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Intro to Library Web page for John Jay:
This session teaches you how to choose the most effective resources from among the thousands
that are available from the Library's web page. It also teaches you how to find specific information
you need about the college library and how it functions for you.
Finding Journal Articles:
This session will focus on using the library Web page to locate magazine, journal and newspaper articles.
The database EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier will be used to demonstrate basic and advanced searches
using keywords and subject terms. The distinctions between a scholarly article and
a magazine article will be discussed.
Criminal Justice Sources:
This session will focus on using Criminal Justice Abstracts or
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index to locate scholarly and professional
articles on topics in Criminal Justice. Basic sources for statistics in the
Criminal Justice field may also be discussed.
Using CUNY+ to find books:
This session will focus on using CUNY+ (the electronic library catalog)
to locate books owned by John Jay and other CUNY libraries. Searches for books by topic,
title or author will be demonstrated. Searches for books on RESERVE will be included.
Using LexisNexis for Legal Research:
This session will focus on techniques for finding a specific court case and techniques
for finding cases on a particular topic. Finding the law in a specific state will also be covered.
And using law reviews to help gather information on a legal topic will be demonstrated.
Using Psychology Databases:
This session will focus on techniques for locating scholarly articles on specific topics and
techniques for limiting search results to specific kinds of reports (i.e. experiments
with empirical data or clinical case trials, etc.). The use of thesaurus terms will be covered.
Finding Newspaper Articles:
This session will focus on finding newspaper articles in library electronic databases such as
Lexis Nexis, New York State Newspapers, and the New York Times Historical File which includes articles
from as early as 1851. These databases are available without charge to the students, faculty and staff of John Jay.
Search Engines and Internet Web Pages:
This session will focus on locating and evaluating web sources for your class projects by using
search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Ask.Com, etc. Techniques for evaluating the authority and
reliability of web sites will be addressed. APA citation style for web sources will also be discussed.
Your Paper / Help with Research:
This Drop-In session will focus on guiding your research efforts for your specific paper.
The focus of these sessions is on researching the paper, not writing the paper.
It is best to already have your topic selected before you attend this session.
You can sign up for a personalized research session
(30 minutes long) to research your paper topic with a librarian.
You may sign-up for a time that is convenient for your schedule,
by asking at the Reference Desk at least 48 hours in advance.
However, you are responsible for calling to cancel or postpone a session
that you have requested. (212) 237-8246 or (212) 237-8247.
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