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Search the OPAC | Search the online databases | Intra/inter-library loan | Request for a periodical article | Borrow multimedia materials | Recommend a book | Visit other library | Access online sources (off-campus) | use the “Ask a Librarian via IM” | Cite References | Register for ADMU wireless Internet access | How to Search the Internet
... Search the online databases
The library has more than 30 online database subscriptions. You can view the library’s online databases by visiting the library’s website at: http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph. Some of the databases are quite unique from one another. However, you can learn how to efficiently and effectively search the online databases by using the database’s online help and tutorials.
Intra-library (Library in Ateneo campuses) and inter-library (library from another institution) loan provides students, faculty and staff of the Loyola Schools, access to books and other research materials not found in the Rizal Library but are available in other libraries.
All requests for inter/intra-library loans are coursed through the Circulation Section (Rizal Library, Annex Building- Second Floor). The requestor is asked to fill out the logbook for this purpose. Complete and accurate bibliographic information, i.e., call number, complete title of the book, year of publication, and the location of the material should be provided to facilitate the processing of the request. Requests are acted upon on a regular basis (for inter-library loan: every Friday and for intra-library: every Tuesday and Friday.
All requests received by the Circulation Section are acted upon but the lending library decides whether or not a particular item can be provided. Generally, only books at the general circulation are qualified for this service.
Delivery/Pick Up Time
Requested materials from within the campus can be picked-up at the Circulation Counter anytime from 3:00 pm during Tuesdays and Fridays; whereas requested materials from other institutions can be picked-up during Fridays from 1:00 pm.
Length of Loans/Renewals
The loan period for items borrowed from other libraries varies. The book may be subject to recall anytime by the lending library. In such a case, the book must be returned immediately.
Lost/Damaged Materials
The borrower is responsible for all costs associated with lost or damaged materials including overdue fines, handling and other processing charges. The lending library assesses the charges for lost/damaged items and the borrower is responsible for payment of the charges levied by the lending library.
If you are a library patron from another institution and would like to borrow some books from the Rizal Library, just ask your librarian about the interlibrary loan program of your library.
All requests for periodical articles that are not available in the Rizal Library are coursed through the Reference and Information Services Section (Rizal Library, Main Building- Ground Floor). The requestor is asked to fill out a request slip. Complete and accurate bibliographic information, i.e., article title, author/s, periodical title, volume and issue number and pagination must be provided to facilitate the processing of the request. A library staff will inform the requestor about the outcome of the request.
The Rizal Library’s multimedia collection (e.g. audio-cassette tapes, VHS Tapes, VCDs, DVDs, etc.) can be found at the Computer and Audio-Visual Services Section, Rizal Library, Annex Building- Ground Floor). Loyola Schools’ students, faculty members, administrators, and staff can borrow multimedia materials for classroom or home use. You can search the multimedia collection by using the multimedia database in the local databases portion of the library’s website and through the library’s OPAC.
Faculty members can recommend books and other library materials by filling out a library materials request slip. The request slip must be signed by their respective department chair. Filled-out and signed request slips must be forwarded to the Acquisitions Section (Rizal Library, Main Building- Second Floor). Alternatively, you can send your recommendations by filling-out the online form located at the quick links portion of the library’s website. Submitted recommendations online will be verified and evaluated by Acquisitions Librarian.
Loyola Schools’ students, faculty members, administrators, and staff who would like to visit and use a library from another institution have to request for a referral letter from the Reference and Information Services Section (Rizal Library, Main Building- Ground Floor).
Only databases under the EBSCOHost platform are accessible remotely or outside the university. The Reference and Information Services Section (Rizal Library, Main Building- Ground Floor) issues usernames and passwords to Loyola Schools’ students, faculty members, administrators, and staff, who would like access EBSCOHost off-campus. You can ask for a username and password by dropping by the Reference and Information Services Section and also through the Ask a Librarian service via email or IM service of the library.
To use the “Ask a Librarian via IM” service, you must:
-have a computer terminal with internet access.
-have a computer installed with Yahoo messenger software.
-have a valid yahoo messenger account.
For more information, please visit this website:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/
*For more information on how to use the OPAC please click on the link below:
http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/TLCHelp/IPACHelp.htm
The Loyola Schools Wireless Local Area Network System is intended primarily for users with mobile computing devices equipped with wireless LAN cards conforming to the IEEE 802.11b standard with Wire Equivalent Privacy (WEP) enabled.
