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OT Practice for the Assistant OCTR 201 History of the Profession. Library Learning Commons Dobbs Ferry Campus Information literacy instruction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Susan Gaskin-Noel Librarian/Liaison, School of health & natural sciences sgaskinnoel@mercy.edu.
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OT Practice for the AssistantOCTR 201 History of the Profession Library Learning Commons Dobbs Ferry Campus Information literacy instruction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Susan Gaskin-Noel Librarian/Liaison, School of health & natural sciences sgaskinnoel@mercy.edu
Introduction to Library Learning Commons • Library • Circulation, Reference, Media Services • Center for Academic Excellence • Tutoring, Writing help, Workshops • Mercy Online • Training, Help with Blackboard • Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) • Seminars, Workshops for Faculty • Café • Comfortable seating, river view
Library Services • Circulation • Item check in/out • Reserves • Loaner Laptops • Loaner Earphones • Reference • Personal Librarian: • Walk-in • Appointment • Phone • Email • Chat - see Ask-A-Librarian on website • Media Services • Audio-visual materials
Library Resources • Computers – PCs, MACs • Microsoft Office applications • Photocopiers • Black and white ($0.10 per page), color ($0.25 per page) • Library Instruction Lab • Laptops • Classrooms • Study areas when not in use • Quiet Study Zone • Mezzanine
Library Research Resources • Find Books and Audiovisual materials - Catalog • Find Articles - Databases • Find Journals – Journal Locator • Borrow Items from Other Mercy Libraries -System Loans • Borrow Items from Outside Mercy - Interlibrary Loans • Cite Your Sources -RefWorks
Find Books and Media - Catalog • What is the Books and Media Catalog? • A searchable index of all Mercy Libraries’ books and other materials (CDs, DVDs, videos, e-books, etc.) • When do I Use It? • To find the above – NOT articles • Check your borrower record • Requires CWID username and password • See status of items check out, fines • Renew books
Checking Your Library Account Log in to see items checked, renew, etc.
Find Articles - Databases • What is a database? • A collection of electronic records in a standardized format, searchable in a variety of ways, such as title, author, subject, and keyword – general (ProQuest) or subject-specific (OT Search) • When Do I Use It? • To find articles on a topic, subject, person, country, etc. in a newspaper, magazine, or journal • Organization of Databases • Subject • Alphabetical Off Campus Access Requires Your Mercy Connect Username and Password
Where is It? • What is Where is It? • This icon (in Databases and Journal Locator) provides access to all places where an article is available in full text or the Mercy Libraries Print Holdings, as well as links to the Interlibrary Loan request forms when the article is not available • When Do I Use It? • When an “Article” link is not available, click on the Where is It? icon If an “Article” link is present, click on it for the full text If a “Database” link is present, click on it for the full text If an “Interlibrary Loan” link appears, select it to request the item
Find Journals - Journal Locator • What is the Journal Locator? • A searchable index of all Mercy Libraries’ periodicals, with links to full text articles when available, as well as links to information on Mercy Libraries print holdings • When Do I Use It? • To find a newspaper, magazine or journal that Mercy owns or has access to
System loan • What is System Loan? • A peer-to-peer borrowing system among all five Mercy campus libraries • When Do I Use It? • If you find a book and an article that is NOT owned by your Mercy home campus: • Take the information to the circulation desk (no online form) • Complete the System Loan form • Await a call or an email from the circulation staff • This process takes approximately 2-3 days
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) • What is Interlibrary Loan? • A peer-to-peer borrowing system among libraries, in the Westchester/New York State area, as well as nationwide • When Do I Use It? • If you need a book and an article that is NOT owned by any of the Mercy libraries: • Complete the online Interlibrary Loan form • Hit the submit button (you should receive a verification) • Await an email from the interlibrary loan staff • This process takes approximately 3-10 days
Google Scholar • What is Google Scholar? • Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. • When Do I Use It? • After you have exhausted your Mercy Library resources and still need more Google is Where you End Your Research, not Begin
RefWorks • What is RefWorks? • A Bibliographic Management System that allows you to: • create personal databases and use them for a variety of research activities • quickly and easily import data from online databases, through RSS feeds or via the web (Google Scholar) • generate formatted bibliographies (reference lists) instantly • Share information amongst colleagues at Mercy or elsewhere • Alumni Accounts available • When Do I Use It? • To save, organize, share and store data for future use
Resources for this Assignment • Books and Media Catalog • Databases • OT Search • CINAHL • PubMed • The Web • Google Images • Google Scholar • Other Resources • Journal Locator • Interlibrary/System Loans • RefWorks
General Search Strategy Guidelines for History of Occupational Therapy Assignment • Start with Items on Reserve • Then Find Books • Search on influential Occupational Therapists of that time • Then Relevant Subscription Databases • Use references from article(s) to locate more sources • Then Google Scholar / Images
Libraries’ Website: http://www.mercy.edu/academics/libraries
Books and Media Catalog Search Advanced Search
Databases - OT Search • What is OT Search? • This database provides citations and some author abstracts in the areas of occupational therapy and related subject areas. Updating is monthly. Articles from your search are available in the Wilma West Library of AOTA , not the Mercy College Libraries Search Tips • Select “Power Search” • Select Subject from the drop-down menus and type “History of Occupational Therapy” in the 1st search box • Type the timeline year(1910) in the 2nd second box
Catalog Record Note Date Not a Mercy Call Number
Database – CINAHL Complete • What is CINAHL? • CINAHL® Complete is the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database. The database contains more than 3.8 million records, with indexing for more than 5,300 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. CINAHL also provides full text for more than 1,600 journals, and the full text for more than 275 books/monographs. • Search Tips • Type “Occupational Therapy History” in the 1st search box • Type the timeline year (1950) in 2nd search box
CINAHL Search, occupational therapy history, 1950 Click here
Database - PubMed What PubMed? • Comprises over 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed also provides access to additional relevant web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources. PubMed is a free resource that is developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Search tips • Go to the Advanced Search screen • Type Occupational Therapy (select MeSH Major Topic) and History (select MeSH Subheading)
Medline Results (Abstract View) Full Text Options
Google Scholar Searchhistory of occupational therapy (exact phrase) and timeline
Library Learning CommonsContact Information • Libraries Director of Libraries – Mustafa Sakarya, msakarya@mercy.edu Head Librarian (Dobbs Ferry) – Tesse Santoro, tsantoro@mercy.edu • General Reference – 914-674-7257 General Circulation 914-674-7256 • Center for Academic Excellence Director – Lorraine Whitman, lwhitman@mercy.edu • General Information • Administrative Assistant 914-674-7402 • Mercy Online • Director – Mary Lozina, mlozina@mercy.edu • Student Assistance – Joan Draper, jdraper@mercy.edu