List 10 useful functions found on the ECU Library site. Give brief explanation of each.
Liberty - Learning to use the librarys' info screens. Each section you go into a new learning module to practice using resources, then a little test to check your knowledge gained.
Library Pod casts - ecu's podcasts include audio tours of each metro campus library as well as information about using your ECU library.
Finding - Books, CD's from Library Catalogue
Journals Articles on Databases
Reserve Readings
Journal Titles
Websites
Library resources by faculty
Quicklinks to academic database site ie Metaquest
The services the library provides are
- Reference/Enquiries to assist with locating, using library resources and services more effectively.
- Multi Media Resources can teach you how to use multimedia(book for tuition)
- Document delivery place requests for loans etc from other libraries or document supply services.
- Loans resources how to borrow material from the library.
Library News Updates, this included a virtual tour of the Joondalup Library
the site also had links to Google Scholar(full text links) a quick link to google scholar and a brief outline.
Visit the Medline Plus site, I was interested in looking at information regarding children and obesity. I went through the interactive tutorial and although strongly geared toward the American public found it very interesting.
People who may be interested in this may have a family member who has been diagnosed with an illness. Or it could be a parent who has a niggling query about a child who is showing some symptons but doesnt feel it worth going to the doctor for just yet. Instead of going to see your GP and asking lots of questions why not utilise an accurate, valid, trustworthy medical site to find out more. Sometimes after going to a doctor lots of little questions pop into your head after you have left the surgery and your doctor isnt available to answer every query. You can get extra information, self help ideas and peace of mind from the comfort and privacy of your own home. This website would be good for those people who dont have easy access to medical advice due to isolation or frailness. The site provided straightforward, simple language with simple diagrams to explain ideas further.
The lecture notes for week 10 were about, using online libraries and databases. Types of online libraries
Online Text repositories
Online Journals
Musical, Artworks
Why use online libraries; convenience, access to many and varied resources, journals are up to date, the electronic format it easy to makes notes and copy and paste. Available 24/7.
Copyright Issues
Correct referencing of sources
Copyright permsission not required for notes
Use of art, music usually subject to Copyright restrictions
Most library sites have a statement of copyright rules
The responsibility of copyright compliance rests with you
Limitations
In many cases, only catalogue is online (not full text available)
Many libraries resources are only available by subscription
With music and art you are only seeing copies of the original , resolution may be reduced.
Online databases are an organised collection of data characterised by the use of data fields that provide procedural methods for retrieving info.For example, People search, Email directories, Genealogy, Maps and Atlas',Govt info and stats, News and media,
When referencing, accuracy is essential
Use APA format (details found in ECU lib. publications)
Marks are deducted for incorrect referencing
Advantages of online databases
Comphrehensive, current, browsable, searchable, available 24/7, electronic format easy to read and copy
Disavantages
Many accessible by subscription only
Lots of advertisements
Can be tricky to navigate
Information overload
Data bases and libraries very useful source of information, very similar, many available by subscription, many are free. Up to date Information.
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