Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Hello! Here are the latest reference questions from the Moffitt and ENVI desks at Berkeley, as well as from chat reference:
  • I'm looking for fiction in Moffitt Library. (Sent to the PS35xxs to browse, after talking about the way fiction is cataloged in academic libraries.)
  • I'm looking for articles written by Robert Alter on Hegel and Judaism. (ATLA, MLA, Philosopher's Index, RAMBI)
  • I'm looking for information about the US prison system--more specifically, who's in prison, information about wrongful convictions, trends and demographics, etc. (Statistical Abstract, Sociological Abstracts, encyclopedias, books.)
  • I'm looking for exams on reserves. (No more!)
  • I'm looking for books on social sciences and education research. I also need to know how to set up the proxy server from home.
  • I'm looking for coverage in Central or South American newspapers about Vicente Verez-Bencomo, a Cuban researcher who was barred from entry to the US for political reasons in 2003. (Searched Access World News, HAPI, LAdb, LN Academic, and the catalog by region for newspapers. Not much there! Referred to Latin American librarian.)
  • How do I find JSTOR?
  • Are there instructions for setting up the proxy server?
  • I need a book that's not on the shelf where it should be.
  • I need literary criticism of The Great Gatsby.
  • I need books about the concept of utopia in literature.
  • I need help with APA style and using Refworks.
  • Where are the HTs in the library? (Map)
  • Where can I watch this DVD? (Media Resource Center)
  • How can I print a whole JSTOR article, rather than just one page at a time? (Native print option)
  • I'm looking for information about how developing countries with ethnic/religious/cultural schisms and civil wars have drawn from the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, and particularly from the Palestinian experience. (PAIS, Melvyl, referred to colleague.)
  • I'm looking for a book called Russian History by George Freeze. (Catalog: Actual title a little different.)
  • I'm looking for a copy of Last Night I Dreamed of Peace. (Catalog.)
  • I'm a visitor to Berkeley. I'm looking for nutritions text books. Can I use the Berkeley public library for this, or borrow books from Berkeley? (Called BPL to get their ILL rates, and found they have a free ILL service for many books, which will probably work for this person.)