English 1213

Welcome to the John Vaughan Library! The library hours and maps are available to provide general information about the library. Materials are arranged by subject using the Library of Congress Classification System.

Below is a chart showing the kinds of materials available in the library that will be needed to complete your assignment. Use this chart with any project to help determine what resources would be useful.

** click here for information about remote access to the electronic indexes**
 

Type of resource
Where to find 
How to use 
Why useful
Librarians
Reference Desk, 
Middle of 1st floor
Just ask a question
Call ext. #3240
Provide research assistance
Reference Materials
Reference, 1st floor 
Use index and table of contents to find information in books.
Provides ideas for possible topic, may offer overview to topic, and help in narrowing it. 
 Books
Main collection, 3rd floor, arranged by subject.

 
Online Catalog
Shows trends, definitions, gives history of topic. 
 New York Times 
 Periodicals, 2nd floor gray file cabinet, under "N," and then chronologically.
  New York Times Index (Index AI 21.N44) provides subject access to the newspaper. 
Use the National Newspaper Index for current articles to several newspapers (database is not fulltext.)		 The New York Times provides general news articles on all subjects from 1851 to the present.
Magazines

 
 
 
Periodicals, 2nd floor, arranged by subject and in electronic format.

  
Use the print version of the Reader's Guide (Index AI 3.R48) or
search the General Reference Center for fulltext articles. 
Provides general  information on specific topics.
Journals
Periodicals, 2nd floor, arranged by subject and in electronic format.
. Try  OmniFile, and Expanded Academic ASAP. For other indexes, try the electronic indexes page which include some fulltext sources.

 
Provides scholarly information on topics.
Government Publications
All three floors
Government Periodicals
MarciveWeb Docs
Publications prepared by federal and state agencies.
Special Collections, Delores Sumner, Librarian, ext. #3252
2nd floor, south, rm. #222 Hours M-F 8:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
All of the materials are indexes on the Online Catalog
Contains Native American and Oklahoma history materials.
Internet
WWW workstations and Instruction Lab, 1st floor
Use the search engines
Try Google or Northern Light
Provides current information in easy format.

Created and maintained by Sarah Brick Archer on February 12, 2001.
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