Monday, December 11, 2006

Adding a Citation to a Footnote using RefWorks

RefWorks does not actually create the endnote or footnote in the document, but is used to insert and format the citations. You create an endnote or footnote using your word processor.

To insert a citation in a footnote: Create the footnote from within your word processor. In Word 2003, choose Insert - Reference - Footnote. From the Footnote and Endnote dialog box, set the appropriate options. (If you are using a different version of Word, see your word processor documentation for assistance.)

Insert the RefWorks RefID number in the footnote using double curly brackets. For example: {{34}} for Ref ID number 34. For multiple citations in the same location, separate the Ref ID numbers with semicolons: {34;45;23}}

Some Output Styles require that a specific page be included in a footnote, overriding the page numbers you have in your database. You can manually instruct the program to include or override page numbers in the footnote through the use of a switch. The /s switch is an override for the page numbers stored in the database record. By applying this switch you can cite specific page numbers in a generated footnote or endnote. For example, a footnote citation would look like {{1 Smith /s43}}. The footnote will include the page number 43 instead of the page number(s) in the reference itself. The /s switch can ONLY be used in a footnote and can ONLY be used with an output style that has page numbers required in the footnote.

When you create the bibliography, RefWorks inserts the reference into the footnote in the correct format. If appropriate for the Output Format, you can also create a bibliography at the end of the paper, in addition to the footnotes.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Adding books to RefWorks? -- use WorldCat

Here's a fast way to add book citations to your RefWorks account:
  1. Search for the title in WorldCat (a Research Database so you will need to use the password).
  2. Click on the title to open the Detailed Record.
  3. If this is the correct record for the book (check publisher/year), click on the Export Record button .
  4. ... Make sure you are logged into RefWorks ...
  5. Select RefWorks from the list and click on Export.

Success!

Direct Export to RefWorks in EBSCO databases is easier than ever!

Now it's easier to send your article to RefWorks! EBSCO has added an Export link both to the article detail (citation page) and to the Folder's Print/E-mail/Save toolbar, that takes you directly to the export options. Direct export to RefWorks is the first option.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

SocINDEX with Full Text

Have you tried SocINDEX with Full Text? This is comprehensive and well-respected sociology research database with comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related subjects.

But I'm not taking Sociology! Why would I use this database? You ask.

If your research deals with people, you are going to want to take a look, because this database deals with people. Subjects include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence, and welfare, etc.

Sounds like it covers a lot? No? It also has the full-text of 566 books and 6,711 conference papers.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Bible Software

The computer in the Theology Room has a copy of Logos Scholar’s Library and BibleWorks 7 installed on it for student use. Every computer in the library has e-Sword.

More information (titles, contents & tutorials) is available on the Library's website.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Scan & email usinig the Lanier Copier

Did you know that you can use the Library's Lanier Copier in the Library to scan & email?

  1. Choose: Scanner (button on left)
  2. On the screen...Press 'Attach sender's Name' (upper right)
  3. Select library, OK
  4. Press 'Manual Input' and type in email address
  5. If the Auto Select doesn't work, press 'Scan Settings' 'Scan Size' then and select Size 8 1/2 x 11
  6. Position your item on the glass (in the direction of the paper size/direction you just selected)
  7. If you use the document feeder, continue to step 11.
  8. Press the green Start button (item will be scanned)
  9. Put the next original on the glass (you have 60 seconds!)
  10. Press # button (on number pad) to Finish scan.
  11. Press the green Start button (the item will be sent).
  12. Hold down the Clear & Clear Modes buttons at the same time to clear settings.
Important: Be sure to to clear out your settings and email address before you leave, if you don't, every scanned email from this copier will be sent to you!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Add Webpages to RefWorks using RefGrab-It

No more typing in a website's information by hand. RefWorks has created a small program (a link on your Internet browser) that grabs the information off of the webpage.

