WRIT 120: Workshop for Multilingual Writers (BMC)

A one paragraph summary of a book or journal article.

A bibliography is a list of citations to the resources used for research. Bibliographies are usually located at the end of a book, article, or research paper. When submitting your own work, it is almost always necessary to include a bibliography of the resources you used for research. A bibliography can also refer to a collection of information sources on a specific topic that is published as a book.

Borrowing Beyond the Tri-Co is a tab on Tripod that you can use to get to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and E-ZBorrow, two ways to borrow books, DVDs, or articles and chapters not owned by Bryn Mawr, Haverford, or Swarthmore. You can also submit article requests using the FindIt button and your name and the barcode on the front of your OneCard.

A citation is a reference to a book, magazine or journal article, or other work containing all the information necessary to identify and locate that work. A citation to a book includes its author's name, title, publisher, place of publication, and date of publication. There are many different citation format styles; examples include the MLA style, the Chicago style, the APA style. Ask your professor to find out what style is used in your discipline.

A citation manager is a type of software that can help you organize your citations for your research. Using a citation manager, you can store, retrieve, edit, and organize citations, and you can use it to create your bibliography. Examples of citation managers are EasyBib, RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero.

The FindIt button appears in the library databases when Bryn Mawr doesn't own a book, a journal, or have access to them online. You can submit a request to get the article emailed to you through Interlibrary Loan by pressing the FindIt button, which will open up a form with the article or book's title. Make sure the citation has all the information, like the chapter or article that you need, and enter in your name and the barcode on the front of your OneCard before submitting the form.

Full-text refers to a complete electronic copy of a resource, usually an article, that can be viewed on a computer. Many of the Library's databases provide full-text articles.

A periodical index is a list of bibliographic citations of articles in magazines or journals. It can be used to help find articles on specific topics. A book index is an alphabetical list of important topics with the pages listed from the full contents of the book.

Academic publications with reports on recent studies and/or scholarly essays that are printed on a regular basis and are referred to as periodicals or journals. Journals often have both volumes and issues. If you're not sure how to understand a citation, please ask your professor or a librarian.

You can request that a book or journal issue be sent to any Bryn Mawr library from Haverford, Swarthmore, or the off-site storage facility by using the Request button at the bottom of a Tripod record. You will be notified when it is ready to be picked up through email, and you can check it out by asking for it at the Circulation Desk at the library. If the book or issue is already checked out to another patron, you can recall it from them using the request button as well, and you will be notified when it is ready for pickup.

The shelves that hold the circulating library books are referred to as the ‘stacks.’ You will need a call number to locate the book or item in the stacks.

The Tri-Co library catalog -- not to be confused with the multimedia equipment tripod.

A call number is a group of letters and/or numbers that identifies a specific item in a library and provides a way for organizing library materials. Most college libraries in the United States use the Library of Congress Call Number System. Here's an example of a call number: LB1025.2 .N456 1998. Call numbers are usually located on the spine of a book. You need to know the call number in order to find the item on the shelf.

To "check out" a library item means to borrow that item for a fixed period of time. Check-out periods vary, but you can always check the due dates by logging into your account in Tripod. Go to the Circulation Desk at any of the Bryn Mawr Libraries to check out an item.

The front desk of each library where you can pick up and check out books, ask for help finding books, and ask questions about your library account.

The due date for an item is the date before which library materials on loan should be returned or renewed. Materials not returned or renewed by designated due date may sometimes be subject to fines or loss of borrowing privileges.

The FindIt button appears in the library databases when Bryn Mawr doesn't own a book, a journal, or have access to them online. You can submit a request to get the article emailed to you through Interlibrary Loan by pressing the FindIt button, which will open up a form with the article or book's title. Make sure the citation has all the information, like the chapter or article that you need, and enter in your name and the barcode on the front of your OneCard before submitting the form.

This term refers to the length of time library materials may be borrowed.

Off Campus Access allows you to log in using your Bryn Mawr username and password so that you can access all library services like e-books, e-journals, and databases from anywhere.

Overdue means that an item that you've checked out is late for return, or, in other words, past its due date. You cannot renew an overdue item if someone else has requested it.

Recalls happen when a patron requests an item that has already been checked out by another patron. If an item you have borrowed is recalled, the due date will be moved forward to four days from the day it was recalled, unless it is a book that you have had less than two weeks. Keeping recalled items past their new due date will cause your library account to blocked.

Renew is a service which allows you to extend the loan period for the book that you have checked out unless another user has requested the book. You can renew your books by logging in to Tripod, viewing your checked out items, and selecting renew.

You can request that a book or journal issue be sent to any Bryn Mawr library from Haverford, Swarthmore, or the off-site storage facility by using the Request button at the bottom of a Tripod record. You will be notified when it is ready to be picked up through email, and you can check it out by asking for it at the Circulation Desk at the library. If the book or issue is already checked out to another patron, you can recall it from them using the request button as well, and you will be notified when it is ready for pickup.

Materials set aside by professors for required reading, viewing, or listening by students as part of their coursework. Articles are available electronically on the course's Moodle site, but other materials such as books, videos and CDs can be borrowed for short periods of time from the Circulation Desk.

The shelves that hold the circulating library books are referred to as the ‘stacks.’ A user will need a call number, the number listed both in the book’s record in the Library Catalog and on the spine of the book itself, to locate the volume in the stacks.

The front desk of each library where you can pick up and check out books, ask for help finding books, and ask questions about your library account.

The desk in Canaday Library where you can get help with your computer, password, and most other technology. This is the marble desk to the right inside the front door of Canaday.

The office in Canaday Library where you can talk to a librarian to get help with your research. The Research Help Office is between the Help Desk and the elevator. In Carpenter and Collier libraries, ask at the Circulation Desk to speak with a librarian.

The shortened name for the Tri-College Consortium, which is the term the college uses for Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Students will see this term for any events or policies that cross all three schools.