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ENG 110: Locating Information Sources

ENG 110: Locating Information Sources. Pace University Library http://www.pace.edu/library. What we will cover in today’s class. UNV 101 review Finding books (the Pace Library Catalog) Finding articles (Pace Library Databases) Annotated Bibliographies Citing research sources.

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ENG 110: Locating Information Sources

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  1. ENG 110: Locating Information Sources Pace University Library http://www.pace.edu/library

  2. What we will cover in today’s class • UNV 101 review • Finding books (the Pace Library Catalog) • Finding articles (Pace Library Databases) • Annotated Bibliographies • Citing research sources

  3. UNV 101 Review • How many of you completed the UNV 101 orientation? • Questions? Comments? • How does today’s session relate?

  4. Finding Books • To find books on your topic, use the Pace Library Catalog. • The Catalog tells you what the Pace Library owns and where to go to find it. • Request books from within the Pace Library system, and from Connect NY libraries.

  5. Exercise: Find a Book • The Pace Library Catalog is accessible from the Library home page. • http://www.pace.edu/library • Click on Catalog • Click on Keyword • Enter words or phrases that describe your research topic.

  6. Finding Articles • To find articles in magazines, newspapers or journals, use a library database. • Databases are collections of citations, abstracts and sometimes full text articles. • Some are specific to a certain discipline, while some are general or interdisciplinary.

  7. Library Databases vs. Web Search Engines Database • $ - need your library barcode to access off campus • Articles, book chapters, books • Systematically organized Search Engine • Free with Internet access • Virtually every kind of content imaginable, including advertisements, sales sites, articles, book chapters, books • Not centrally organized

  8. Exercise: Find an Article • Library databases are available from the library home page. http://www.pace.edu/library • Click on Databases • Recommended Databases: • Academic Search Premier • Research Library

  9. Annotated bibliographies • Help… How Do I? … Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. • Correct MLA format for the citation • Paragraph including your description and analysis of the item • Include theme and scope of the work, information on the author, the intended audience, and how the item will be used in your paper.

  10. MLA Citation Style • Used in academic papers to tell your reader about the sources that you used. • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers – Seventh Edition • At Reference Desk or REF LB 2369 .G53 2009 • Library Home Page: Help • How do I… Cite Resources? • Bedford Handbook Online • MLA website: http://www.mla.org • http://www.mla.org/style_faq for answers to questions

  11. Database Article Citation Style • Author(s). “Item Title.” Journal Title . volume number. issue number (if available). (Date): Page number range. Database name. Web. Access date. <URL>. • Tolson, Nancy. “Making Books Available: The Role of Early Libraries, Librarians, and Booksellers in the Promotion of African American Children’s Literature.” African American Review32.1 (1998): 9-16. JSTOR. Web. 5 May 2009. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/3042263>.

  12. Good Luck with your Research! Try our Chat Ref Service! Mortola Library Reference Desk (914) 773-3505 http://www.pace.edu/library

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