Installing RefGrab-It (using Internet Explorer).
1. In Refworks, select Tools, select RefGrab-It
2. Run mouse over "Grab-It" hyperlink and using a right mouse click, select Add to Favorites from the pop-up menu.
3. In the Add Favorite box, choose the Links folder, click OK.

Using RefGrab-It.
Note: You may need to temporarily disable any pop-up blockers while accessing the RefGrab-It results.
When you are on a web page you want to grab information from, just click on the RefGrab-It link in your toolbar or bookmark list. You will be brought to the RefWorks temporary results page where the data will be displayed. This page shows you:
1. A link back to the web page where the information came from
2. basic information gathered from that web page
3. supplemental information that RefGrab-it has found related to the data you are capturing

If you want to add the web page information RefGrab-It has found to your RefWorks account, click on the import button.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Keyboard Short Cuts

Here's a list of my favorite shortcuts for the keyboard that I use when I'm searching the internet or working on a document. This will keep your hands on the keys and away from the mouse.

Ctl-N Opens a new browser window.
Ctl-O Fast way to the address bar, just type in the URL and hit Enter!
Ctl-C Copy
Ctl-V Paste Why type something when you can cut-n-paste?
Ctl-A Select all
Ctl-F Find Searching for something? Use Ctl-F to open the Find window.
Ctl-B Bold
Ctl-U underlined
Ctl-I italics

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

New! Theology eCollection from netLibrary

A new e-book collection has been added to the SDCC/SCS College Library. The first ever Theology e-book collection. Through netLibrary, this collection has almost 400 titles from some of the leading publishers in religion. There are 4 copies of each title which we share with 80 other libraries.

The titles can be searched through the Library's Online Catalog, Athena, or in netLibrary (Research Database).

You can also review the list of titles via Athena's Visual Search.

Friday, October 06, 2006

Export from Google Scholar into RefWorks

You can now set an export preference to send data from Google Scholar to your RefWorks account with the click of a button.

To set this feature up in Google Scholar:
1. From the Google Scholar search page, click on the Scholars Preferences link.
2. Scroll down to the Bibliography Manager section.
3. Select Show Links to Import into and select RefWorks from the drop-down.
4. Click Save Preferences.

To initate a direct export to RefWorks:
1. Conduct your search in Google Scholar
2. Each record displayed will have an Import into RefWorks link. Clicking on the link will launch the RefWorks login page.
3. Once you log in, you are brought automatically to the Edit view of the reference. If you do not wish to edit the record, you can navigate to any other area of RefWorks.
4. Your record is stored in your Last Imported Folder.

Monday, October 02, 2006

Set up a search alert or journal alert in EBSCO

Now that you have your My EBSCOhost account, you can save your favorite searches or you can have email alerts sent to you when new articles are added to the database that meet your search criteria.

First you need to login to My EBSCOhost & you need to perform a search.

SAVE SEARCHES/ALERTS
From the Search History/Alerts tab, click Save Searches/Alerts. Enter a Name and Description for the search. select one of the following: Saved Search (Permanent), Saved Search (Temporary 24 hours), or Alert.

Search Alerts. If you select Alert, additional fields are available: you can run the Alert against a different database, select how often the search will be run; limit how far back the articles are searched, and how long the alert will be in effect. In Email Properties, enter your Email Address, enter a brief subject line for the Alert email, select the Email format to use: Plain Text or HTML, and the email Results format to use: Brief or Detailed, etc.

You can retrieve your saved searches and alerts and edit and reuse them.

RETRIEVE SAVED SEARCHES
From the Search History/Alerts tab, click Retrieve Searches. If you currently have search history open, you are prompted to save your current search. If you proceed without saving, the retrieved search appears and your current search is cleared. To retrieve a search from the Saved Searches List, click on the Retrieve Saved Search link.

When you have finished making changes, click Save.

JOURNAL ALERTS
If you want to keep track of additions in the database for a specific journal, click on Publications (green bar on top of page below Search tabs). Search for the desired journal and click on the title to enter the record, click on the Journal Alert link (upper right side of box) and fill out the necessary information (similar to search alerts).

