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Edu532 discovery mod1_sp2018update3
1. EDU532: Library
Research Guides
1. Overview—Discovery Method
(Module 1)
Sandra Lee Hawes, MA(LIS), MEd
Graduate Online Services Librarian
Saint Leo University, FL
sandra.hawes@saintleo.edu
1.352.588.8262 (work)
Available Sundays through Thursdays
Or, contact the Reference Desk, 7 days a week
1.800.359.5945, reference.desk@saintleo.edu
2. Welcome to the online
library!
My name is Sandy Hawes.
I’ll be your research guide for this
series of tutorials:
1. “Discovery” search method
2. Subject heading searches
3. Peer-reviewed articles
4. Citation help/EasyBib
5. Finding full-text from a citation
SLH @ Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, April 2014
3. Navigate to the Saint Leo University
library home page
• Navigate directly to the library home page
at http://slulibrary.saintleo.edu
• Logon to my.saintleo.edu and select Library
from the landing page
• Within your course’s online classroom,
choose Library from the Resources tab
• Bookmark the address
http://slulibrary.saintleo.edu
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4. Begin with a “discovery” search
• Enter your search phrase in the big search box on
the library home page
• Use natural language but keep your phrase short
(two or three words that describe what you’re trying
to find)
• Click the “Go” button
• Scan the list of results for some books or eBooks
and click on their titles
• On the new screen, use the right-hand frame and
scroll down and click on Description to display
subject headings
• Jot down the best subject headings for later
database searches or click them to run new
searches immediately
5. “Discovery” search, cont.
• The discovery search engine can see
subject headings for articles, too
• Again, click on the title of an article (like
you did with a book/ebook)
• On the new screen, in the right-hand
frame, scroll down and click on Description
to show all subject headings associated
with the article
• Jot down any subject headings that seem
relevant to your search. You’ll need them
to target your subsequent searches in the
databases
6. More about subject headings
• Subject Headings are controlled
vocabulary terms used by the Library of
Congress to help us search precisely for
materials
• Click on one of the subject headings
shown for a book, ebook, or article in a
catalog search to quickly find everything in
the library cataloged with that subject
• Or use them in Advanced searches to
more precisely target your search with
multiple subjects at one time
7. We will ship print books to you
• This service is called Interlibrary Loan
• We ship to you free of charge, but you pay
to ship back to us
• Not all books are available in electronic
format
• If we have a print book on the shelf, it is
considered a key resource for your studies
• Use the Book Request form to place your
order (home page > Forms > Book
Request form)
• Allow adequate time for shipment
8. Interlibrary Loan for articles, too
• If you find a citation to a print article that
you need, we will try to locate and email a
copy to you
• Use the Forms > Article Request form
• Again, allow ample time to delivery
• The process often takes more than a week
• Always cross-check to see if we might
have the journal full-text in another
datebase by searching the catalog for the
title of the journal
9. Let’s give it a try
• Try your own sample search
• Bring your questions to class
• We’ll do more guided practice together
