1	Using U.S. Libraries for Higher Education Research Presented by: Matt Todd Northern Virginia Community College www.nvcc.edu/home/mtodd
2	What we will discuss Common characteristics of U.S. university libraries Library catalogs Online databases and Indexes to articles Recommended Internet sites More Internet search tips Questions?
3	Common Characteristics Library web page / Frequently asked questions Borrower’s card / University identification card Open stacks – serve yourself! Reference Desk / Reference Librarians Interlibrary Loan / Document Delivery Photocopy services Material on Reserve University Archives
4	Library Catalogs University Library catalogs WorldCat Library of Congress Catalog RLIN British Library Catalog Consortia Regional (Local sharing of resources) WRLC Libraries Catalog Subject (Specific topic related records)
5	Online Databases and Print Indexes to Journal Articles General / Multi-disciplinary LexisNexis Periodical Abstracts Dissertation Abstracts JSTOR (Journal Storage) Project Muse Web of Science/ Social Sciences Citation Index Subject specific ERIC (education) EconLit (Economics/business) PAIS International (public policy) PsychInfo (psychology) Health and Wellness Resource Center (Medicine/ Health)
6	Recommended Internet Sites Subject lists created by librarians Statistical Resources on the Web: Education http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/ Librarians’ Index to the Internet: http://www.lii.org/
7	More Internet Search Tips Google http://www.google.com SearchEdu http://www.searchedu.com/ Find Articles http://www.findarticles.com Public Policy: http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Political_Science/Public_Policy/ Use advanced search screens to limit search Especially useful for finding statistics and other primary text sites