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Library Course Guide for Nursing 100
Introduction
This guide is arranged in the order that one might work through the research process. However, if you would like to go to a particular area, choose from the alphabetical grouping below.
Academic Department Contacts | Books | Citation Styles | Databases | Internet Resources
| Journals, Periodicals | Library Help & Contacts | Locating Library Materials |
| Reference Materials | Research Process | Reserves
Reference Materials
Locate background information on your topic by using the Library Catalog. You can do a search and restrict the search to Reference Materials:
Some sample reference books in the subject of Nursing (located on the Main floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library):
Please note: The "REF" before the call number indicates an item in the Reference Collection.
Books
For books at UMass, use the Library Catalog for searches at http://www.library.umass.edu/cgi-bin/aka/babel.cgi?dokma=http://umlibr.library.umass.edu/ . Start with a subject search (use keyword if subject yields no results). You can use broad categories to browse for sub-topics or to limit (by date, words in subject or words in title) for more focused results. When you find books that that you would like to use, write down the location and the call number. Consult the floor Directory to the Du Bois Library to find the floor where your call number is located. Here are examples of Subject terms using Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings:
If UMass doesn't have the book(s) you need, try the other Four Colleges, by clicking on the Search Four College link.
Use WorldCat and Other Library Catalogs for searching other catalogs if you don't find books in the Four College Catalog.
Borrow books that are unavailable from UMass or Four College libraries from the Virtual Catalog and Interlibrary Loan.
Use Net Library to search for online books.
Databases
Databases are indexes to print and online journals. Once you have a topic, this is where you search for articles on that topic. Citations, abstracts and/or full text of journal articles, magazine articles, newspapers, dissertations, government documents, and other information sources are found by searching library databases.
Please note: In many of our databases you will see the UMLinks button - 
. Clicking on this button will take you directly to the full text of your article, if available, or to other options for finding the article if not available online. For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions about UMLinks.
For the complete list of all library databases, use the Database Locator.
Research Tips:
button (if the database has it) to retrieve articles or to be taken directly to Interlibrary Loan, so you can order the article if UMass does not have it. Selected databases for Nursing research topics are:
TIPS: Be sure that you are using a valid OIT account when trying to log in to databases from off-campus. During working hours, if you are having trouble accessing a database or an electronic journal, you may send your concerns to: dbhelp@library.umass.edu Please provide a complete description as to what the problem you are encountering is, include any error messages.
Journals, Periodicals Specific to This Subject Area
The Library offers many journals in digital format. For a listing, see the E-Journal Locator (a link is always available at the top of the page.)
To find journals owned by the library on a specific subject, use a broad subject heading and add the word periodicals. For example, to see which nursing journals the library subscribes to, enter the subject terms Nursing Periodicals. You will see a list of 135 periodicals in the field of nursing, that are available at the UMass libraries. The list includes journals in all formats - including print, online, and microfilm.
Please note: The "Per" before the call number indicates an item is a periodical/journal.
Locating Materials within the Libraries
After you have the citation for your material (from a database, library catalog etc.) find the call number. If not available in the database or index you are using go to the Library Catalog.
If this library doesn't own the material you want, try searching for an item from the Four College Catalog, or fill out an Interlibrary Loan Request Form with the appropriate citation information. Staff will attempt to locate and bring the material here for you to use.
Internet Resources
Please note: Keep in mind when you are researching information on the Web that anyone can publish a web page. Read about the advantages and disadvantages of the "Free Web" and evaluate the information you find. Here are some selected Internet sites for your class:
Reserves
Click here for a list of Reserve Books and Paper Copies of Articles for your class if available, and for a link to eReserve articles, if available.
The Research Process (an introduction)
Citation Styles
See Using Citation Styles for examples and links to standard style formats.
http://www.library.umass.edu/subject/courseguides/Nrsg100.html
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