Using Reference Tools



          Introducing Digital and
          Print Tools
What happened to all the reference
books?

   We still have print reference
    –   Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature
    –   Nebraska Statutes
    –   Auto Reference
    –   Music, Art. Literature and Social Science
        reference
   We have many more reference tools
    available via Nebraska Access.
How Do I Find Print Resources?
000-099 Computers and General Works
100-199 Philosophy & Psychology
200-299 Religion
300-399 Social Science
400-499
Languages
500-599
Science
600-699 Technology- Applied Science
700-799
Arts & Recreation
800-899
Literature
900-999 History and Geography
What is Nebraska Access

NebraskAccess offers free 24/7 access to
 websites selected by librarians, full-text
 government publications and Nebraska
 historical resources. Nebraska residents are
 also provided with free online access to
 thousands of full-text magazine, journal, and
 newspaper articles, biographical and
 business information, genealogical
 resources, and more.
Websites selected by Librarians

   Here you can
    browse topics
   Search the site
   Find interesting
    monthly topics.
Full-text Government Publications

   Publications are listed
    alphabetically by agency
    name. Some are in .pdf
    format, which makes the
    electronic version of the
    document look the same as
    it appears in print.
Nebraska Historical Resources

Nebraska Memories is a
  cooperative project to
  digitize Nebraska-related
  historical and cultural
  heritage materials and
  make them available to
  researchers of all ages via
  the Internet. Nebraska
  Memories is brought to
  you by the Nebraska
  Library Commission.
Full-Text Magazine, Journal Newspaper
Articles
Magazines, Newspapers etc

   eLibrary
    –   Newspapers
    –   Books
    –   Maps
    –   Pictures
    –   Websites
    –   Audio/Video
Biography Reference Bank

“is an in-depth 100% full-text biographical
   resource, providing comprehensive coverage
   of people in the news and a full range of
   history-makers.”
 Search by birth/ death dates
 Limit to biographies with pictures
 Limit by bio & obit
Genealogy: HeritageQuest

   Searches Census 1790-1930
   Search family & Local History books
   PERSI- People, Places & Periodicals
   Search Revolutionary War Databases
   Freedman’s Bank
   U.S. Serial Sets
Additional Resources

   Books in Print
   Fiction Collection
   Nonfiction Collection
   First Search
   World Cat

Using reference tools