1 Find Books & Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

2 Student Learning Outcome 1.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 2.Understand the functions of the library catalog and online databases 3.Be able to find books on selected topics in the library catalog 4.Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, and PowerSearch to find peer- reviewed, academic research articles 5.Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA style Library

3 Library’s Home Page: Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials

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5 Find Books on Your Topic

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9 Library’s Home Page: Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

How to Find Academic Journal Articles? Topics Select hot topics on social issues from online databases such as CQ Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints Search Evaluate Conduct Boolean logic Keyword search in PowerSearch Limit to full-text and peer-reviewed publications Select and evaluate retrieved journal articles Save Cite Have the full-text article printed or ed or read for you Use the Citation Tool to cite the sources and tweak the citations with MLA citation guide 10

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15 Works Cited Jost, Kenneth. “Gun Violence.” CQ Researcher (2007): Web. 4 Oct To be tweaked as the following

16 Click on issues to select a hot topic

17 Click on the drop –down arrow to select a category

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21 To be tweaked as the following Works Cited “An Updated Background Check System Will Help Prevent Gun Violence.” Guns and Crime. Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven, Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 4 Oct

22 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

23 1.Click on the title link to display the full-text article 2.Evaluate the sources to see whether they are well-written, scholarly publications with insights that would help you build your argument or statement 3.“Word Count” serves as a clue that the articles are lengthy research articles

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26 To be tweaked as the following Works Cited Gorovitz, Eric, and Michael A. Rodriguez. “The Politics and Prevention of Gun Violence.” The Western Journal of Medicine Nov. 1999: General OneFile. Web. 4 Oct Works Cited Gorovitz, Eric, and Michael A. Rodriguez. “The Politics and Prevention of Gun Violence.” The Western Journal of Medicine Nov. 1999: General OneFile. Web. 4 Oct

27 Student Gauging Your Learning Outcome 1.How to log on to the library’s catalog and subscription online Databases on and off the campus? 2.What are the functions of the library catalog and online databases? 3.How to search for books from the library catalog? 4.How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, and PowerSearch to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles? 5.How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style? Library