In almost every coursework you take while studying in a university, you will be required to submit some academic papers that may involve researching for various types of library resources. Knowing what it means by book collection, GIS, or periodicals can help you save time in locating the materials you want. To better prepare you for the academic demands of higher education in the U.S., these activities are designed to expose you to authentic experience through video clips showing a newly-admitted international student asking a staff at the Information Desk regarding various types of library resources she found on her search list. Sequence: Click on each box to explore the activities in the order as shown.
Books collection is the library's primary collection that houses printed materials available for general use. These books, including other circulating books at most college and university libraries across the U.S., are organized according to the call number system known as the Library of Congress Classification.
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GIS stands for Government Information Services. GIS collection at Cal State L.A. library provides publications in various formats from the United States government to the California State government. GIS collection covers various fields of subjects; such as, politics, business, law, education, citizenship and immigration, federal grants and fellowships, etc. Usually, hundreds of new documents are added to the collections every week.
Most U.S. university libraries maintain their complete set of all Masters theses written by students who received the degrees from the institutions in their Theses collection.
Periodicals collection at Cal State L.A. library are organized using Periodicals Index, which is available in both a print format and online databases. Both index formats are searchable by subject, author, title, or publication's title. In addition, periodicals materials at most libraries are broadly organized as current and older issues. The current issues are usually shelved on magazine-type racks while older issues would be bound into volumes.
Electronic books or 'e-Books' are part of the library electronic collection, which also includes periodicals, magazines and newspaper titles. e-Books can be searched from the library databases similar to searching for other types of materials. Have you read any electronic books before? If so, how do you like it? What do you think are its benefits and/or drawbacks?
Not only that the library provides books, periodicals, or electronic format of materials, there are other types of useful resources that everyone can take advantage from; such as, Atlas collection, Juvenile collection for children, Music & Media collection, including Special collection which carries rare, expensive, and/or unusual Library materials.
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