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Introduction | Reference Sources | Indexes & Databases | Internet Resources | Citation Styles
For further research assistance, please contact Evelyn Greenlaw (evelyng@usm.maine.edu; 753-6541) or Maureen Perry (mperry@usm.maine.edu; 753-6546), Librarians at Lewiston-Auburn College Library, University of Southern Maine.
In order to find books, journal titles, videos, government documents and other materials held in the University of Maine System you will need to consult URSUS, the online catalog. Because journal article citations are not individually included in URSUS, you will need to use a discipline-specific index to find this information (see Resources by Subject). If you do not know the exact subject heading describing the topic you need, try doing a keyword search using other word/s related to that topic and then click on the subject heading links found within the relevant records to find additional, useful resources. The Library of Congress provides a breakdown of the call number classification scheme. To find a listing of call numbers click on any of the subcategories to see more detail. The following is a listing of selected subject headings useful for finding books on research paper alternatives. Each subject heading is hotlinked directly to URSUS Composition and exercises English language Educational evaluation--United States Interdisciplinary approach in education To find books, journal titles, videos, government documents and other materials not available through the University of Maine System or MaineInfoNet, please check Worldcat, which includes bibliographic records for more than 36 million items held at OCLC member libraries throughout the world and is updated daily. To obtain materials not located at your USM, but still within URSUS, you will need to click on the Request button on the URSUS screen and enter your name and barcode number (found under the barcode on your USM Card, which begins with 25022....). Your barcode will need to be activated at the Circulation Desk. If the item is not available through the University of Maine System (URSUS) or Maine InfoNet you can request it via Interlibrary Loan (Illiad).
Reference sources are useful tools to obtain background information and to develop a vocabulary of possible search terms. The following items are print resources available within the University of Southern Maine system. Developing reflective judgment : understanding and promoting intellectual growth and critical thinking in adolescents and adults Increasing the teaching role of academic libraries Assessing writing across the curriculum : diverse approaches and practices Interdisciplinarity : essays from the literature Manifesto of transdisciplinarity Writing-across-the-curriculum and the academic library : a guide for librarians, instructors, and writing program directors After rhetoric [electronic resource] : the study of discourse beyond language and culture Common ground [electronic resource] : feminist collaboration in the academy Legacy : a step-by-step guide to writing personal history Making the writing and research connection with the I-search process : a how-to-do-it manual for teachers and school librarians Researching and writing : across the curriculum Standards-based & responsive evaluation Writing in multicultural settings
The USM Libraries provide access to a number of electronic databases. When accessing them from a location other than on campus, you will be prompted for your last name and the barcode number which begins with 25022...located on your USM Card. Your card will have to be first activated at one of the Circulation service points. The Faculty Services guide and the Finding Articles tutorial provide more information on how to find articles. Academic Search Premier Communication and Mass Media Complete Education Full Text MLA Bibliography*
In the interest of critical thinking, the library recommends the following websites for their authenticity and authority. Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources (UCLA College Library) provides further evaluation criteria. Creating Effective Library Assignments: A Guide for Faculty (University of Wisconsin- Madison) Effective Library Assignments (Bowling Green State University) LIS 100: Libraries, Scholarship, and Technology (University of Hawaii at Manoa) Term Paper Alternatives (University of California Berkeley) Tutorial for Developing and Evaluating Assignments (University of Maryland University College)
Plagiarism Plagiarism Examples (Indiana University School of Education) Writing Handbooks Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish : Psychology and Related Fields St. Martin's Handbook A Writer's Reference, 5th Edition Citation Styles APA Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center) Online: A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition
The university has also subscribed to Endnote, one of a number of personal reference database programs in use today. The main functions of this program are: maintenance of a database of references, downloading references from other databases, using the database to link to references in word-processed documents, and to generate a bibliography for publicaitons in the correct style. See the Endnote page for assistance. Created by: Maureen Perry
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