Course Materials

COURSE MATERIALS

Textbooks:
1. Walker, G. & Janes, J. (1999). Online Retrieval: A Dialog of Theory and Practice (2nd ed.). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. (To be purchased at the campus bookstore)

2. DIALOG Corporation. (2002). Dialog Lab Workbook. Thomson/Dialog (To be distributed in class).
Also available on the Web in pdf file format: http://training.dialog.com/gep/workbook/labworkbook.pdf

3. Lexis/Nexis. (1995). Learning Nexis. Dayton, OH: Reed-Elsevier. (To be distributed in class).
Available on the Web in pdf file format:
http://www.lexis-nexis.com/lncc/custserv/pdfs/business/bi0005.pdf

4. Factiva (2003). Factiva Inside-Out Guide. Dow Jones & Reuters. (to be distributed in class).
Available on the Web in pdf file format:
http://www.factiva.com/collateral/files/factivacom_insideoutguide_F1472_1103.pdf

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Web Resources and Lecture Notes:

I. Web Resources:

Following are the links that are salient for the course:

Online Vendors:
- Major Online Vendors and Their Corporate Web Sites, by Rong Tang: http://www.albany.edu/faculty/tangr/isp639/evendors.htm
- Automated System Marketplace: Year 2003; Year 2002; Year 2001
- Library Technology Guide: http://www.librarytechnology.org/
Dialog:
- Dialog Web Site: http://www.dialog.com/
- Dialog classic: http://www.dialogclassic.com/
- Dialog Bluesheets: http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/
- Dialog database catalogue: http://support.dialog.com/publications/dbcat/
- Dialog Training Center: http://training.dialog.com/
- Dialog Pricing: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/mar02/bates.htm
Lexis/Nexis
- Lexis/Nexis Home Page: http://www.lexis-nexis.com/lncc/
- Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe: http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe
- Lexis/Nexis Knowledge Base: http://support.lexis-nexis.com/online/RecordList.asp?ArticleType=Basics
- Lexis.com and Nexis.com: http://www.nexis.com/
Factiva
- Factiva Home Page: www.factiva.com
- Factiva Log in: https://global.factiva.com/factivalogin/login.asp
- Factiva Learning Program: http://www.factiva.com/learning/learning.asp?node=menuElem1526
Electronic Databases and Indexes at Catholic University:
- The list of databases (arranged alphabetically): http://metalib.wrlc.org/V?func=find-0&list_type=HOME&func=login=guest-CU
- E-Journal Title finder: http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/ejournals/searchform.html
Web Search Tools:
- 2001 Search Engine Watch Awards http://searchenginewatch.com/awards/2001-winners.html ;
  Search Engine Showdown
Magazines by Information Today, Inc.:
- Information Today, http://www.infotoday.com/it/itnew.htm
- Online, http://www.infotoday.com/online/default.htm
- Computers in Libraries, http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/ciltop.htm
- Searchers http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/default.htm

II. Lecture Notes and WebCT Course Page

For each class session, the lecture notes (produced in PowerPoint format) are made available for your review. All the lecture notes are stored in the WebCT course page and in folders identified by the session headings and content titles.

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