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1 Introduction to the Library’s Online Catalog and Online Databases Dr. Jun Wang Principal Librarian Professor of Library and Information Studies 1

2 2 Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials

3 3 Click on the title to display the item info Conduct a keyword Search in GoCat to find books and AV materials

4 4 Display Detailed Record from GoCat

5 5 Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu Click here to conduct a database search to find opposing viewpoints articles. Introduction to Opposing Viewpoints in Context

6 6 Click Browse Issues to find a list of controversial issues Click hot issues under the following categories

7 7 Choose a Hot Topic from Opposing Viewpoints in Context Click on the topic

8 8 Display Information on Your Topic Objective Topic Overview

9 9 Display the Objective Topic Overview

10 10 Display & Tweak the Citation in MLA Style References Air pollution. (2015). Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context.

11 11 Display a Viewpoint Article

12 12 Tweak the Citation from Citation Tool in MLA Style References Foxman, A., & Silverman, C (2011). Social networking sites can be forums for cyberbullying. In S. Kiesbye (Ed.), At Issue: Are Social Networking Sites Harmful? Detroit: Greenhaven Press.

13 13 Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu 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. “Social Justice Issues”

14 14 Display the Detailed Record and APA Citation Using the Citation Tool from GoElectronic Meta Database

15 15 Find Citation Tool from a Detailed Record in GoElectronic Meta Database

16 16 Find Citation Tool from the Full-Text Article in GoElectronic Meta Database

17 References Dilworth-Anderson, P., Pierre, G., & Hilliard, T. S. (2012). Social justice, health disparities, and culture in the care of the elderly. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 40(1), 26-32. 17 Copy and paste the citation in your Works Cited page of your paper and tweak it using the APA Citation Guide at. Find and Tweak the Embedded MLA Citation from GoElectronic Meta Database

18 Gauging Your Learning Outcome 1.How to log on to SJDC library’s online databases on and off campus? 2.How to browse full-text periodicals online? 3.How to find hot topics from Opposing Viewpoints in Context? 4.How to conduct a keyword/phrase search on a chosen topic in Opposing Viewpoints in Context and GoElectronic to find academic research articles from journals? 5.How to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that are pertinent to your topic and save or e-mail or print the sources? 6.Having chosen a topic, would you be able to cite and tweak your retrieved sources in APA style? 7.Where can you go to find the Citation Guides? 18 Student Library


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