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If you have any difficulty locating what you need, you can contact a reference librarian by telephone at 885-1772, via email, or by coming into the library during reference service hours.
The library subscribes to many Web-based databases for use by OIT students, staff, and faculty. Access to these databases is limited to users connected to the Web from an OIT computer. If you are using a non-OIT Internet Service Provider (such as AOL, CDSNET, CVC, etc.) you will need to use your OIT email username and password to access the databases from off-campus. Check the library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) webpage for information on getting loans of books or copies of articles from other libraries. Finding Books - catalogs See Tips for using catalog databases
Books can often provide a good overview of or introduction to a topic. They also can provide valuable historical information or thoughtful criticism and discussion.
Use Hedgehog to locate books and journals in the OIT Library. Hedgehog is a Web database containing records for items in the library's collection. OIT purchases books and colorjournals on health sciences from many publishers. The library also receives federal and state government documents relating to aspects of health sciences, particularly those from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Use Summit to locate books at other academic libraries in the Northwest. Orbis lets you request books online, when they are available, and have them delivered by courier to the OIT Library, usually within two working days. Use World Cat to locate books, government documents, CDs, videos, and other items at libraries across North America and elsewhere in the world. A  symbol appearing next to a reference retrieved by a search indicates that the OIT Library owns the item. If the book is not at OIT, students, staff, and faculty can make an online ILL (interlibrary loan) request. Books are usually sent to the OIT Library via U.S. mail so may take a week or more to arrive.
Finding Articles See Tips for searching electronic databases.
Journal articles are the primary means of formal communication among MIS and IT professionals. Use an index to identify articles in journals. Indexes are Web databases containing references to specific journal articles. These databases are produced by several different companies and have different search software, so remember to check the help screens to find out how to do the most effective search. The following indexes contain significant numbers of references on MIS/IT- related subjects.
ACM Digital Library contains bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since 1985 are available in the library. While full text is available for most articles, it is not yet available for every proceeding article published before 1991. Check Hedgehog to see if the OIT Library has the source publication. From the Association for Computing Machinary. Applied Science and Technology Abstracts indexes international and English-language periodicals, covering engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology. Includes articles, interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, new product reviews/announcements, and more. A symbol appearing next to a reference retrieved by a search indicates that the OIT Library owns the source publication. Updated monthly. Covers 1983 - present. From H.W. Wilson. Computer Database indexes articles providing computer-related product introductions, news, and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. A symbol indicates whether or not the OIT Library owns the source publication. 1995 - current month. From the Gale Group.
EI Compendex Web provides abstracts from all areas of engineering. Abstracts come from 2,600 engineering journals, conferences, and technical reports. Check Hedgehog to see if the OIT Library owns the source publication. Covers 1970 - present. From Engineering Information, Inc.
Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts Provides references and abstracts to periodical literature with a focus on personal computers. Check Hedgehog to see if the OIT Library owns the source publication. Covers 1989 - present. From Information Today, Inc.
Finding facts See also Tips for using reference sources One library reference database, the
Faulkner IT Library Faulkner IT Library, provides full text reports on a variety of IT topics, and links to related sites.
The library reference area has books with addresses, definitions, data tables and other factual information. Some reference books you may find useful include:
REF HC79.I55 P737.
PLUNKETT'S INFOTECH INDUSTRY ALMANAC : THE ONLY COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE COMPANIES THAT ARE CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD THINKS, WORKS AND COMMUNICATES.
REF QA76.15 .C655 1997.
DICTIONARY OF PERSONAL COMPUTING AND THE INTERNET / S.M.H. COLLIN.
REF QA76.15 .R68 1992.
MCGRAW-HILL DICTIONARY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER ACRONYMS, INITIALS, AND ABBREVIATIONS / JERRY M. ROSENBERG.
REF QA76.15 .W55 1996.
WIRED STYLE : PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH USAGE IN THE DIGITAL AGE / FROM THE EDITORS OF WIRED ; EDITED BY CONSTANCE HALE.
REF Z1006 .W35 1992.
DICTIONARY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY / CAROLYN WATTERS. |