south china agricultural university uh manoa library orientation
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South China Agricultural University UH Manoa Library Orientation. Eileen Herring Science & Technology Reference University of Hawaii at Manoa Library July 2009. St John. Sinclair Library. Hamilton Library. Library Building Locations. Gilmore. Collection Statistics. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
South China Agricultural University
UH Manoa Library Orientation
Eileen HerringScience & Technology Reference
University of Hawaii at Manoa LibraryJuly 2009
Library Building Locations
St JohnGilmore
HamiltonLibrary
SinclairLibrary
Collection Statistics Over three million print volumes Also
microforms manuscripts and archives audiovisual materials maps and aerial photographs
16,500 print journal subscriptions 48,000 electronic journal subscriptions 60,000 e-books
UHM Library Collections
Science and Technology Business, Humanities & Social Sciences Hawaiian and Pacific Collections Government Documents Asia Collection Special Collections Maps, Aerials & GIS Archives & Manuscripts Digital & Digitized Collections
System wide catalog Search all UH campus libraries together Includes both print and electronic items
http://uhmanoa.lib.hawaii.edu/
LC call numbers
Classify materials by subject Science call numbers are Q - V
S => Agriculture SB => Plant Culture etc
Composed of letters & numbers Read them from left to right Also identifies the location in the library
Plant propagation : principles and practices, 7th ed.by Hudson T. Hartmann et al. Prentice Hall, 2002
Call number: SB119 .P55 2002
SB Alwa ys start s with let ter s and sh e lve d alphabetical ly
119 Follo wed b y a nu m be r and arrange d num erically
.P55 Let ter nu m ber com binat ion shel ved alphabetical ly and then a s a dec imal nu m ber
2002 Publication yea r is not a lway s included
- Check the library floor plan- This item is on the 4th floor of the Science & Technology Wing
Provides links to journals databases e-books
Proxy server for access from any location with UHM Username and Password
http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/
Journal article databases
Alphabetical list of science databases at
http://www.hawaii.edu/sciref/databases.html “Best” one varies with topic -
no such thing as “one stop shopping” (yet!) Each vendor has own interface and services Link resolver software links database record to
electronic full-text article via FIND IT button
Some Journal Article Databases
AGRICOLA ASABE Technical Library Biological Abstracts CAB Abstracts Food Science & Technology Abstracts Web of Science
Library Hours - Summer 2009Hamilton Building Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sci-Tech Reference Desk Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Eileen Herring
CTAHR Library Liaison
956-2543
http://www.hawaii.edu/sciref/
Blog - Eileen’s Library Stuffhttp://eileenslibrarystuff.wordpress.com/
Individual consultations
General library services and resources orientation
Assistance with a specific database or service Develop search strategy for a particular topic Email or call Eileen for an appointment
<[email protected]> or X62543