FRS 107: Information Matters
Fall Semester, 2006
Instructor: Laura Turchi
Librarian: Mary Brown x3062
Office: Library (main level)
Library Resources
Big Full-Text such as Academic Search Premier
or ProQuest Research Library.
Other databases for subjects such as Health and Medicine, News, or Social Sciences.
WWC Periodical Holdings (aka Journal Finder)--lists magazines and journals available at WWC including date coverage and format - paper, microform or electronic.
Selected WWC Books--electronic, circulating, and reference titles for your class.
MCLN (Mountain College Library Network) Catalog--titles in WWC and MCLN libraries.
WWC E-Books--over 50,000 electronic books in collections such as NetLibrary.
WorldCat--materials in libraries worldwide, often available from Interlibrary Loan.
Get Materials From Other Libraries:
Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) online request forms to order journal articles and books not available at WWC from MCLN and other libraries but be sure to allow time for delivery.
Use Cooperative Borrower cards available at the Reference Desk to borrow books yourself from MCLN libraries or from UNC-A's library WNCLN (Western North Carolina Library Network).
Use public library cards available at any of the branches in the Asheville-Buncombe Library System. Check the ABLS catalog for Pack Library and branch library holdings.
Find Web Sites:
Selected Web Sites--for your class related to media.
Web Resources--arranged by subjects such as Alternative Media, Environment, Federal, State, and Local; News, Political Science and many others.
Searching the Internet--search engines and directories to find your own web sites.
Evaluating Web Pages--provides information and examples.
If you'd like to suggest other web sites or books, contact me by clicking here.
Evaluate your library session.
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