Getting_Started(1)

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2017

Getting Started

A GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR RESEARCH

Starting Your Research Management Tools Copyright Guidelines

page 2. page 3. page 4.

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Starting Your Research

Subject research guides: Research by Subject Guide
Capstone Projects guide: Senior Projects, Capstone Papers, & Master's Theses
Basic tips for finding books.
Basic tips for finding articles.

For more help, you can always contact us. We have subject specialists who can help you with in-depth
research on your topic. You can find your subject specialist and contact that librarian directly from our
Subject Librarian page. Or, feel free to use our Ask Us page to email us, set up an appointment, or chat
with a librarian 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

What if Purchase College Library does not have an item I need?

We can get most items for you (books, articles, DVDs, etc.) from other libraries. If you find that we do not
have something you need, please use our InterLibrary Loan service (called ILLiad) to request materials.
This service is free to all Purchase students, faculty, and staff.

How do I cite my sources?

Before citing, you should ask your advisor which style of citation would be best suited for your project.
Then visit our Citation Guide for help with different citation styles.

Zotero is a helpful citation manager for long term projects. Zotero can help you organize your resources
and create a bibliography or works cited list in various citation formats. If you need help getting started
using this resource, please visit the Zotero guide, or ask a librarian for assistance.

How do I get help from a librarian?

You can get help from a librarian 24/7! You can use our Ask a Librarian page to chat online with a
librarian 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can also use the Ask a Librarian page to email us at
[email protected]. You can always stop by the Library Reference desk or call us at (914) 251-
6410.

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Citation & Research
Management Tools

With so many citation and research management software tools available, how do you know which one will
work best for you? It's worth asking yourself a few basic but important questions before deciding on which
citation manager you're going to use to support your research projects.

The Citation and Research Management Tools Guide created by Marie Sciangula will help you decide which
tools will best suit your particular research needs.

Quick links to popular citation management tools:

Zotero (free)
Mendeley (free)
Qiqqa (free)
EndNote
BibMe (free)
EasyBib (free)

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Guidelines for Copyright &
Fair Use

WHAT WE CAN DO: WHAT WE'RE UNABLE TO DO:

Assist faculty in a background literature search Give faculty/staff legal advice
to find relevant items for reserve readings Give
faculty/staff legal advice Provide copyright clearance services

Assist faculty with instructional design issues Scan or post works that violate Copyright Codes,
including how to best integrate reserve such as:
materials (TLTC)
- Scan and post an entire work (even if it is
Assist faculty in locating and reserving items for out of print)
courses: - Scan selections from any one work beyond
    what's considered appropriate under fair
- Place books on physical reserve. use guidelines, generally no more than 20%
- Place a CD/DVD/LP/VHS on physical         maximum.
reserve. - Scan multiple chapters from ebooks that
- Assist you in scanning items for retrieval on     are available electronically or are readily
Moodle, USB drive, GoogleDocs, and email. available for purchase as a way to avoid
    costs.
Assist faculty in using Moodle to reserve items - Scan journal articles that are readily
and in determining where reserve requests are     available electronically, either in our
in the process of completion subscription databases, online journals, or
    elsewhere online.
Teach/guide faculty and staff in the scanning - Scan photocopies that are larger than
process using the library's equipment.     8½" x 11", double-sided, marred, or damaged.

Help you contact copyright holders to seek Digitize ("rip") audio content from CDs (i.e. music,
streaming rights for films streamed in Moodle foreign language audio content, etc.)
for your online classes.

Please visit the Copyright Guide for more information.

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Resources

Databases
Discovery Search
eJournals Search
Library Catalog
Research Guides
WorldCat

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