When you have finished making changes, click Save.

Monday, September 18, 2006

I want a My EBSCOhost account!

Need a place to store your research while searching Academic Search Premier or PsycINFO? Would you like to know when new material is added to a particular search or when a journal has a new issue?

Create a My EBSCOhost account.
My EBSCOhost account is a personal area where you can save searches, persistent links, search histories, alerts, and other information to use at a later date (more on how to do this next week). You have to be in an EBSCO database like Business Source Elite or MAS Ultra - School Edition. Click on Sign In To My EBSCOhost. To sign up for an account, click on I’m a new user. Fill out the account information. Returning users need to log in with user name and password of choice.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Get your Free Audiobook Download each month!

Each month ChristianAudio gives away one free audio book download. The books given away are free for only one month. After that they are sold at the regular price. So make sure that you check back regularly and download these great Christian Classics for FREE!




Free for September: G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Heard A Good Book Lately?

How long is your commute to the campus? 15 minutes? 45? Tired of the radio? Have you ever wanted to read Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamozov? Or Eugene Peterson's Long Obedience in the Same Direction? And couldn't find the time? The SDCC/SCS Library has the solution! We have started a Commuter Collection!

The library has added almost 30 Christian audio books to its collection. Authors include James Dobson, Frances Schaeffer, Dallas Willard, Brennan Manning, John Stott, Eugene Peterson, etc. For a complete list, go to the Visual Search of the library catalog, click on Audio Books.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

I've got the citation...where's the full text?

You're searching Academic Search Premier and you've found the perfect article, but then to your dismay you discover that there is no link to a .pdf or html. There is no full text available. Horrors! Whatever will you do? That perfect article is not looking quite so perfect, in fact, you are tempted to ignore its existence. But wait, there are ways to locate the full text of an article.

Go to the
SDCC Library webpage, select “Periodicals,” select “Electronic & Print Full Text (Serials Solutions),” and search for the magazine or journal title.

  • If it is listed…Check dates of coverage for each database listed to be sure it covers the date of our article. Click on the hyperlink to go into the database and search for article.

  • If it is in the Library’s Print Collection, click on the hyperlink to go into the
  • Library’s Catalog and search for it by title. Click on the Show Copies to make sure it covers the date of your article.

    If the title or date of coverage is not available in electronic or physical form from the Library …and you can afford to wait at least two weeks…

  • Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL). From the SDCC Library web page, select “Interlibrary Loan,” select Periodicals,” fill out the form, read the copyright statement and submit.
  • But you’re running out of time… Search San Diego’s local library catalogs...

  • From the SDCC Library web page, select “Web Resources,” select “Web Access to Other Libraries,” click on “The Circuit,” search for your journal title. The Circuit will tell you what university library in San Diego County has this journal including dates of coverage. Call them to be sure the specific issue you need is available then go there to use it.

  • You can also search Bethel Seminary (San Diego), Alliant University, or the public libraries.
  • To broaden your search: try the California Libraries Catalog (only public libraries) or WorldCat. WorldCat is the largest bibliographic database in the world with over 9,000 member institutions from over 400 languages representing 80+ countries worldwide; includes information about which libraries own specific titles. This is the database used by the library to make Interlibrary Loan requests. You can access WorldCat from “Research Databases” on the SDCC Library web page. You will need the user ID and password.

    Most libraries will not permit you to check out periodicals, but you may photocopy articles.

    Always remember, if you have any questions, you can ask a librarian for help.

    Monday, May 29, 2006

    Cite this! Using web-based citation builders

    We've covered using RefWorks to created citation lists (posted on March 20, 2006), using EBSCO to generate a citation (posted on March 27, 2006), so here are a few websites that offer citation builders.

    The Citation Machine -- choose APA or MLA, choose from print or nonprint, enter your information and submit.

    The Citation Builder -- This is an interesting utility. It generates both a citation for MLA & APA from the same information so that you can compare them.

    KnightCite -- by far, my favorite. Select your style (MLA, APA or Turabian), the source type (print/electronic) & the resource (book, article, etc.) and submit.