Access is free of charge but is restricted to web browsing by Ateneo de Manila University employees and Loyola Schools students in the following areas:
• De la Costa Hall garden up to the Social Sciences Building foyer
• College Lane up to the library steps, the library walk to Kostka Hall
• Gonzaga ground floor cafeteria (AMPC)
• Gonzaga second floor cafeteria (Hans Gourmet)
• Quad 1 up to Kostka Hall ground floor corridor
• Mateo Ricci - ground floor
• Mateo Ricci - second floor
• Rizal Library Main - ground floor
• Rizal Library Main - second floor
• Rizal Library Annex - ground floor
• Rizal Library Annex - second floor (north)
• Rizal Library Annex - second floor (south)
• Rizal Library Annex - third floor (north)
• Rizal Library Annex - third floor (south)
Please note that coverage will vary depending on actual location as well as other physical variables.
To be able to use the wireless network, please click on the appropriate links below for the procedure to follow:
• LS Students: [Windows] [Mac]
• AdMU Employees: [Windows] [Mac]
For more information, please visit the Campus Network Group website:
http://cng.ateneo.edu
The following websites provide useful information on how to cite references used in research papers. However, we strongly suggest that you also consult the library’s copies of publication and style manuals/handbooks (e.g. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: 6th Edition or Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 5th Edition.
1. Citation Machine- Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
URL: http://citationmachine.net/
2. EasyBib - The free automatic bibliography composer
URL: http://www.easybib.com/
3. The Writing Center @ the University of Wisconsin - Madison
URL: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html
4. BibMe- The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills.
It's the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it's free. Looking for a speedy way to make a bibliography? It's free, although you have to register.
URL: http://www.bibme.org
Search Engines
Internet search sites can search enormous databases of Web pages, using titles, keywords or text. You can maximize the potential of search engines by learning how they work, and how to use them quickly and effectively.
The challenge is to ask your question the right way, so that you don't end up overwhelmed with too many search results, underwhelmed with too few, or simply unable to locate the material that you need. As with most skills, practice makes perfect!
Getting Started
Before doing a search, it's important to define your topic as completely and succinctly as possible. Write down exactly what information you're looking for, why you're looking for it, and what you're not looking for. This will help you to discover the best keywords for your search.
Keywords
With the exception of search engines such as AskJeeves.com, which will take questions in the form of actual queries, most work best if you provide them with several keywords. So how do you determine which keywords will work best?
Use of Phrases
Your most powerful keyword combination is the phrase. Phrases are combinations of two or more words that must be found in the documents you're searching for in the EXACT order shown.
Some searches provide specific options for phrases, while others don't allow them at all; but most will allow you to enter a phrase in quotation marks.
Punctuation and Capitalization
Most search engines are insensitive to case: you can type your queries in uppercase, lowercase, or a mix of cases. If you use lowercase, most engines will match on both upper and lower case; so for general searches, lowercase is the safest form to use.
Boolean Basics
"Boolean" searching (named after George Boole, the 19th-century mathematician who founded the field of symbolic logic) is a powerful technique that can narrow your search to a reasonable number of results, and increase the chance of those results being useful. Boolean searches are simple to learn and tremendously effective. The three most commonly used Boolean commands (or "operators") are AND, OR and AND NOT.
AND means "I want only documents that contain both/all words." For instance, the search "London" AND "Big Ben" AND "Buckingham Palace" AND "Trafalgar Square" would return only documents that contained all four keywords or phrases. AND is the most frequently used Boolean command.
OR means "I want documents that contain either word; I don't care which." The query "London" OR "Big Ben" OR "Buckingham Palace" OR "Trafalgar Square" would return all documents that contained even one of these four keywords or phrases. Use OR to string together synonyms; be careful about mixing it with AND.
AND NOT means "I want documents that contain this word, but not if the document also contains another word." The query "London" AND "Big Ben" AND NOT "Buckingham Palace" would return documents that include London and Big Ben, but not those that also include Buckingham Palace. Remember that AND NOT only applies to the word or phrase that immediately follows it.
Most search engines support the AND NOT command. It is sometimes called BUT NOT or NOT, and is sometimes indicated by placing a minus sign (-) before the term or phrase to be removed. (Check the search tips of the engine you're using to see which form of AND NOT it accepts). Before you apply AND NOT, see what results you get from a simpler search. AND NOT is a great way to weed out results you don't want, such as pornography.
Quick Tips
* Use nouns as query keywords. Never use articles ("a," "the"), pronouns ("he," "it"), conjunctions ("and," "or") or prepositions ("to," "from") in your queries
* Use 6 to 8 keywords per query
* Where possible, combine keywords into phrases by using quotation marks, as in "solar system"
* Spell carefully, and consider alternate spellings
* Avoid redundant terms
References : Web Awareness for Teachers
URL: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/special_initiatives/wa_resources/wa_teachers/tipsheets/search_internet_effectively.cfm
The library has more than 30 online database subscriptions. You can view the library’s online databases by visiting the library’s website at: http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph. Some of the databases are quite unique from one another. However, you can learn how to efficiently and effectively search the online databases by using the database’s online help and tutorials.
