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Research and Program Development
1. Library Research for COUN 621
Research and Program
Development
Florence Tang
Research Services Librarian for Social
Sciences
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. Questions? Ask Reference!
(678) 547-6282 (Atlanta)
library_reference@mercer.edu
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 Reference Librarian
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10. “Scholarly” Journals
They contain articles describing new
research or ideas written in a formal
manner that includes background
information, methods used,
results/interpretation and significance.
Degrees attained and institutional
affiliations are often included by the
authors’ names.
Always cite their sources in the form of
footnotes or bibliographies
Research articles are peer-reviewed
19. 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.