    Friday, May 26, 2006

    Searching for Dissertations

    TREN has a list of articles that might help you in your dissertation research. I've also listed some places I know of to find dissertation information (citation and/or abstracts):

    WorldCatDissertations - A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat. You can get to the database by logging into the Research Database WorldCat and selecting the Databases tab -- it's the last database on the list. (Citations only--includes dissertations that have been cataloged into participating libraries' catalogs.)

    PsycINFO - A dissertation filter is available on the results list. Do your search first, then locate the dissertation icon. (citations and abstracts)

    DATRIX® Direct Dissertations and Theses - An individualized search service for those who lack library access to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database online or on CD-ROM. DATRIX searches are free of charge. The results are sent by first-class mail and typically arrive within two weeks of the receipt of your search request. You'll receive a printout of the relevant citations, complete with ordering information. From UMI/ProQuest.

    Dissertation Express - Students, faculty, staff and researchers can now order their own unbound copies of dissertations and theses with express delivery to their home, school or office. Select from over one million titles available from UMI/ProQuest. $$$$

    Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) - The Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) is a library of over 10,000 theological thesis/dissertation titles representing research from as many as 70 different institutions. TREN also makes available conference papers presented at annual meetings of several academic societies. Very clunky searching but, hey, it's free. Also citations only, but you can buy the print, CDROM or fiche. $

    Research in Ministry (RIM®) Online (ATLA) - RIM® Online is a freely available database that indexes DMin and DMiss projects from reporting schools of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Indexing began in 1981. Author, title, project advisor, institution, and subject access are provided. In addition, an abstract for each project is included when one has been provided by the author.

    Monday, May 01, 2006

    Finals Week is not all Fun & Games

    For those looking for a temporary break from studying for finals, here are some games to challenge your brain!

    Web Sudoku will help with improve your logic and pattern recognition functions.

    Crossword puzzles to help you think outside of the box!

    Enjoy! And have a wonderful summer.


    Monday, April 24, 2006

    What more could you ask for? See Ask.com

    There's a new search engine in town! www.ask.com Actually, it used to AskJeeves, but our dear butler has been retired.

    So, what makes this search engine different from all other search engines, you ask? Run your favorite search. There are several interesting things to see on the results list.
    1. On the right, you can Narrow or Expand your search.
    2. Run your mouse on the binoculars under a result. An image of the webpage will appear.
    3. Click on Save, and your selection will be saved in My Saved Results. These Saved Results in MyStuff can be saved to a Folder, Printed, or Emailed, and you can Edit the webpage description!

    Monday, April 17, 2006

    Reserve your book today!

    Is the book you want checked out? Place a reserve on it! We will let you know when it is returned.

    Here's how. When you are in the full description of the book that you want (click on the title from the results list), look in the lower right-hand side of the screen for a green button labeled "Patron Request".

    Fill in all the fields:
    1. Student ID
    2. Full Name
    3. Email (please)
    4. Do not fill after (date)

    By clicking on Submit Request, an email will be sent to the Circulation Services Assistant, who will place a reserve on the item. We will contact you when the item is returned.

    Monday, April 10, 2006

    New Database... Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature -- Retrospective (1890-1982)

    This is the online version of those familiar green-cover print indexes that are housed in libraries around the English-speaking world.

    This new database provides indexing to materials from 1890 through 1982. Yes, that is right, this is not a typo!! Doing historical research on the early 1900s? Looking to see what life was like during the era of the 8-track tape? This is the best place to start. Looking for what was in the news during the year you were born...this may be your database...well....it is if you were born after 1890 and before 1982. Articles that have full-text in one of our other databases (or a print subscription in the library) will have the 'Article Linker' option for your convenience.

    Go to Research Databases and choose from the alphabetical list.

    Monday, April 03, 2006

    Picture This! Using EBSCO's Visual Search

    EBSCO has given us a new way of looking at our search results. Instead of merely producing a list of results, you will see them in clusters by topic; the circles represent categories, the squares actual links to articles.

