Select "Browser Print" or "E-Mail Delivery." Select "Full article (if available)"

FINDING PERIODICALS AT WHEATON

Use TITLE from the main menu of ELIZA. Type the periodical title (NOT THE ARTICLE TITLE!). Select the exact title from the results; if there is more than one, select the one citing "Periodicals" as the location.

Possibilities:

Yes, we own it, and our holdings are displayed simply. THIS IS EASY. GO TO APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF THE LIBRARY (1990-present, one level down; 1900-1989, lowest (stacks) level). Journals are shelved alphabetically by their titles.
"Electronic journal" - click on the link in ELIZA.
"ONLINE FULL TEXT ACCESS TO ...(journal name)... VIA INFOTRAC/ EA" Click link. You land in INFOTRAC. Scroll to "Expanded Academic ASAP" (the "EA" from the catalogue). Click on "Start Searching." Select "Advance Search" from left margin. Use drop-down menus to enter article title words, author names, etc. Limit by date (year) and journal title. THIS SHOULD WORK!
"CONNECT TO ...(Project Muse)..." Click on link. Select volume and year. Select issue. Browse contents for your article.
"CONNECT TO ...(JSTOR)..." Click on link. Click on "Browse this journal." Select volume. Select issue. Browse contents for your article.
IF YOUR TITLE IS NOT IN OUR CATALOGUE, WE DO NOT OWN THE JOURNAL YOU WANT, BUT WE CAN STILL GET IT FOR YOU. Use the "ONLINE REQUEST FORMS" link from the Library home page.

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