ENGL 150-- Nikkari

Finding Books

To find books in FLITE, try either Subject or Keyword searches in the online catalog.

Suggested SUBJECT search: (tip: sort by reverse year)

• occupations
• vocational guidance
• career development

Suggested WORD search:

• careers
• careers and (field of intrest)
  Example: careers and technology

Book Locations:

• Main Stacks, Call Numbers A-H - Lower Level
• Main Stacks, Call Number J-Z - Third Floor
• Reference - First Floor
• Government Documents - Second Floor

Research Guides: Careers

Reference Guide: print reference sources that are useful for career research.
Subject Reference Guide for Careers: contains both electronic and print resources for career research.

Finding Journal Articles

To find journal articles on a particular topic, it's necessary to use one or more of the databases available on the FLITE Web site. These databases cumulatively provide indexing to thousands of journal titles. A few of the databases provide full-text (content of the articles is found directly within the database), but most only provide citations (description of where the article originally appeared in print).

General Databases

General OneFile
A very large, full-text database with over 50 million articles covering a myriad of subjects, General OneFile indexes both newspapers and journals. Coverage is from 1980 to present. A few journals, especially older dates, give only selective full-text.

Wilson Select Plus
This completely full-text database includes articles from a wide range of subject fields including science, humanities, education and business. Coverage is from 1994 to the present.

Additional Resources

Online Resources:

• Occupation Outlook Quarterly: Database of articles from Occupational Outlook; also see: Career Guide to Industries
  
• Working in the 21st Century: Information from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• What Do You Like?: Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Occupational Information Network O*Net Online: Find occupations, search skills, outline abilities, define knowledge and abilities needed. , from the Department of Labor.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook: Find occupations and descriptions. Use OOH ONET Codes to search Occupational Information Network O*Net Online for additional information.

Print Resources:

• Chronicle Occupational Briefs
  HF5382.5 .U5 O33 v.1-4
  Location: Reference Use index in first pages of Volume one to find occupation.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  HF5382 .O25
  Location: Ready Reference
• Encyclopedia of Associations
  AS22.E5
  Location: Ready Reference

Off Campus Access

FLITE's subscription databases are available to all current Ferris students, faculty, and staff. When you access a database from off campus you will need to login using your Library barcode number (located on the back of your Ferris ID) and a PIN (last four digits of your social security number or your birthdate in mmddyy format). If you experience problems logging on, please call (231) 591-2669 or (800) 4-FERRIS (ext. 2669), or stop by the Check Out Desk at the Library.

Requests can be made electronically through the InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Request form.

Additional information can be found at Off Campus Database Access.

Getting the Article

Once you've found citations relevant to the topic you're working with and you need to get a copy of the articles, you'll need to verify whether FLITE owns the particular journal in which each article was published. Many databases now have a link called "Find It", which, by clicking on it, will give you the range of options available for document retrieval (print, microform, online). If the full text of the article is available, you will be able to find the article by clicking on the link.
If the only message you see is "Request document via Interlibrary Loan";, you will need to order the article. By clicking on the link in the window provided, you will be directed to a blank Interlibrary Loan form to be filled out. Sometimes the Find It button will provide a link to the Online Catalog. This indicates that the journal is found in FLITE's print collection. If you are off-campus and can't come to FLITE, simply order the article through Interlibrary Loan.

To look up whether FLITE owns a particular journal, use the Find a Periodical database to search for the journal title. Remember to use the journal title not the article title for your search.

Why not Google?

Does Google have it all?

Can you find:
Wilson, Valerie, and Lindsey Bagley. "Learning at a Distance: The Case of the Community Pharmacist." International Journal of Lifelong Education 18.5 (1999): 355-69.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of presentating another's work or ideas as your own. Plagiarism is often unintentional, but it occurs whenever you use someone else's ideas or words without giving them credit. It can be obvious - purchasing a term paper or turning in a project done by someone else. It can be putting other's ideas into your own words. A simple rule: do not copy text from Web pages or other sources without identifying the originial author. In this description, I am using ideas presented in the FLITE Online Tutorial called PILOT.
The tutorial provides these four tips to avoid Plagiarism:

Take clear, accurate notes about where you found specific ideas

Write down the complete citation information for each item you use

Use quotation marks when directly stating another person's words

Always credit original authors for their information and ideas

For more information about Plagiarism, please explore the Plagiarism webpage provided by the Ferris State University Writing Center.

Citing Sources

Whenever you are quoting or using information from a source, you must credit or cite that source. Failure to do so is plagiarism which can lead to expulsion from the University. The following links provide information on how to use:

APA:

Citation Style Guide: APA (PDF)

APA List of References
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the APA format.

MLA:

Citation Style Guide: MLA (PDF)

MLA List of References
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the MLA format.

Copies of the full-length APA manual (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed.) and MLA Handbook (MLA handbook for writers of research papers) are found in the Ready Reference section on Floor 1 of the library near the South Service Reference Desk. Style Guides, which you can access from the library home page by choosing:

MLA List of References
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the MLA format.

Reference > General Reference > Citation Style Guides > Citation Style Guide: MLA (PDF)...

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Last Update: October 18, 2006