PROFESSOR SARAH COHN
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
October 30, 2025
RESEARCH
INTRODUCTION
TO
AGENDA
Review
Search strategies
Library databases
Getting help
TODAY'S
REVIEW
10/7
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Intro to Libraries
- Locations, getting help, study rooms, textbooks, printing, borrowing & visiting other CUNY libraries
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Evaluating Sources
- Questions to ask of the information we find
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Library Databases
- Quick look into Gale Literature, OneSearch
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MLA Citations
- Why do we cite? How do we cite?
STRATEGIES
SEARCH
Full Sentence Searches
How are gender roles subverted in The Little Mermaid?
use AND to connect terms
combining different terms = different results
little mermaid AND gender roles
little mermaid AND gender roles AND subvert
little mermaid gender roles subvert
use "..." for titles or names
"little mermaid"
"Margaret Atwood"
use database filters to narrow or change your search
DATABASES
LIBRARY
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OneSearch
- Books (print and electronic), scholarly articles
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Gale Literature
- Scholarly articles, encyclopedia entries, book reviews
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Humanities Source
- Scholarly articles
library.ccny.cuny.edu
OneSearch
Databases
- Access to all 200+ databases at CCNY
- Alphabetical or filter by subject
- Disciplinary databases for narrower/more specific searching
- Find print books, ebooks, & scholarly articles
- Casts a wide net--multidisciplinary
HELP
GETTING
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 10am-4pm