Using Books for Research III

Week 7

Finding the Book/

Accessing the eBook

OK, now how do I find the book on the shelf???

Find call number in the record

The Psychology of the Simpsons by Alan S. Brown

DEWEY DECIMAL

791.4572

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

PN1992.77 .S58 P89 2004

Library of Congress (LC) call numbers

PN1992.77 .S58 P89 2004

“Starts with LETTERS, dude!”

LC Call Number

Think of an LC call number as having THREE lines:

PN1992.77 .S58 P89 2004

LINE 1: PN1992.77

LINE 2: .S58 P89

LINE 3: 2004

Look at Location

• Figure out which FLOOR the book is on

• Books are shelved in call number order

– Top to bottom

– Left to right

Finding books on the shelf

Accessing eBooks

• Will have EB in call number

• Will say [electronic resource] in title

• Will say Electronic Resources

• May say ebrary on catalog record

• Will have tiny URL in bottom right

ebrary screen with eBook

How to Limit for eBooks

Default Search

Limit to Electronic Resources

Results: eBooks and eJournals