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Comics Studio with Ellen Forney
Thursday October 13th, 20112-3:30PMCook Library 507 – Towson room
Cartoonist Ellen Forney, the mind behind the comics and artwork in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, will teach participants how to develop their own comic art, including text and illustration. Attendance is limited to 25 students; please contact Patricia MacDonald, Cook Library, [email protected] to register.
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Comics: The Extraordinary Power of Words and Pictures
Thursday October 13th, 20117-8:30PMUniversity Union - Potomac
Lounge
Comics are enjoying a new respect as a compelling literary medium. Join Ellen Forney, creator of the art in this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, as she enthuses about their quirky appeal in a presentation about both her solo projects and her work with the novel.
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First…
Laksamee [email protected] Library Reference:
410.704.2462. IM/email
Phone: 410.704.3746.Twitter: @CookLibraryofTUAlbert S. Cook facebook profile!
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Take away…
Review of last class
Finding Books: Cook Library
Finding Articles: Databases
Requesting items vs Interlibrary loan
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Putting it all together…
Your Topic:
Keyword #1 Keyword #2 Keyword #3
___________ OR ___________OR ___________
AND
___________ OR ___________ OR ___________
AND
___________ OR ___________ OR ___________
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Web pre-searching
Good:
How?
Why?
Bad:
How?
Why?
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Finding Books
Plenty of relevant information in print
Use broad keywords
Multiple places to search Towson Library USMAI Libraries
Catalog vs WorldCat TU
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Finding Books
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Finding Books
Finding the appropriate subject words or “subject tags” that describe your search topic is essential. These subject tags apply in database indexes too. Keep track of any good words you find; you will use them later when you search for scholarly journal articles in the databases.
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Finding Books
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Finding Books
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Finding Books
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Finding Books
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Finding Books
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Finding Books
If Cook Library and USMAI does not have a copy of the book you want, you can request it thru InterLibrary Loan
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Finding Articles
Looking for specific research about your topic
The library subscribes to thousands of journals (but not all of them)
Databases help you search through multiple journals
Use subject specific databases to help narrow your article search
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Finding Articles
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Finding Articles
Database Demo Choose Databases
Choose Advanced Search
Peer Reviewed articles http
://cooklibrary.towson.edu/helpguides/guides/scholarly_demo/scholarly_demo.swf
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Finding Articles
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Finding Articles
Database Demo Alter the time frame
Notice Subject terms
View Similar Results
Click full text pdf or Find It
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Finding Articles
Database Demo After clicking Find It
If we do not have an electronic copy, be sure to check to see if we have a print copy
If Cook Library does not have a print or electronic copy you can request article thru InterLibrary Loan (Iliad)
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Let’s start searching!
Find a book on your topic Try to find one available here at Towson and another
located elsewhere
Find an article on your topic Use various combinations of your keywords
Fill out this form: http://bit.ly/ISTC201worksheet
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Questions?
Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam [email protected] 410.704.3746. Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat