DHE 507: Graduate Seminar

Current Awareness

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Ingenta Register and receive notifications of new issues and their content. You can also create "search alerts" and receive notifications if articles match searches you've registered.

Keeping Current with Research . Information about EndNote and other ibliographic management software, RSS feeds, and more.

Standards

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Current standards are in the reference collection on the main floor of Valley Library.

ANSI (American National Standards Institute): TA368.A48

ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials): TA401.A46

The Library purchases individual standards from other organizations (for example, ISO). Search for these by keyword and "ISO" in the library catalog.

For more information on finding standards in the Standards Research Guide .

Databases--Consumer Behavior

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Academic Search Premier

Business Source Premier

Sociological Abstracts

Psychological & Behavioral Sciences

PsycInfo (psychology)

Dissertations and Theses

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Scholar'sArchive : Electronic copies of OSU theses and dissertations. 2007 - present.

Dissertation Abstracts Dissertations and Masters Theses completed at US institutions. If you find a dissertation you're interested in, use ILL to request it. Be aware, though, that not all libraries will lend them. If you can't borrow a dissertation from another library, you can purchase a copy from Proquest/UMI.

Research Databases

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Use to find articles in academic journals. Your research interest determines the database that will be most useful to you.

Academic Search Premier All subjects. Includes magazines as well as academic journals.

Lexis/Nexis Academic and BusinessSource Premier Trade and business publications

Art Index Fashion, textile design

Web of Science Includes Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index. Search for topics or cited references.

SciFinder Scholar Textile chemistry. Download software on your computer or use a computer at Valley Library.

Databases--Interiors & Housing

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Use a research database to find articles in magazines and academic journals. Your research interest will determine which of these databases will be most useful to you.

Academic Search Premier All subjects
Ageline Design and housing for older populations

Trade Publications & Business

LexisNexis Academic

Interior Design

Art Index

Housing

Sociological Abstracts

Research Databases

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Use for finding articles in trade publications, magazines, and academic journals.

Academic Search Premier

Business Source Premier

LexisNexis Academic/Business Select business/sources/industry to access trade publications in retail or clothing industry.

Workshops and other events

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Keeping Up: A Workshop Series

Literature Reviews
EndNote
Zotero citation management

Graduate Student Open Houses

Willamette East & West Seminar Rooms, 3rd floor, Valley Library

Sciences: October 14, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Social Sciences & Humanities: October 16, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Subject Librarian

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Loretta Rielly

Find Books: Catalogs

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OSU Libraries Catalog

Summit (Orbis Cascades) Catalog
Academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. Request books not at OSU (or checked out) and have them sent here in 3-4 working days

Suggest books you'd like the library to purchase.

Borrowing from other libraries

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Books:

First see if a book is available through Summit. If it's not, request it through WorldCat.

Articles in journals:

Request through InterLibrary Loan. Articles are delivered electronically, so the turnaround time is often 24 hours or less but may take up to 5 working days.