This document provides contact information for Florence Tang, the liaison librarian for the Atlanta campus of Mercer University. It also includes information about reference librarians and their role in helping users find information. The document provides hours for the reference desk and encourages asking the reference desk questions. It highlights things to keep in mind when doing research like using interlibrary loan, databases only being accessible on campus, and reference librarians.

1. Organizational Communication
and Leadership
Florence Tang
Liaison to the College of
Continuing and Professional
Studies 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. Questions? Ask the Reference
Desk!
(678) 547-6282 (Atlanta)
http://libraries.mercer.edu/swilley/
reference/ask-us
Reference Desk Hours
M - Th 9 AM - 10 PM
F 9 AM – 6 PM
Sat 10 AM – 6 PM
Sun 1 PM – 9 PM
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 inaccessible from
off-campus
o Reference Librarian

9. Number of books found
with this keyword

10. Is this book here now?

12. Links to other books
about your topic.

23. Both are
considered
scholarly

24. “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

25. 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
• No advertisements

26. Examples of Scholarly Journals

27. 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.

28. Examples of Popular Magazines

31. http://mercer.libguides.com/OrganizationalLeadership

36. Limit the date range by
sliding this tab.

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

56. Full text is available.
For print or microfilm Click on this link
availability, click here

62. 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.

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