Using the Catalog to locate materials
INNOPAC is the libraries' catalog. It lists books, newspapers, journals, audio-visual materials, databases, internet resources, maps, and recordings which are available through the Grinnell College Libraries.
For information about how to search the catalog effectively see http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/research/InstructionGuides/opac.html
Keyword and subject searching
Keyword searching allows you to select your own terms to describe your topic. Subject heading (controlled vocabulary) searching relies on assigned terms chosen by experts to describe your topic. Keyword and subject heading searches do not generate the same results and both are useful and often necessary to find the best information for your topic.
For more information about using keywords and subject headings, see http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/research/InstructionGuides/subjectkeywords.html
Boolean Searching
In order to perform searches well, you need to know how to do a Boolean Search. For a review of Boolean Searching, see http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/research/InstructionGuides/booleanmodule.htm
Databases and Indexes
For Newspapers Select:
Lexis/Nexis Academic http://www.lexis-nexis.com/cis
America’s Newspapers http://infoweb.newsbank.com
Then choose Access World News
For General Academic and Popular Periodicals Select:
Academic Search Premier http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=aph
If you have any questions, please contact me at rod@grinnell.edu, or consult any of the other Reference Librarians
Created by Catherine Rod, August 31, 2006
