Reference Resources

Instruction Resources

Meebo Chat Instructions
Meebo Instructions - PDF format

Staten Island Advance Archive
http://nl.newsbank.com/sites/siab

Staten Island Community Statistics (including health, labor, demographic, etc.)
http://www.wagner.edu/library/community

Online Library Catalogs in NYC Area
http://www.manhattan.edu/library/opacs.html

NYPL Databases
http://www.nypl.org/databases/index.cfm?act=2&j=home
Literature Resource Center, Books in Print, etc.
For those with NYPL Library Cards.

UMI Dissertation Express (for purchase)
http://wwwlib.umi.com/dxweb/search
also see WorldCat to keyword search for dissertations (some can be acquired through ILL)

SmartLab Calendar
http://calendar.yahoo.com/horrmannlibrary

Intro to Library Resources (updated 2.29.08)
(PowerPoint presentation)
Designed for LCs: Presents searching WagCat, Academic Search Premier, and JSTOR, including screen prints and views of full text html and pdf articles, using Journal List, citation management tools, and library hours.
For use if wireless network is down.
Download and keep on your flash drive; a copy will be kept on the Reference Desk flash drive as well.

Intro to Business Resources (updated 2.29.08)
(PowerPoint presentation)
Presents searching WagCat, Business & Company Resource Center, Business Source Premier, ProQuest Newspapers, including screen prints and views of full text html and pdf articles, using Journal List, citation management tools, and library hours.
For use if wireless network is down.
Download and keep on your flash drive; a copy will be kept on the Reference Desk flash drive as well.

Professional Organizations

WALDO
http://www.waldolib.org/index.html

METRO (Metropolitan NY Library Council)
http://metro.org/

ACRL (ALA)
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/index.cfm

Do you have suggestions for resources that would be useful to our librarians? Email Cathy catherine.perkins@wagner.edu