    Let's say you are doing a paper on Jane Austen. Your results will now include circles for biographies, criticism, film adaptations, Pride & Prejudice, etc. If you click on the Criticism circle, you will see more circles (more categories within criticism) and squares. If you run your mouse over a square, a summary of the article appears. If you clink on the square, the article will open in the panel on the right. You can save, email, print the article or add it to the folder.

    Compare the Visual Search to the "Narrow Results by Subject:" that is available in the Basic or Advanced Searches and you will see why this is a valuable new tool to aid you in your research.

    For more information about Visual Search, there is a tutorial with audio (2.20 minutes runtime) which will introduce you to this new feature of EBSCOhost.

    Monday, March 27, 2006

    Use EBSCO to create a Bibliographic Citation

    Does RefWorks seem like too many steps when you only need one or two or three citations in the MLA (or APA or Turbian) format? EBSCO has added a new feature that transforms your article's information into the citation format that you need when you save, email or print an article.

    1. When you click on the print (or email or save) icon and the print-email-save manager screen will open.
    2. On the gray shaded area to the right, under "Include when...printing-sending-saving:" Select the "Industry Citation Format" radio button and then using the drop-down menu, select the citation format.
    3. Complete the rest of the screen to print, send or save.
    4. Depending on the format chosen, you will see a heading called "Works Cited" "Reference List" or "References" in the printout (or email or saved file).
    5. If you emailed or saved the article, you can cut-and-paste the citation into your document.

    Wednesday, March 22, 2006

    Importing Chrisitan Periodical Index (CPI) citations into RefWorks

    You have probably figured out how easy it is to import your citations from EBSCO and ProQuest databases into RefWorks; if not, please consult their respective Database Guides for directions.

    Importing records from CPI to RefWorks requires a few more steps which are listed below...

    Step One: Save from CPI
    1. Once you have a results list in CPI, check mark the citations that you want to inport.
    2. Click on the Save icon (floppy disk on right) and the Save Records to Disk screen will open.
    3. Under Save these Fields, select Complete Record.
    4. Under Also Save, select Record number and Database Name & Field Names with Short Labels.
    5. Click on the Save button.
    6. Save the file download.dat to your Desktop.
    Step Two: Import into RefWorks
    1. Login to RefWorks.
    2. Click on References, then Import.
    3. At Import Filter/Data Source: select SilverPlatter WebSPIRS.
    4. At Database: select <"Multiple Databases"> the first option on the drop-down list.
    5. You can choose to put them directly into a folder.
    6. Click on the Browse button to select the file download.dat from your Desktop.
    7. Click on Import.
    Congratulations! If you are sucessful, you will see the words: Import completed. Click on View Last Imported Folder to review your citations. You will need to edit the records to make sure the right information is in the right field.

    Monday, March 20, 2006

    The Ins & Outs of Interlibrary Loan

    Because of the depth of the research you (PsyD students) are doing for your doctorates, you will need to go beyond the full-text books and journals databses that we provide. For articles your primary index is PsyINFO. For books your primary index is WorldCat.

    Interlibrary Loan (or ILL) is a service the SDCC/SCS Library provides for students and faculty that obtains materials that the library does not own nor has access to. The Interlibrary Loan forms are available on the SDCC/SCS Library website.

    This service is free to students. That said, now I will make some amendments to that statement. You can submit your ILL requests for free (at the public libraries, just submitting a request costs $5 each). The SDCC/SCS Library is covering the cost of submitting the ILL.

    There are two types of Interlibrary Loans: books and articles.

    Books are relatively easy to obtain as long as they have not been published within six months of the request (no library is going to send out a brand-new book to another library who should have purchased it themselves). We also have a pretty good chance of finding a library that is willing to loan it for free.