TopIntra-library (Library in Ateneo campuses) and inter-library (library from another institution) loan provides students, faculty and staff of the Loyola Schools, access to books and other research materials not found in the Rizal Library but are available in other libraries.
All requests for inter/intra-library loans are coursed through the Circulation Section (Rizal Library, Annex Building- Second Floor). The requestor is asked to fill out the logbook for this purpose. Complete and accurate bibliographic information, i.e., call number, complete title of the book, year of publication, and the location of the material should be provided to facilitate the processing of the request. Requests are acted upon on a regular basis (for inter-library loan: every Friday and for intra-library: every Tuesday and Friday.
All requests received by the Circulation Section are acted upon but the lending library decides whether or not a particular item can be provided. Generally, only books at the general circulation are qualified for this service.
Delivery/Pick Up Time
Requested materials from within the campus can be picked-up at the Circulation Counter anytime from 3:00 pm during Tuesdays and Fridays; whereas requested materials from other institutions can be picked-up during Fridays from 1:00 pm.
Length of Loans/Renewals
The loan period for items borrowed from other libraries varies. The book may be subject to recall anytime by the lending library. In such a case, the book must be returned immediately.
Lost/Damaged Materials
The borrower is responsible for all costs associated with lost or damaged materials including overdue fines, handling and other processing charges. The lending library assesses the charges for lost/damaged items and the borrower is responsible for payment of the charges levied by the lending library.
If you are a library patron from another institution and would like to borrow some books from the Rizal Library, just ask your librarian about the interlibrary loan program of your library.
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... Request for a periodical article that is not available in the Rizal Library? (Document Delivery Service)
All requests for periodical articles that are not available in the Rizal Library are coursed through the Reference and Information Services Section (Rizal Library, Main Building- Ground Floor). The requestor is asked to fill out a request slip. Complete and accurate bibliographic information, i.e., article title, author/s, periodical title, volume and issue number and pagination must be provided to facilitate the processing of the request. A library staff will inform the requestor about the outcome of the request.
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... Borrow multimedia materials?
The Rizal Library’s multimedia collection (e.g. audio-cassette tapes, VHS Tapes, VCDs, DVDs, etc.) can be found at the Computer and Audio-Visual Services Section, Rizal Library, Annex Building- Ground Floor). Loyola Schools’ students, faculty members, administrators, and staff can borrow multimedia materials for classroom or home use. You can search the multimedia collection by using the multimedia database in the local databases portion of the library’s website and through the library’s OPAC.
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... Recommend a book for the library?
Faculty members can recommend books and other library materials by filling out a library materials request slip. The request slip must be signed by their respective department chair. Filled-out and signed request slips must be forwarded to the Acquisitions Section (Rizal Library, Main Building- Second Floor). Alternatively, you can send your recommendations by filling-out the online form located at the quick links portion of the library’s website. Submitted recommendations online will be verified and evaluated by Acquisitions Librarian.
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... Visit a library from another institution?
Loyola Schools’ students, faculty members, administrators, and staff who would like to visit and use a library from another institution have to request for a referral letter from the Reference and Information Services Section (Rizal Library, Main Building- Ground Floor).
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... Access the library’s online sources remotely (off-campus)?
Only databases under the EBSCOHost platform are accessible remotely or outside the university. The Reference and Information Services Section (Rizal Library, Main Building- Ground Floor) issues usernames and passwords to Loyola Schools’ students, faculty members, administrators, and staff, who would like access EBSCOHost off-campus. You can ask for a username and password by dropping by the Reference and Information Services Section and also through the Ask a Librarian service via email or IM service of the library.
Top
... use the “Ask a Librarian via IM” service of the library?
To use the “Ask a Librarian via IM” service, you must:
-have a computer terminal with internet access.
-have a computer installed with Yahoo messenger software.
-have a valid yahoo messenger account.
For more information, please visit this website:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/
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... Search the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
*For more information on how to use the OPAC please click on the link below:
http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/TLCHelp/IPACHelp.htm
Top
... Register for ADMU wireless Internet access
The Loyola Schools Wireless Local Area Network System is intended primarily for users with mobile computing devices equipped with wireless LAN cards conforming to the IEEE 802.11b standard with Wire Equivalent Privacy (WEP) enabled.
