Conference proceedings are notoriously
difficult to find, but are a valuable asset to
scholarly research. Conference proceedings
are the latest information in a field
coming directly from collaboration of scientists
at conferences and frequently contain
information not yet published in the journal
literature. They are called ‘grey literature’
because they are so difficult to find. This is
due to the different ways conference
proceedings are cataloged and indexed by
libraries and online databases.
When you have a conference proceedings
citation, use different methods to locate the
item. First, try searching for the actual title
of the conference in Blais. If that proves unsuccessful, try searching for the series title,
which is usually something like,
“Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Intelligent
Systems”. No luck? Try searching
for the author or editor. This could be a
person’s name, but it could also be the
publishing conference body, such as
“International Conference on Computers
and Communications.” If this is not working,
try looking in WorldCat, a database of
item records from libraries all over the
world. You can then request the item
through Inter-Library loan. Still no luck?
Track down your favorite local librarian
from the list of subject specialists under
the ‘Need Help?’ ‘Ask a Librarian’
section of the Libraries’ web page.
- Jezmynne Amergin, Sprague Librarian
FINDING CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
THE GREY LITERATURE OF SCIENCE
CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE LIBRARIES
Pearl S. Buck: Cultural Bridge
across Two Nations
Denison Library
10/28/04 - 1/29/ 05
Discover the life of a renowned
Nobel Prize winning novelist and
humanitarian.
A prolific author of many novels, she is best known for her book The Good Earth, which portrays the life of a Chinese peasant family in the 1920s. Books, letters, and photographs from the life of Pearl Buck are on display.
DECEMBER 2004
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3
TAKE A BREAK
AT HONNOLD/MUDD
It is that stressful time of
year again, so why not
take a study break with
us? Join us for food and
get help with your
research from a librarian.
Coffee, Hot Cider, Doughnuts and a
Librarian
Founders Room, H/M Library
12/10, Fri 8 - 10 pm
12/11, Sat 8 - 10 pm
12/12, Sun 10 pm - midnight
12/13, Mon 10pm - midnight
Pizza Break
Entrance, H/M Library
12/12, Sun 11 pm
12/13, Mon 11 pm
graffiti
FROM THE ARCHIVES :
THE FLOOD OF 1938
THE LIBRARIES OF THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES
The “Broom Brigade”, wearing shorts
and shower caps, take a look around
outside Honnold Gate. Mud spattered
and drenched, Scripps students swept
waters out of dormitories and carried
belongings to higher ground. Pomona
and Scripps College each suffered significant
flood damage.
- Kelley Wolfe, Denison Reference Librarian
Learning How to Act: 200 Years of Advice to Actors
from the Philbrick Collection
Honnold Library, 2nd Floor
10/25/04 - 1/28/05
Advice books written by professional
and popular actors have always been
in vogue and provide both entertaining
and provocative glimpses into the
history of the theater. An important
segment of the Philbrick Library of
Dramatic Literature and Theater History is a collection of books on acting technique and advice to actors from the 18th - 20th centuries that record the growing professionalisation of acting and its teaching.
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