David Weiman's Economics History class, library research session led by Jenna Freedman

1. Library Research
Economics History
Professor Weiman
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Librarian Jenna Freedman

2. http://www.barnard.edu/library
This is the portal to all knowledge.
Or, if you insist, Library Web
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb

3. we can help you
http://www.barnard.edu/library/reference
• Visit the reference desk
• IM BarnardReference: AOL, Google,
Yahoo
• Call 212.854.3953
• E-mail refdesk@barnard.edu
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4. CLIO - books, e-books, serials (not
articles), media materials, microforms,
etc.
Search for a KNOWN item
Thuesen, S.. "Everything Changed, but Ain't Nothing
Changed": Recovering a Generation of Southern
Activists for Economic Justice." Southern
Cultures 14, no. 3 (October 1, 2008): 142-152,154.
• Book or journal title (not the article or chapter title)
• Send to phone
• Link to record 4

5. search for an unknown item
Keyword Subject
• Words that appear in • Subject headings list
any part of the • Subdivisions
record (author, title,
publisher, etc.)
Fun with search More fun with search
results: results:
• Sorting • Downloading options
• Quick limits • Views: basic & full
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6. advanced search concepts
• Boolean logic
• Controlled vocabulary,
descriptors, subject headings
• Limits
• Proximity searching, near, with
• Truncation, wild cards
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7. databases - primarily articles,
but also e-books, dissertations,
statistics and other materials
Explore:
•Help
–Truncation/wildcard symbols
–Phrase searching, near, with
•Advanced search and Boolean options
•Controlled vocabulary
•Different types of searches (e.g. citations, full
text, keywords)
•Limits

8. America, History & Life
• Identify the truncation symbol and
any other interesting wildcards
• Run a keyword search in "Select a
field." Change it to "TX All fields."
• Limit to an historical period
• Click on a subject term
• Point out a feature you like and
one you don't.
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9. EconLit
• Identify the truncation symbol and
any other interesting wildcards
• Run a keyword search in "Select a
field." Change it to "TX All fields."
• Limit by published date
• Click on a subject term
• Point out a feature you like and
one you don't.
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10. Find Articles
• Try Economics search
• Click a topic (facet) that you like
• Click on eLink to get to full text
• Point out a feature you like and
one you don't.
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11. Google/Google Scholar
• Determine most cited item
• Try to get results to under
1,000, perhaps using advanced
search
• Limit to .edu domain
• Point out a feature you like
and one you don't.
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12. etc.
• Evaluating your results: authority,
audience, scope, etc.
• Other library catalogs (JTS, Law, TC,
and other institutions)
• Research guide for this classes
http://www.barnard.edu/library/courses
/current/ECON/ECONLX3013001.html
• Style Guides
• Endnote, RefWorks, and Zotero
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