This page is designed to keep you, my wonderful and beloved faculty in the areas of FCS & Human Development abreast of things that are happening in the library.
This will be a constantly evolving page. I am planning for monthly updates, but updates may happen more often if something important happens that I think you all should know about.
Did you know that there are all kinds of new ways to format citations for your bibliographies so that you don't have to type in the citations yourself? It's true! The new version of Microsoft Word does it and so do many of the library's research databases! Proquest and Ebsco in particular do a nice job. Also, there are citation generators out there in the web-o-sphere that do it as well! If you are curious as to how these new tools work, feel free to contact me for a demo!
A new and exciting version of COAST is here! COAST 2.0, features a very cool new interface! Check it out here!
The Faculty Services page provides all the basic information about services the library provides to faculty, such as faculty book borrowing policies, periodical borrowing policies, research assistance, and much, much more.
Reserve Services
Whether you wish to put items on traditional or electronic reserve, this page has all the information you need.
The Lecture Request Form allows you to request one of my fabulous library lectures. This form will ask you all the information I will need to schedule the lecture and it will be sent directly to me!
Our Interlibrary Services page highlights the interlibrary services that we offer and provides the link to login to ILLiad at the Beach, which is our new Interlibrary Loan service!
Dissertation Abstracts
This database is invaluable in tracking down other folks dissertations and theses. Want to know if anyone else has done a dissertation on a given subject? This is the place to look! Many are available full text!
Web of Science
This database is the place to go when you need to see how many times someone has cited your work. Our subscription covers all three citation indexes and can be very valuable. This is not a database I recommend using for general searching, but looking up cited works it is the only place to go.
WorldCat
Have you ever had a book title that eluded you? You couldn't remember a particular author's name correctly? This is the source that I use when I help you to find this stuff! This database is also great for looking up books on specific topics. This is where I go when I need to find out specific titles, authors, what libraries carry specific books and much, much more.
You can always call me at (562) 985-8877 or email me. If you wish to make an appointment with me, you can contact me by calling, emailing or using our handy, dandy form!
