Greetings! There were a few questions submitted at the end of the Friday, Nov. 7 classes which I'll try to answer below. If you have further questions about the library, please feel free to contact me (crownrw@slu.edu).
Ron Crown
How do I go about actually looking for books in the library? Do I look for them electronically first?
You can find books in the library by searching the library catalog and using the call number location guide to determine where a book is shelved (as described in the Finding Books tutorial). The library does have a (very) small collection of electronic books. These can also be found in the library catalog. Most of the library's book collection is traditional print format.
What is microfilm useful for?
Most of the microfilm collection owned by Pius Library contains previous years of journals and newspapers. Often this is the only format in which these are available because Pius Library neither owns a print copy or provides electronic access to these older issues.
Once I find a journal how do I go about finding it in the library?
Search the library catalog to see if the library subscribes to the printed copy of the journal. All printed journals to which the library subscribes are given call numbers; use the location guide to determine where the call number is found in the library. Remember that current year journal and newspaper issues and journals and newspapers on microfilm are on Pius Level 2 (arranged by call number).
How do I find journal articles of different features/subjects within a certain topic?
If I understand this question correctly, you are asking how to focus a search in a journal database more precisely. The easiest way is to add and additional search term (or terms) that express the feature you are interested in. If you are having problems focusing your research, remember you can always ask a librarian for help!
Monday, November 10, 2008
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