Your Liaison Librarian -- Rachael Clark
Library and Information Science Research Guide
Announcement
Please note: This website will soon retire (Fall 2024). Current WSU Libraries orientation information may be found on the Subject Guide for Library & Information Science, the Course Guide for INF 6010, and the WSU Libraries YouTube Channel. See links below:
- YouTube--Wayne State LibrariesLink to online videos to help with searching for articles, using library databases, accessing full-text, and more.
SIS Orientation Handout
Getting Started
library.wayne.edu
- Quick Guide to the Library Homepage [Handout]A guide to the resources and services available through the Wayne State University Library System homepage.
Learn more about the features and services available to you by through the Wayne State University Libraries by viewing the videos describing the following areas of the home page to learn what they are.
Challenge
TRY THIS BASIC KEYWORD SEARCH USING THE QUICK SEARCH SEARCH BOX
(librarian* or library or libraries) and (ethics or ethical)
Most individual book records in the catalog have a map button to physically locate the book. If a record has a book location map, the link will be displayed on the right-hand side of the record.
Challenge
TRY THESE SEARCHES
title = open access resources
subject = library science
author = bajjaly stephen
keyword = (library science)
keyword = "library science"
The Wayne State Libraries have a paging service called Get It!, which you can use to have books retrieved for you. Watch the video below to learn how to use Get It!
- Ask-A-LibrarianUse the HELP button to contact us 24x7 with your questions via chat. We also provide e-mail reference, reference by appointment, in-person service at our Ask-A-Librarian desks, and help via phone.
Finding Articles for your Research Assignments
You will need to use specialized resources such as our Discovery Tool, Summon, a library database such as Library Literature & Information Science Full-Text or the Library's link to Google Scholar to locate articles for your research assignments.
- Discover with Summon [handout]This handout shows you how to access Summon, our Discovery Tool. Use the Summon search box to search our online catalog (books-physical and electronic, dvds, etc) and many of our licenses journal databases at the same time. For an advanced search, click on the gear icon to the right of the "Search" button.
Challenge
TRY THIS BASIC KEYWORD SEARCH USING THE SUMMON LINK:
(librarian* or library or libraries) and (ethics or ethical)
Try limiting results to "peer-reviewed" materials that are in the english language
A word about e-books
Some licensed e-books require your access id and password to access, even if you are on campus. Use the same access id and password that you use for Blackboard, Academica, etc.
For more information about e-books, use our e-books at Wayne State University guide.
Want to know more?
There are many more resources and services and help for using them available to you through the library. Here are some additional links you can explore.
- Library Help on YouTubeSubscribe to the wsuinst Channel on YouTube for videos on how to use the library.
- Instruction: Learning ToolsOur Instruction Learning Tools link takes you to our re:Search, our self-guides interactive introduction to the library, citation management options including EndNote and Zotero and our Assignment Planner.