Navy Research Student Group

Information Resources

Index Quick Links
Library Basics WebPALS
PALS Online Catalog and Indexes WebSpirs
Other Journal Indexes FirstSearch
The Internet as a Research Tool MathSciNet
Research Help NDSU Library Home Page
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Library Basics

    Important Phone Numbers and Email Addresses

    231-8886
    231-8888
    231-7138
    		Main Library Reference
    Circulation
    Library Fax

    231-8879
    231-8141
    231-9746
    231-1050
    231-8862
    		 Agricultural Sci. Librarian
    Engineering Librarian
    Life Sciences Librarian
    Physical Sciences Librarian
    Social Sciences Librarian
    		 Kathie Richardson
    Mark England
    Char Myhre
    Jeremy Brown
    Kathy Enger
    		 kritchard@plains.nodak.edu
    Mark.England@ndsu.edu
    Char.Myhre@ndsu.edu
    jeremy.brown@ndsu.edu
    Kathy.Enger@ndsu.edu

    Note: Subject Librarians also have Web Pages with a variety of information links and documents.

    Location of Materials in the Main Library

    The Main Library has three floors: Basement, First, and Second.

    BOOKS are on Second Floor and are organized by Library of Congress Number.
    PERIODICALS (Magzines and Journals) are in the Basement, and are organized by Dewey Decimal Number.
    REFERENCE materials are in the Reference Area on First Floor.
    GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ("Documents") are on Second Floor, after the regular books, and they are organized by SuDocs (Superintendent of Documents) numbers. DOCUMENT MICROFICHE are in the basement in filing cabinets near the maps.
    FOLIOS are large books. They can be found on a separate shelf and the end of the Z's, before Government Documents start.
    MULTIMEDIA: Videos, tapes, records, etc. are in a separate area on First Floor. Ask at the Reference Desk.

    Main Library Departments

    REFERENCE: On First Floor near the Computer Clusters and Printers. Reference Librarians are there to help.
    CIRCULATION: On First Floor near the exit. This is the place to check out material from the Library. You MUST have your ID card to check out material.
    PERIODICALS: There is a window in the Basement near the Microfische Readers. You may ask for help locating material if you already have the call number. For other questions, please go to the Reference Desk on First Floor.

    Branch Libraries

    There are three Branch Libraries at NDSU:

      Chemistry (H.J. Klosterman Chemistry Library)
      Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library
      Pharmacy Library

    Consult a campus map (available at the Reference Desk) for the locations of Branch Libraries.

    Summer Library Hours

    Always check the library calendar for changes during holidays, breaks, and summer sessions.

    Rules and Procedures

      Circulation Privileges

      Books must be returned by the end of the Navy Research Student Group summer program. Periodicals can NOT be checked out. You MUST have your ID card with you to check out library material.

      InterLibrary Loan Privileges

      Due to the short time period for this program, InterLibrary Loan is NOT available for Navy Research Student Group participants.

      Computers and Printing

      Please know and follow NDSU Computer Policy. Computers are to be used for research. Also, computers on first floor are to be used for library research. Please use the computers on second floor, or at other campus locations, for word processing. Please be moderate when using the printers. Print what you need, but don't be wasteful.

      Other Considerations

      Please do NOT reshelve library material. We keep statistics on use of library material to help us know what to order in the future, and what to keep. Please place material that you have used on a nearby table, or if it is reference material, please take it back to first floor so that others can find it.

      Please be considerate of others around you in the Libraries.

PALS Online Catalog and Indexes

    The Online PALS Catalog

    The Online PALS Catalog is accessible by using computers in the Libraries, the computer clusters, or from any computer with a modem. If you are using Classic PALS, make sure that you are in "file CAT".

    Access to PALS online catalog:

    PALS Indexes

    All PALS reference databases are accessible from on or off-campus through telnet and the WWW. If you are off-campus you will need to logon with your barcode and password (your last name). Many are now full-text, denoted by an asterisk(*) after the date. Among the most commonly used Indexes are:

    • General Magazines
    • Expanded Academic Index
    • Health Index
    • Business Magazines
    • Eric
    • U.S. Government Documents
      		• general interest periodicals and research journals
      scholarly journals
      general health, Allied Health and Nursing Periodicals
      business and trade periodicals
      education journals and reports
      publications distributed by the US Government Printing Office

      The following databases can also be accessed through InfoTrac Web:

      Expanded Academic ASAP
      General BusinessFile ASAP
      Gen'l Reference Ctr Gold (GPIP)
      Health Reference Center-Academic


Other Journal Indexes

    NDSU Libraries subscribes to many electronic and print indexes. Be sure to check the online catalog for print indexes related to your search topic. Many electronic indexes cover only recent years.

    Databases Available through the NDSU Libraries


    WinSPIRS/WebSPIRS/MacSPIRS

    The SPIRS databases, covering a wide variety of scholarly information, are available for searching on campus. (Medline, Agricola, and Current Contents are also available to dialup users with an NDSU SLIP connection. PC software can be downloaded from the NDSU Libraries Home Page. Mac software must be obtained from the ITS Help Desk. Databases of particular interest to students in the Navy Research Group include:

    • Life Sciences
    • Agricola
    • CAB
    • CSA Engineering Databases/EiCSA Engineering Databases
    • Medline
    • Biol. & Ag. Index
    • GeoRef
    • Current Contents
    • INSPEC
      		• natural sciences, ecology, entomology, microbiology, biochem., virology
      agriculture, nutrition and related sciences
      agriculture, nutrition and related sciences (International)
      engineering and technology
      medicine, pharmacy and nutrition
      core journals in biology and agriculture
      geology and earth sciences
      all sciences, includes tables of contents and is updated weekly.
      physics, computer science, electronics

    For assistance online consult the Searching with WinSPIRS information page on the Web.

    WebSpirs is also available.


    FirstSearch

    FirstSearch is an electronic information service providing online access to popular databases. Currently 43 databases are available with some full text options, web access, and email capabilities.

    Access is available on campus through the World Wide Web at http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/FirstSearch.

    FirstSearch Databases of Interest to students in the Navy Research Group:

    • ASTA (AppSciTechAb) - A general index to science and technology periodical literature (full text)
    • BasicBIOSIS - Wide range of bioscience topics: a selected subset of the complete BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts)
    • Environment - Abstracts to articles in over 1500 scientific journals
    • GEOBASE - Worlwide literature on geography and geology
    • GenSciAbs - General science literature from the U.S. and Great Britain
    • MicrocompAbs - Microcomputer Abstracts

    Guides to Using FirstSearch:


    MathSciNet

    MathSciNet     (http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/) is a searchable Web database providing access to over 55 years of "Mathematical Reviews" and "Current Mathematical Publications" from 1940 to the present.

    Beilstein

    Beilstein Online is available on computers in the Main Library and in the Chemistry Library. It contains information about organic compounds, and covers the years 1779 to date.

    DIALOG, STN and Other Online Services

    Hundreds of other online databases are available through services such as DIALOG, STN, etc. Consult with your library mentor for information regarding these databases. You will probably not need these databases for your project, but you should be aware that they exist.

The Internet as a Research Tool


Research Help