Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | Locating Books: FAQs  
Locating Articles | Acquiring Articles | Citing Sources

SELECTED ENCYCLOPEDIAS, STATISTICAL HANDBOOKS, etc.

REF HA 42 .I56 2006 - International Marketing Data and Statistics
REF HA12.5 .U63 - Statistical Yearbook [United Nations]
REF HC10 .W7979 - World Economic Outlook; a Survey by the Staff
   of the International Monetary Fund
REF HC 59.7 .W659 - World Development Reports  [The World Bank]
REF HC15 .W67 2002 - Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies

LOCATING BOOKS:

NOTE: All books available for borrowing are currently located on the second floor of the library.

What is the HELIN library catalog? The HELIN catalog displays book listings and other types of materials for the Higher Education Library Information Network.The HELIN consortium consists of Providence College and the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University, Johnson and Wales University, Bryant College and the Community College of Rhode Island. The online catalog includes materials owned by eight of the nine academic libraries (Brown University’s collection is not reflected in the HELIN online catalog; please see below), as well as materials owned by the two affiliate libraries: the Dominican House of Studies and the Association of Rhode Island Health Sciences Libraries (ARIHSL).

What is the InRhode library catalog ? The InRhode catalog displays 4.7 million listings
for books and other types of materials for the nine academic libraries in the Higher Education Library Information Network.
Providence College users may borrow titles online from
Brown University if no other HELIN library has the title.

What is a HELIN Request? Books not available at PC but listed in the HELIN catalog may be requested directly using the computer. Look for the slate blue button labeled HELIN Request at the top of the computer screen. When this button is selected, screens that follow will ask for the name and barcode of a HELIN library user. The barcode is located on the reverse of the Providence College Identification Card. The book requested will usually be delivered to PC within 48 hours.

Why should you perform a KEYWORD search? The HELIN catalog system will search for desired term(s) in the titles of books as well as in any supplementary material provided in the record. Searching KEYWORD results should produce some relevant results. Relevant records may be examined to find the official SUBJECT headings assigned to the record.

Why should you perform a SUBJECT search? A SUBJECT search ensures that material has been gathered that is truly related. Catalogers have assigned standardized subject terms to books and other records with similar content. The vocabulary is controlled and helps to focus the search.

LOCATING ARTICLES IN ELECTRONIC DATABASES:

ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER: This EBSCO database indexes major popular and scholarly magazines and journals in all subject areas. The full text of articles from over 4,600 titles is included. This is a good database to begin a research project on almost any topic; however, it may be necessary to supplement what is found here with searches in more specialized databases.

ISI EMERGING MARKETS : Internet Securities, Inc. uses more than 4400 world sources to provide current news, legal and political information, company/industry information and macroeconomic statistics and forecasts for markets in the primarily emerging areas of Europe, Latin America and Asia.

ABI/INFORM GLOBAL : Index of business and management articles. Contains many full text articles.

PAIS INTERNATIONAL: This database indexes magazine and journal articles, books, government documents, Internet sites and other sources in the broad field of public affairs from 1972 to the present. Very brief abstracts (summaries) of most articles are included.

LEXIS-NEXIS ACADEMIC: In addition to legal text and cases, this database offers country profiles in its Reference library and world news text in the News library.

  ACQUIRING JOURNAL ARTICLES:

• Look for links to full text within each database that you search.
• Choose to restrict Your Search to the Journals/Magazines/Newspapers  in the HELIN catalog.
• Re: Print Copies.
  Providence College stores the most recent 5 years on the Main Level
  The next 10 years are stored on the second level.
  Journals prior to 1981 are stored in the basement.
• Re: Electronic Copies. The catalog now links to all the electronic journal subscriptions.
• Complete an Interlibrary Loan Form

Select Internet Sources:

Library of Congress Country Studies
World Bank Group - Country Data and Statistics
World Factbook [CIA]
UK: Countries

Citing Sources

Revised 6 October 2006
Adapted for the Web by: Connie Cameron, Reference Librarian, 19 January 2004