Reminder: PILOT - Tutorial:
Off Campus Access Every person in this class will be off-campus at some time during your coursework. Our newly-designed Distance Education website should help you with any questions you may have about reaching FLITE from wherever you are. Be sure to study it carefully and return to it often. Finding Books and eBooks in FLITE
To find books in FLITE,
try using a Subject search in the online
catalog. Many subject headings are intuitive, but if
nothing comes up, either try a synonym as a Subject search
or use a Keyword
search.
Book Locations: Main Stacks, Call Numbers A-H are located
on the Lower
Level, 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).
Some of the databases we
recommend you try include: General
Databases Business
Databases or click
here to see all of our Databases listed by name. 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", Interlibrary Loan and MELCAT
Interlibrary Loan is a service provided by FLITE to request articles and books that FLITE does not own. Most often this service is used when searching for articles in FLITE databases, and you are directed through the "Find It" button to request the item. The first time you use this service, you will need to register with ILLiad, our Inter-Library Loan service. Click on the words "First Time Users" to register. You will complete a form, creating a username and password which will be used for future requests. Article requests are emailed to you in 5-10 business days (ferris email preferred), and books will be mailed to you if you are an off-campus student. On-campus students may pick up books at the Checkout Desk.
MelCat is another library service throughout Michigan which works with participating Libraries to deliver books a particular library may not own. Additional information and a step-by-step tutorial are provided by FLITE.
Find A Periodical
To look up whether FLITE
owns a particular journal if you're in a database that does
not have the "Find It" feature or if you're using
a citation found in a source other than one of the online
databases, use either the Online
Catalog or the Find
a Periodical database to search for the journal title.
Remember to use the journal title not the article title
for your search. If FLITE Has the Journal
. . .
If you have reached the
record in the Online Catalog for a journal title, look at
the boxes at the top. These will tell you which years (volumes)
and what format we have. FLITE doesn't always have complete
runs of journal titles, so be sure that the library has
the corresponding volume number or year from your citation.
Journal Locations:
All microforms (microfilm,
microfiche, microfilm cassette), Current Periodicals, and
Bound Periodicals 1996-present are on Floor 2. Bound Periodicals
older than 1996 are in the Lower Level. All periodicals
are arranged alphabetically by title. If FLITE Doesn't Have
the Journal . . . If the library doesn't own
the journal or have the correct volume of the journal you
need, or you live to far from FLITE to come retrieve the article, you can request articles via InterLibrary
Loan. See "Interlibrary Loan" above. If FLITE owns the item and you are requesting it due to distance reasons, please note this on your request.
Click here to get
handouts and further information about class topics:
Search Engines, Directories, MetaSearch Engines and the Invisible Web Search Engines Table from University of California at Berkeley Evaluating Web Sites
Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites Internet History
Nerds 2.0.1 - A Brief History of the Internet (PBS) RefWorks Citation Manager
Be sure to access RefWorks from the FLITE website using the link from either the
Reference,
Instruction, or Student Services
pages. Please contact the
South Service Desk if you would like individualized RefWorks instruction or have further questions. If you have any questions regarding using the library for research,
Email Kristy Motz.
Don't forget, you
are welcome to come to the South Service Desk and ask for
help at any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us. Back | Library Home | Instruction Home
Last Update: August 15, 2007
FLITE Distance Education Library Services
Main Stacks, Call Number J-Z are located on the Third
Floor,
Reference is found on the First
Floor, and
Government Documents are located on the Second
Floor of FLITE.
Academic
OneFile
Access World News
WilsonSelectPlus
ABI/Inform Global
Business
Newsbank
General
Business File
Wilson
Business
which, by clicking on it, will give you the range of options
available for document retrieval. If the full text of the
article is available in another database, a link to that
database will appear and by clicking on the link, you will
be able to find the article.
If the only message you see is "Interlibrary Loan", you will need to request
it via our InterLibrary
Loan Service because Ferris does not own this journal
or source.
Or if you are a distance student...
Recommended Subject Directories from University of California at Berkeley
MetaSearch Engines from University of California at Berkeley
Invisible or Deep Web
The Four Content Layers of the World Wide Web
Web Page Evaluation Checklist from University of California at Berkeley
Internet Evaluation
exercise
RefWorks Login - Click here
to reach a login page to your personal RefWorks database.
FLITE RefWorks Tutorial - Use this FLITE-created tutorial to explore the different features
within RefWorks and learn how each of FLITE's databases works with the software.
RefWorks.com Tutorial - RefWorks.com
created this basic tutorial which allows you to briefly focus on any one particular RefWorks feature.
