In the library, we have a sense of research trends among students based on what they are using in the library collections. If you see me running across the fields between building 10 and the library trailers behind the baseball field, then it's probably because I am fetching books that someone requested.
I usually run to and from the trailers because I am excited to fill student requests, and because I know we are all working on a tight schedule, which means students need resources as soon as possible.
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| City Park campus with Library and Trailers marked |
In the last week we had two particular requests that caught my attention, because they indicate that someone is taking a topic seriously by doing some real research. One person requested a handful of books on life in ancient Rome:
The other person submitted a request for books on Andrew Jackson and Native Americans:
For me, there is nothing nicer than to see students taking the time to do some careful research and reading. I salute the students who requested these books. To find them, or others like them, all one needs to do is search in the library Catalog. While the catalog also includes links to ebooks and electronic journals in the collection, one could search the Databases as well for additional resources in electronic format.
If one searches the database Ebsco Discovery Service, it will search the library catalog and the databases simultaneously. Today, these kinds of resources are unquestionably the easiest, most effective way to do research in the digital millennium.
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