Skill Set 9: Retrieving Sources
Number of Questions by Topic in Project SAILS Survey
| # of Questions |
Topic |
| 2 |
Reading LC call numbers |
| 5 |
Searching for print journals |
| 4 |
ILL |
| 7 |
Understanding OPAC screens (esp. availability/status messages) |
| 3 |
Interpreting database item record screens (where to click to see
full-text and what to do if no FT) |
| 1 |
Finding multiple books on the same topic |
Reading LC Call Numbers (is this relevant for DE students?)
- What is LC?
- Using the system to browse
- Using the system to retrieve
Databases
- What is in a database?
- Interpreting a results set
- How do I get the full text?
- What do I do if the article is not online?
OPACs
- What is in a library catalog?
- How to interpret a results set
- How to increase your results
- How to limit your results
- Understanding availability/status messages
- Searching for print journals (serach by title of journal, not article)
ILL
- What is ILL?
- Who provides ILL?
- How do I submit an ILL request? (What info is needed etc)
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