    Article requests are different. On the ILL periodical form you will be asked how much you are willing to pay for this article. (Unlike requesting books which generally can be requested free of additional charges, asking for a periodical involves locating and copying the article = staff time & copying fees.) Some libraries will copy for free, but this is rare. Generally, the cost of copying an article is between $8-15. This might seem steep, but contrast that to driving to SDSU, for example, paying for parking and copying, and factor in the time spent and the ILL charge is a deal.

    That said, if you find that a local library has several articles that you need, I would encourage you to go that library and make the copies.

    The Library Guide How to Guide #4: Finding Full-Text (this was handed out to you) explains who to locate the full-text of an item when you only have a citation.

    Creating Reference Pages using RefWorks

    How do I create a reference list using RefWorks? This is actually quite easy--trust me.

    When you are in your RefWorks account, you will see the menu at the top: References, Search, View, Folders, Bibliography...

    1. Click on Bibliography
    2. Select the Output Style (APA...)
    3. Choose Format a Bibliography from a List of References
    OK -- now you have a choice

    Option A: File Type to Create...select Word for Windows from the drop-down
    1. Include? All References, My List, or from a specific Folder
    2. Click on Create Bibliography
    3. If you have a popup blocker on, nothing will happen except your computer might bleep at you. You will see the message: Bibliography created with 16 references. Your reference list should download automatically. If it doesn't, Download it
    4. Click on Download it and a 'Word' document will open. Save it using Save As.

    Option B: File Type to Create...select HTML from the drop-down

    1. A window with your bibliography will open.
    2. Click in the text, and use Ctl-A (Select All) on you keyboard. OR click on Right mouse button and choose Select All.
    3. Copy and Paste into a Word document. Save.


    Congratulations! You have created your Reference Page.


    The Religion Databases....

    When you (PsyD students) need to include more Biblical integration into your research, I'd like to introduce you to the Religion Databases that are available to you.

    ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials. Selected by religion scholars in the United States, this database contains 280 full text journals going back to 1949 (with indexing for 700 titles, including chapters for multi-author works, etc., and book reviews) representing all major religious faiths, denominations and languages. Subjects include: archaeology, Bible, ecumenism, ethics, missions, pastoral ministry, philosophy, religion, society, and theology.

    This database has some full-text from Academic Search Premier (link to full text) and from ATLA (Full text from ATLA). These are entirely different types of files. Anything from ASP can be emailed, saved, printed as you are used to. ATLA has there own scanned documents that can only be really printed out. If you email it you will only get a 'persistent link' that will take you back to the document for you to print out. See the Database Guides for more information about ATLASerials.

    Christian Periodical Index. CPI provides indexing to reviews and articles from over 130 selected publications written from an evangelical Christian perspective. Subjects include the sciences, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, history, sociology, and education.

    This is an index!!! What makes is valuable is its evangelical perspective. To find the full text for the articles you will need to follow the instructions on the Library Guide in your binder:
    How to Guide #4: Finding Full-Text. Simply: Use the Periodicals link on the Library Web page, Click on Electronic & Print Full Text (Serials Solutions) & search for title. If we don't have it, search a local library, using the Web Resources -- Access to Other Libraries links... If they don't have it, submit an Interlibrary Loan request (more on that next week). See the Database Guides for more information about CPI.

    ProQuest Religion. This database has full-text periodicals related to religious news and commentary with details on doctrines and philosophies, reports on religious history and related archeology. Indexing since 1986. It includes full text access for such titles as Church History, Group, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Pastoral Counseling, Journal of Psychology and Theology, and Theology Today.

    Another interesting database is ProQuest Religion which is 98% full-text. This is the full range of religion (not just Christianity). Use the Database Guide for Research Library to learn how to use this database.

    Other databases: Old Testament Abstracts & New Testament Abstracts (EBSCO)

    Now a word about searching in these databases. Keep your search terms simple. Don't use words like 'religion' or 'church' That's like going to Shoe Pavillion and asking for the shoe department!

    Finally, we have a very solid biblical studies book collection. While your psychology research has to be current (i.e. periodical articles, etc), the biblical research will stand the test of time, whether it was written last year or 50 years ago--currency is not as much of an issue in this field.