College of Information Studies Graduate Student Orientation
This page has been designed for graduate students in the College of Information Studies, with the intent of providing quick access to information about library services and resources. While much of the information on this page may be found on the UM Libraries home page, it is consolidated here to provide One-Stop-Shopping to the information most pertinent to you. Graduate students enrolled in the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies may contact Karen Patterson in McKeldin Library with any questions or for individual research consultation appointments.
| OVERVIEW OF UM LIBRARIES | LIBRARY RESEARCH RESOURCES |
| General Information | The Library Catalog |
| Research Assistance | Periodical Databases (Articles & More) |
| Printing and Photocopying | Using "Find It" |
| Borrowing Materials | Electronic Journals |
| Graduate Student Services | Subject Guides |
- Library hours
- Map of Campus Libraries
- Reference Hours
- Periodicals Services
- Services for Patrons with Disabilities
- Lost in the Library? (A quick guide to library policies and procedures)
Research Assistance
- Directory of Librarian Subject Specialists
Subject specialists may be consulted for help in locating information resources in their areas of expertise, and they are available to conduct instruction sessions for university classes. - Information & Research Services
In-person, Phone and E-mail - Library Guides - These guides suggest both print and electronic resources to use in your research.
Printing & Photocopying
- Photocopying Information
UM Libraries charge 10 cents a page to make copies using photocopy machines or computers. You can use your student ID card as your copy card and either use Terrapin Express or add money to your card at Copy Card ATM machines located in each of the seven libraries on campus. Copy Card ATM machines accept $1, $5, $10, or $20 bills...but no coins. - Pay for
Print Information
Information on how to print from the libraries' computer workstations.
- From UM and USM Campus Libraries
- Through Interlibrary Loan
- Reserve Materials
- Student ID Card
After you register, take your registration form to the Information counter/desk in the Mitchell building for a Student ID card. You will need your Student Identification number or Social Security number. You need this Student ID card to obtain your email account and to use campus facilities such as shuttle bus, library and campus recreation services.
Graduate Student Services
- Study Carrels and Lockers
For faculty and graduate students, there are a limited number of assigned study carrels available. More information and applications are available through the Public Services Office, Room 4119, McKeldin Library.
Study Carrel Application Form - Binding Theses & Dissertations
The Library Catalog
The University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Libraries Catalog
The catalog provides access to the holdings of the UM Libraries, listing
records of books, nonprint media, technical reports, government
documents, periodical titles, videorecordings and more.
Finding Books
on a Topic, describes how to search the catalog.
Using LC
(or Library of Congress) call numbers helps you locate items in
the library.
In order to locate materials become familiar with the McKeldin
Library Floor Plan and Call Number Directory.
Research Databases (Online journal and newspaper article indexes, etc.)
(Note: When off campus access to the research databases and electronic journals are restricted to current University of Maryland students, faculty, and staff. Therefore, when off-campus, access databases and electronic journals through Research Port logging in with your Directory ID.(This is the same login you use for email, ELMS, ARES, and other campus services).
- Academic Search Premier
Index and abstracts for over 7000 general, humanities, social science and science journals. Full text of articles for over 4000 of these journals. The database includes a number of library and information science-related periodicals.
- Book Review Index Plus
Indexes reviews of books and electronic media appearing in popular and academic periodicals from 1965 to the present. An excellent source for verifying bibliographic information and locating reviews.
- Business Source Complete
"It is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included." Provides full text for scholarly business journals covering all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Also a source for publications in library and information science, information management and information technology.
- Digital Dissertations
Includes citations, abstracts (1980 - present) and full text (UM dissertations 1997 - present) for more than 1.6 million U.S. and international masters theses and doctoral dissertations. Search by Subject for "Library Science."
- Eric
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information, citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals."
- JAKE
Database of over 23,000 journal and magazine titles. Search on a periodical title to find out which databases provide full text and which provide citations. Accessed through Research Port, JAKE can provide links from the search results list to UM-owned databases
- Lexis-Nexis Academic
Full-text database that offers a wide range of news, political, legal, business, and reference information in full-text format. Primary source of newspaper articles, including those from the Washington Post and the New York Times. Federal code, regulations, and case law, plus state codes and case law are also included. From this page you can also access Lexis-Nexis Congressional for access to U.S. legislative information, and the Lexis-Nexis Government Periodicals Index.
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Indexes more than 600 library and information science periodicals and selected books, research reports, and conference proceedings from the mid-1960s.
- Library Literature and Information Science
Indexes more than 330 library and information science periodicals and selected state library journals, books, conference proceedings, library school theses, and pamphlets from 1980 to the present.
- Social Sciences Citation Index
One of three "ISI Web of Science" databases. Under the heading "Citation Databases" select Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). The Index covers from 1956 - present. SSCI allows you to trace citations to determine how influential a given book, article, or author has been in a field.
- Ulrich's
Bibliographic and access information for over 300,000 serials. Entries provide pricing, subscription and distribution details as well as publisher and editor contacts. Direct links to URLs and e-mail addresses given when available, along with nearly 8,000 reviews excerpted from Magazines for Libraries and Library Journal.
- VBIC
VBIC is a web site that contains a collection of electronic and print business resources intended to provide research assistance to anyone seeking authoritative business information.
Using "Find It"
Whenever a Database search does not provide the full text of an article, click on the "Find It" button. It will search for and possibly lead you a full text link or to the citation (and location and call number) in the Library Catalog if we own the respective journal. [More Information]When using the Library Catalog to find a book, clicking out the "Find It" button will enable you to possibly get a review of the book, to request the book from other UM System libraries (if our copy is checked out), to get the book through interlibrary loan, or even to find sources for purchasing the book.
Electronic Journals
The University of Maryland subscribes to more 2500+ full-text journals on-line. As with the research Databases, you may get access to the Electronic Journals through Research Port. [More Information](Note: These journals allow the users access to favorite journals that they read on a regular basis. If one wishes to search for articles on a given topic, it is better to use the research Databases, for they simultaneously search hundreds of journals simultaneously, rather than simply searching the one title that an Electronic Journal search will allow.)
Subject Guides
Prepared by librarian subjects specialists, these are guides to research that will direct users to reference books, databases, and more.
- Library & Information Studies
- Research Guides by Subject
Listed by subject, here are links to additional online study guides.
