For Dr. Ruffin's FDLS 110.

1. FDLS 110
Florence Tang
Liaison to Penfield College at
Mercer University for the
Atlanta Campus
678-547-6261
tang_fy@mercer.edu

2. Cornell University Library definition
of a reference librarian
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/vocab.html
Reference Librarian
Reference librarians are
specialists in the field of
information retrieval. Generally
they have a Masters degree in
library science… They are
available at reference desks to
help you find the information
you are looking for.

3. Florence’s office
10:00 AM -7:00 PM
May be working weekends or nights.

4. Questions? Ask Reference!
(678) 547-6282 (Atlanta)
http://libraries.mercer.edu/research-
tools-help/ask-a-librarian/swilley/email-
reference
Reference Hours
M - Th 9AM-9PM
F 9AM-6PM
Sat 10AM-6PM
Sun 1PM-9PM
Add askmercer as your buddy!

6. Remember to start your research
early. Not everything can be found
full-text online or at all hours.
o Interlibrary Loan
o Interlibrary Use
o Print copies of books and
journals
o Databases unavailable from
off-campus
o Reference Librarian

7. Where do we find information?
•

8. Encyclopedias
• Background Reading & Brainstorming
Other reference sources

9. “Scholarly” Journals
• Periodicals used by researchers
to share their findings with one
another and the public.
• They contain articles describing
new research or ideas written
in a formal manner that
includes background
information, methods used,
results/interpretation and
significance.
• Research articles are peer-
reviewed

10. Scholarly Journals
How do I tell?
• May contain graphs and charts.
• Written by a scholar in the field or
by someone who has done
research in the field. Degrees
attained and institutional
affiliations are often included by
the authors’ names.
• Always cite their sources in the
form of footnotes or
bibliographies
• No glossy pages or pictures

11. Examples of Scholarly Journals

12. Popular Magazines
How do I tell?
• Slick, glossy and attractive in
appearance.
• Lots of graphics (photographs,
drawings, etc.).
• Articles are usually very short,
written in simple language .
• Generally little depth to the
content of these articles.

13. Examples of Popular Magazines

14. Both are
considered
scholarly

15. Finding Books
Use the CATALOG to find
books
http://library.mercer.edu
When you search the
catalog, you will find books
that are located in the Swilley
Library or another Mercer
Library.

17. Subject Headings Exercise
What is inside all three cans?

18. A long keyword search
(soft drink) or pop or soda or cola or (carbonated beverage)
Search

20. Number of books found
with this keyword

21. Is this book here now?

23. Links to other books
about your topic.

27. To find articles, choose a database.

29. Sign in to My Research to save
searches, and marked articles.

30. Limit your search to
scholarly journals and…

32. Limit the date range by
sliding this tab.

33. Full text is available.
Click on this link
Full text is not
available here, but
maybe we can get it
another way.

35. Full text is available.
Click on this link.

44. Sign in to My EBSCOhost to save
searches, and marked articles.
Limit your search to a specific date range.

45. Limit the date range by
sliding this tab.

46. Do not
• Share your GALILEO
password or MUID with
others.
• Upload an article to a
webpage that others can
access.
• Copy and paste sections
of an article into your
paper without using
quotations.

47. Citing
Always show from
where you got
your information.

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