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Find Books & Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy. Library. Student Learning Outcome
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Find Books & Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
Library Student Learning Outcome • Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and search the library catalog and the subscription online Databases on and off the campus • Understand the functions of the library catalog and online databases • Be able to find books on selected topics in the library catalog • Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, and PowerSearch to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles • Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA style
Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles. Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
To be tweaked as the following References Jost, K. (2007, May 25). Gun violence. CQ Researcher, 17(20), 457-480. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
To be tweaked as the following References An updated background check system will help prevent gun violence. (2012). In C. Watkins (Ed.), Guns and crime. Detroit: Greenhaven. Retrieved from Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context.
Boolean Logic Keyword Search in PowerSearch • Conduct an Effective Keyword Search • Identify keywords or phrase for the search • Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together in needed • Limit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications before clicking on the search button
Click on the title link to display the full-text article Evaluate the sources to see whether they are well-written, scholarly publications with insights that would help you build your argument or statement “Word Count” serves as a clue that the articles are lengthy research articles
To be tweaked as the following References Gorovitz, E., & Rodriguez, M. A. (1999, Nov.). The politics and prevention of gun violence. The Western Journal of Medicine ,296+.
To be tweaked as the following: References Berry, E. (2003). “Practice” approaches and the ethnography of communication: Investigating for the possibility of a mutually beneficial relationship. The Qualitative Report, 8(4), 640+.
Library Student Gauging Your Learning Outcome • How to log on to the library’s catalog and subscription online Databases on and off the campus? • What are the functions of the library catalog and online databases? • How to search for books from the library catalog? • How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, and PowerSearch to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles? • How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA Style?