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Table of Contents
Einstein -RIT Library's Online Catalog
http://albert.rit.edu
- New library titles - alphabetical & by subject
- Materials I would like the Library to acquire - request materials
you feel will be used at Wallace
Databases, Catalogs & More
http://library.rit.edu/electronic/electronic.html
- Over 150 online research databases - over 40 are full-text. All database
content reflects research & curriculum needs (business, economics, hospitality,
computer science, information technology, deaf, disabilities, education, multidisciplinary,
engineering, applied sciences, imaging arts and sciences, liberal arts, science,
math and imaging science)
- Trial databases
- E-Content Finder - locate
RIT Library's full-text journals online by title, subject, publisher, or ISSN
- Report a Database Problem
- experiencing a problem? - fill out and submit form for quick help
- Subject area databases and additional resources - librarian homepages
- research guides, authoritative Web sites, contact a subject specialist for
in-depth research assistance - delineated by subject
and annotation
Image Collections
http://library.rit.edu/collections/images.html
- Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) - 50,000 works of art digitized
and cataloged by North American museums
- AP Photo Archive - over 700,000 20th century (current and historical)
photographs and descriptive text
- Gardner's Art Through the Ages - 880 art and civilization images
- Poster Collections - Casey, Penfield and Polish artists
Research Guides & Instruction
http://library.rit.edu/instruction/instruction.html
- Computer Based Training - interactive, basic to advanced training
modules (400) including MS Office, Java, UNIX, Visual Basic, E-Commerce, Web
authoring, Data communications, Telecommunications, Lotus Notes, Windows NT
and more...
- Guides and bibliographies - general and subject-specific - includes
online and print resources bibliographies in art & photography, behavioral
sciences, business, computer science, education, engineering, humanities,
deaf studies, sciences, social sciences, and more...
- Online instruction and tutorials include:
- Copyright / Plagiarism (RIT Library - RIT) - assisting in reducing
or eliminating copyright infringement
- Course specific instruction - includes tutorials in English composition,
Health Systems Admin., Master's of Business Admin., Politics & International
Relations, Telecommunications, and more...
- Research Tree - how to conduct
research at RIT Library...helpful to locate resources & services via
flow chart
- Start documents - encompasses tutorials for databases, personal
home pages
- Web developer's tutorials - instruction on using electronic course
reserves, Dreamweaver and other Web editors, imaging, video/audio clips,
animation, Web development and more...
- Scavenger Hunt for Online Learners - 24 basic to intermediate
questions w/ hints page- useful for students who know little about using
the Library and want to learn more
- Video / audio streamed instruction - designed for differently-abled
users - includes captioning on how to use databases and individual database
instruction modules - personalized with a librarian speaking
User Services
http://library.rit.edu/userservices/userservices.html
- Electronic Course Reserves - contains online course materials - student
accessible independent of time or place
- Live Reference Help-
real time chat with Wallace librarians that will assist with your information
needs
- Online learning (OL) Web pages - includes OL / distance learning
library resources & services for students and faculty
- Information Delivery Services (using ILLiad) - user-centered system
that allows online renewals, item tracking, FedEx or Web delivery of articles
- all at no charge
Search Engines & Tools
http://library.rit.edu/depts/ref/instruction/tutorial/engines.html
- WWW searching - extensive list of search engines / directories &
how to use them
- Thinking critically about the WWW - important for anyone who uses
the Web for research
Maintained by: Susan Mee
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