A LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SYMPOSIUM
RESEARCH ORIENTATION
Thursday June 19, 2003
10:00 am - 11:30 am
LM G45
James Madison Memorial Building
Staff of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Division offered a special orientation to
participants of the "Resourceful Women" symposium. For
those who were unable to take this class but
who would like to attend a research orientation,
reference librarians teach them regularly
throughout the year. For a schedule and registration
information, see http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/orient.html. A brief description appears below.
The "Research Orientation to the Library of Congress"
course is designed as an introduction for researchers using the
Library of Congress collections and resources. The session includes
a survey of the Library's reading rooms and collections; guidelines
on how to locate and request materials in a closed-stack library;
suggestions on how to conduct research efficiently in the Library
of Congress; instruction on how to use Library of Congress Subject
Headings and other sources for searching accurately by subject;
information on how to find published bibliographies and topical
indexes in print and automated formats; information on using the
Library's catalogs in card and online forms; procedures for finding
citations to journal articles; and an overview of automated resources,
including OCLC FirstSearch and other Internet-based subscription
services.
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