BOOKS

Ÿ        Shelved in the DLLRC, 3^rd Floor, West & East Wings, by “call number” (“spine-label number” or “shelf-location number”) denoting respective subject areas. 

Ÿ        Use LAMP’s Library Catalog to determine books that will be most helpful to you, their call numbers, etc.

Ÿ        Start by KEYWORD searching on various words and phrases you think describe topics of your information need and interest. 

o        From the resulting list of titles, click on two or three that look likely to give you information. 

o        From the full description of these items (books and media) that result, note in the SUBJECT part of the description the official “subject headings” (index terms) assigned to the item.

Ÿ       Do a SUBJECT search using these official subject headings that indicate in a word or two what subjects or topics books are mainly about. 

o        From the resulting list of subject headings click on those that most closely describe information you want. The resulting list is titles of books and media that have been assigned the subject heading you just clicked on, books and media that are about that subject. 

REFERENCE
BOOKS

Ÿ        In the DLLRC, 2^nd Floor, West Wing, next to the Information Desk (ask librarians for help) – for example:

o        A Dictionary of Biology – Ref QH302.5 D5 2000

o        Encyclopedia of Human Biology – Ref QP11 E53 1997

o        Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences – Ref QH302.5 E53 1966

o        Encyclopedia of Microbiology – Ref QR9.E53 2000

o        Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Ref QP512 094 2000

o        World of Biology – Call number: Ref QH302.5 W67 1999

MEDIA
DVDs, CDs, Etc.

Ÿ        In the DLLRC at the Circulation Desk, 2^nd Floor, East Wing. 

Ÿ        Use LAMP’s Library Catalog to find media in the RCCD Library.

REFERENCE RESOURCES

From LAMP’s Electronic Resources, Reference Resources – for example:

(science-specific resources)

o        Access Science

o        CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics

o        Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences

 (general-interest resources, including science and technology)

o        Grolier Online Encyclopedias – Includes the Encyclopedia Americana and the Grolier Multi-Media Encyclopedia

o        Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center – Especially good for “hot” or controversial topics, including those related to science – for example, “Animal Experimentation,” “Assisted Suicide,” “Bioethics,” “Biological Weapons,” “Chemical Weapons,” “Cloning,”  “Endangered Species,” “Environmental Policy,” “Euthanasia,” “Evolution,” “Genetic Engineering,” “Global Warming,” “Intelligent Design (Creationism),” and many, many more! 

(also these)

o        CQ Researcher – In LAMP’s Electronic Resources, E-Journals section

o        NetLibrary – In LAMP’s Electronic Resources, E-Books section

MAGAZINE
JOURNAL
NEWSPAPER
ARTICLES

From LAMP’s Electronic Resources, Periodical Indexes – for example:

o        Expanded Academic ASAP – Includes indexing to scholarly, professional, and technical level publications covering all aspects of human life, interest, and endeavor, including science.

o        Health Source – Use the “Nursing/Academic Edition” for indexing to more scholarly, professional, technical level publications.

o        ProQuest Newspapers; also America’s Newspapers – Because there’s widespread interest in science and so newspapers report regularly on scientific topics and developments/

WEB SITES

From LAMP’s Internet Resources, Internet By Subject – for example:

o        From the resulting table of categories, click on SCIENCE.  Scroll down the resulting list to BIOLOGY or other subjects of your interest.

o        Note the list of Web sites listed under each – Web sites that have been recommended as giving good, authentic, authoritative information.