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Using Illinet
Online (the library catalog)
Finding
Books
- Use
Illinet Online to find books held in the Elmhurst
College library as well as books owned by 56 other Illinois
academic libraries. You can do a standard search by entering
key words in the search box. The catalog will show
you all the records that contain those key words.Use quotation
marks to search for phrases.
- Click on the Box labeled "More Limits."
- Under "Primary Format," choose "Music Scores."
- Click on button labeled "Set Limits."
- Search for the title you want by typing it into the search
box, selecting "Start of Title," then clicking
on the "Search" button.
- Can't find the book you need at our library? You can use
Inter-Library Loan (ILL) to request
a book not owned by the Elmhurst College Library online.
How
do I find out if the Elmhurst College Library has the journal
I need?
- Does the library own the journal
I need? First, take a look at the Alphabetical
List of Electronic Journals ,or see if we carry the
journal in print by searching our catalog. Click on "Stat
of Magazine/Journal title" and enter the title in the
search box.
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Web Resources:
Finding and Evaluating Sources on the Internet
A Basic Premise to keep in mind
with the Internet: don't believe everything that you read!
The Web is full of amatuer writers who compose page after page
of opinions, biases, fandom and out-and-out lies, all often
disguised and presented as "fact." How do you separate
the Good from the Bad and the Ugly?
Quick Methods of Evaluation:
- What is the domain name? Is it a .com, .edu, .org, .gov
or something else? Remember, anyone can make a .com page,
but only certain organizations can post .edu or .gov pages.
- Is there a Statement of Responsibility? Often, credible
pages will clearly state the person, group or agency responsible
for the web page. From this, you can determine if the responsible
group is likely to present useful and/or unbiased material.
However, not all good pages have clear authorship, or vice-versa.
- Does the page cite sources or have links to other credible
sources, or indeed refer to any sort of research?
- How is the writing style? Is it objective and not obviously
biased, or is it opinionated and full of holes? Is the language
professional or authoratative? Is there enought text? What
is the level of text vs. images?
- Who seems to be the intended audience? Is the article aimed
towards other professionals or students, or general audiences,
or like-minded fans?
- Has the page been updated recently? Is there a link to contact
the author(s) about potential errors?
Some Useful Web Resources to
help you evaluate web sites and resources
Communication Studies
Finding
Communication Studies Articles
Professional
Communication Associations on the Web
Theatre,
Musical Theatre, Speech/Theatre Education
Finding Articles
Professional
Theatre Associations on the Web
Speech-Language
Pathology
Finding
Speech-Language Pathology Articles
- ProQuest
Education Complete has a number of useful full-text
sources, including articles from such professional journals
as the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
To access this database from off campus,
go to Articles
and Databases and choose ProQuest Education Complete
from the alphabetical list. You may also want to look at Accessing
Library Resources from Off Campus.
- CINAHL
contains the full text of the American Journal of Speech-Language
Pathology (1998-present) and Language, Speech, and Hearing
Services in Schools (1997-present). It also indexes a large
number of similar sources, but you"ll probably have to
use these citations to find the articles. See this link
to find out if we carry journals online or in print form. Note~
CINAHL is available on campus only.
Professional
Speech-Language Pahtology Associations on the Web
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This page was created
09/04/2001 by Anne Jordan Baker and was last modified September 10,
2004 by J. Hill, librarian.
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