Access is free of charge but is restricted to web browsing by Ateneo de Manila University employees and Loyola Schools students in the following areas:
• De la Costa Hall garden up to the Social Sciences Building foyer
• College Lane up to the library steps, the library walk to Kostka Hall
• Gonzaga ground floor cafeteria (AMPC)
• Gonzaga second floor cafeteria (Hans Gourmet)
• Quad 1 up to Kostka Hall ground floor corridor
• Mateo Ricci - ground floor
• Mateo Ricci - second floor
• Rizal Library Main - ground floor
• Rizal Library Main - second floor
• Rizal Library Annex - ground floor
• Rizal Library Annex - second floor (north)
• Rizal Library Annex - second floor (south)
• Rizal Library Annex - third floor (north)
• Rizal Library Annex - third floor (south)
Please note that coverage will vary depending on actual location as well as other physical variables.
To be able to use the wireless network, please click on the appropriate links below for the procedure to follow:
• LS Students: [Windows] [Mac]
• AdMU Employees: [Windows] [Mac]
For more information, please visit the Campus Network Group website:
http://cng.ateneo.edu
Top
... Cite references
The following websites provide useful information on how to cite references used in research papers. However, we strongly suggest that you also consult the library’s copies of publication and style manuals/handbooks (e.g. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: 6th Edition or Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 5th Edition.
1. Citation Machine- Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
URL: http://citationmachine.net/
2. EasyBib - The free automatic bibliography composer
URL: http://www.easybib.com/
3. The Writing Center @ the University of Wisconsin - Madison
URL: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html
4. BibMe- The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills.
It's the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it's free. Looking for a speedy way to make a bibliography? It's free, although you have to register.
URL: http://www.bibme.org
Top
... Search the Internet Effectively
Search Engines
Internet search sites can search enormous databases of Web pages, using titles, keywords or text. You can maximize the potential of search engines by learning how they work, and how to use them quickly and effectively.
The challenge is to ask your question the right way, so that you don't end up overwhelmed with too many search results, underwhelmed with too few, or simply unable to locate the material that you need. As with most skills, practice makes perfect!
Getting Started
Before doing a search, it's important to define your topic as completely and succinctly as possible. Write down exactly what information you're looking for, why you're looking for it, and what you're not looking for. This will help you to discover the best keywords for your search.
Keywords
With the exception of search engines such as AskJeeves.com, which will take questions in the form of actual queries, most work best if you provide them with several keywords. So how do you determine which keywords will work best?
Use of Phrases
Your most powerful keyword combination is the phrase. Phrases are combinations of two or more words that must be found in the documents you're searching for in the EXACT order shown.
Some searches provide specific options for phrases, while others don't allow them at all; but most will allow you to enter a phrase in quotation marks.
Punctuation and Capitalization
Most search engines are insensitive to case: you can type your queries in uppercase, lowercase, or a mix of cases. If you use lowercase, most engines will match on both upper and lower case; so for general searches, lowercase is the safest form to use.
Boolean Basics
"Boolean" searching (named after George Boole, the 19th-century mathematician who founded the field of symbolic logic) is a powerful technique that can narrow your search to a reasonable number of results, and increase the chance of those results being useful. Boolean searches are simple to learn and tremendously effective. The three most commonly used Boolean commands (or "operators") are AND, OR and AND NOT.
AND means "I want only documents that contain both/all words." For instance, the search "London" AND "Big Ben" AND "Buckingham Palace" AND "Trafalgar Square" would return only documents that contained all four keywords or phrases. AND is the most frequently used Boolean command.
OR means "I want documents that contain either word; I don't care which." The query "London" OR "Big Ben" OR "Buckingham Palace" OR "Trafalgar Square" would return all documents that contained even one of these four keywords or phrases. Use OR to string together synonyms; be careful about mixing it with AND.
AND NOT means "I want documents that contain this word, but not if the document also contains another word." The query "London" AND "Big Ben" AND NOT "Buckingham Palace" would return documents that include London and Big Ben, but not those that also include Buckingham Palace. Remember that AND NOT only applies to the word or phrase that immediately follows it.
Most search engines support the AND NOT command. It is sometimes called BUT NOT or NOT, and is sometimes indicated by placing a minus sign (-) before the term or phrase to be removed. (Check the search tips of the engine you're using to see which form of AND NOT it accepts). Before you apply AND NOT, see what results you get from a simpler search. AND NOT is a great way to weed out results you don't want, such as pornography.
Quick Tips
* Use nouns as query keywords. Never use articles ("a," "the"), pronouns ("he," "it"), conjunctions ("and," "or") or prepositions ("to," "from") in your queries
* Use 6 to 8 keywords per query
* Where possible, combine keywords into phrases by using quotation marks, as in "solar system"
* Spell carefully, and consider alternate spellings
* Avoid redundant terms
References : Web Awareness for Teachers
URL: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/special_initiatives/wa_resources/wa_teachers/tipsheets/search_internet_effectively.cfm
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