Searching for Books and Checking them out
How do I search in CONSORT
for books?
- exact phrase searching using words or keywords
- second language acquisition
- syllabic writing systems
- boolean searching using words or keywords
- AND (narrows) OR
(broadens)
- sociolinguistics AND
gender
- syntax AND preterite
- syntax OR
grammar
- translation OR
transcription
- Subject headings and other controlled
vocabulary (see examples)
Ohio5 Information
Literacy Tutorial on Search Strategies
How do I
check out books or request them?
How long does it take to get books not held by Kenyon?
Consort and OhioLINK Books--2-3 working days
How long can I check
them out?
How many books can I check out?
No limit to number of books.
Can I find a summary or review of the book before I request it
(online abstracts and books reviews in journals)?
Not all books are reviewed, and not all bibliographic databases contain
summaries. However, please be aware that:
Many recent books in CONSORT
have table of contents notes, and so list titles which should help you
determine if a book will be useful
Book Review Index, Book Review Digest, the Index
to Journal Articles, and any of the ISI
Citation Indexes are places to check if a book has been reviewed
and in what publications. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe also
allows you to search news/arts and sports, and book reviews that appear
in major newspapers (e.g. New York Times Book Review).
Other subject-specific databases, such as the MLA Bibliography,
also allow you to search for book reviews.
Check the web for reviews, but remember that the publisher's sites
and book seller's sites are commercial in nature, and write their reviews
to sell copies.
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