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 career search in PowerSearch and Learning Express Library online databases to find reputable sources 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
4 How to Locate Books & AV Materials
Display Detailed Catalog Record 5 Information on the library location, call number, and the availability of the book in the library Click on the subject to display items on the same topic.
6 Display Items on the Same Topic
7 Limit the Results to Videos in GoCat
8 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.
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10 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
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12 Cross References that will lead you to more sources
13 Cross References that will lead you to more sources
14 Works Cited Diritsky, Irene L. “Green Careers and the Community College: Embrace the Possibility.” Adult Learning 25.2 (2014): 69+. Psychology Collection. Web. 4 Sep Copy the needed part and paste it in a MS Word Document. Tweak the Citation as needed.
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16 Log in or register Introducing Learning Express Library
Creating Your Portfolio/Account 17
Enter a topic of interest or select all or a specific learning center. View the Online Tutorials Choose a center to browse Conducting a Search LEL 18
Career Center Resources from Career Center 19
20 Career Center Learning Express Library Career Center from Learning Express Library
21 Career Center Learning Express Library Career Center from Learning Express Library
Permalink from GoElectronic and Other Databases from EBSCO Career Center Learning Express Library Career Center from Learning Express Library 22
23 Career Center Learning Express Library Career Center from Learning Express Library
24 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 career search in PowerSearch or Learning Express Library to find reputable sources? 5.How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style? Library