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Finding and Using Online Library Resources


Finding Reliable Information on the Web
Subject Directories
highly selective with annotated links 		Search Engines
Evaluate the reliability of Web pages highly
selective with annotated links		 Tips and tutorials for searching the Web.


Online Services for Faculty
  • Submit Reserves Online. Send an email to BAllier@brooklyn.cuny.edu. In the message include:
    • Submit Reserves Online. Send an email to BAllier@brooklyn.cuny.edu. In the message include: Your full name
    • Your department
    • Course and section number
    • Term and year
    • Enrollment
    • Indicate CLAS, SGS or Grad
    • For Books: Title, author and BC Library call number
    • For Articles: Title of periodical, article title and author, volume, date and BC Library call number
    • For Online Items: Title, author, date and URL
  • Use Library Databases from off-campus
  • Ask a Reference Question:
    RefDesk@brooklyn.cuny.edu or contact one of our Subject Specialist Librarians
  • Renew Books Online. Send an email to CircDesk@brooklyn.cuny.edu In the message include:
    • Your full name
    • Your social security number
    • The 14-digit barcode number on the back of your VALID ID card, beginning with a "2"
    • The 14-digit barcode number in the back of the book, beginning with "31228..."
  • Order InterLibraryLoan Online. Send an email to ILL@brooklyn.cuny.edu In the message include:
    • Date of request
    • Your name
    • Your social security number
    • Your status
    • The department where you work or study
    • The phone number or e-mail address where you wish to be contacted when the materials arrive.
    • For Books: title, author, place and date of publication
    • For Dissertations: title, author, Dregree granting institution, DAI number and date
    • For Journal Article: journal title, title and author of the article, volume, issue number, and page numbers.
    • Useful information includes where the citation can be found--i.e. CUNY+, another database (such as Medline or ERIC) or the name of the printed bibliography or index.


Professional Development for Faculty


Detecting Plagiarism
Preventing Plagiarism Plagiarism Detection Services
  • EVE2: Essay Verification Engine
    An essay-based detection service for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 and XP only. Currently $29.99 for unlimited use, a one time cost.
  • Moss "Moss (for a Measure Of Software Similarity) is an automatic system for determining the similarity of C, C++, Java, Pascal, Ada, ML, Lisp, or Scheme programs." Free for educational use.
  • Glatt Plagiarism Services, Inc.
    An essay-based detection service, Glatt offers a number of software Programs to help deter and detect plagiarism. Glatt Plagiarism Teaching Program (GPTeach): a Tutorial that teaches what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. Glatt Plagiarism Screening Program (GPSP): for detecting plagiarism and copyright infringement.
  • CopyCatch Gold
    An essay-based detection service developed by a forensic linguist at CFL Software Development. Prices vary, departmental licences available.
  • MyDropBox
    An essay-based detection service, with a suite of ancilliary course management services. Individual licenses start at $90 per year. Departmental licenses also available.
  • Turnitin.com
    The best known essay-based plagiarism detection service. Individual licenses are available starting around $150 per year.


Blackboard Course Information


Creating Library-Friendly Assignmentsn
     Students need to learn how to recognize when information is needed as well as how to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information. Well designed course-integrated library assignments provide students with the opportunity to explore the information resources in their disciplines. In addition, library assignments can be used as a way to approach to writing assignments incrementally, or as term paper alternatives.

Some Dos and Don'ts for Library Research Assignments
Do
  • Have clear objectives for the assignment
  • Consult with a reference librarian about how well the library can support the assignment
  • Schedule a library session to review the library skills needed to complete the assignment
  • Be clear about the level of research required (i.e. scholarly v. popular resources)
  • Make sure the information or reference source you want students to use is still available and in the same format
  • Give complete and accurate citations to information sources and reference works.
  • Review proper citation styles and the dangers of plagiarism
  • Provide incremental assignments where possible
  • Encourage students to ask for help at Reference
Don't
  • Assume that your students know anything about library research, starting with where the library is
  • Limit reserach unecessarily to a single index or format (only articles for eg.)
  • Send students to browse in journals for articles, periodical indexes are a more reliable choice
  • Send in the entire class looking for one single item or information.

Some Ideas for Library Assignments
Term Paper Alternatives
 Tips for Effective Design

Library Instruction Sessions
  • Together we can introduce your students to:
  • resources relevant to a specific assignment
  • discipline-based scholarly communication
  • disclipline-specific library access tools
  • tips and tricks for finding relevant material on the Internet
  • citation formats and ways to avoid plagiarism
  • and more
    Research and writing assignments might include
  • handing in possible sources located through library or Internet research.
  • research logs detailing databases used and terms searched
  • resource comparisons (of articles, reference materials, or other resources)
  • article or thematic summaries
  • annotated bibliographies
  • one-minute reaction papers
  • analytical papers of any length


Fair Use and Intellectual Property
  • Fair Use is a critical issue for libraries and educators. Whereas it allows for use of copyrighted materials without authorization of the copyright holder, four factors are considered in determining if a use is within the law. * Text of the Fair Use Statute (Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 107:
    http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/92chap1.html#107)
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include-
  1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
  2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
  3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole;
  4. and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.


Using a Computer
Tips for efficient computer use to make your research and writing go more quickly.


Can't find what you're looking for?
Ask a Librarian via email refdesk@brooklyn.cuny.edu or phone (718) 951-5628