This assignment was designed to test, refresh, and acquaint you with the University Libraries and some of its resources prior to a library research session. Please feel free to ask for assistance .

Library Home Page: http://www.lib.vt.edu

Submit electronically to . Due Monday, September 30, 2002 at 5:00 pm.

Please answer the following questions and include all pertinent information such as but not limited to URL, date of publication, author(s), title, and call number.

  1. What is the title and call number for the book that author Ralph Rowland Young wrote about requirements practices? What is the status of the book? What can you do if it is checked out and you need it right away?
  1. Check the full record box on the record from question 1. List the two subjects related to Young’s book found in the record. How can these help you with your research?
  1. When searching for a subject in Addison, you are looking for a resource written or produced about someone or something. Find and record the call number, year, and title for books in the juvenile collection written about Bill Gates (Microsoft).
  1. Does the University Libraries have the video, Pirates of Silicon Valley? If so, where are the videos housed?
  1. Looking at the full record from question 4, what book was the video based on? Does the University Libraries own the book? If so, list the call number, title, and year.
  1. If the University Libraries does not own an item you are looking for, how and where might you acquire it at no charge?
  1. Addison contains records of library holdings. Please circle the item that would NOT be found in Addison.
  1. Book Titles
  2. Journal Titles
  3. Individual Journal Articles
  4. Videos
  5. Dissertations
  1. What is the URL for the Computer Science Subject Page?
  1. The University Libraries subscribes to the Annual Review in Automatic Programming. Find volume 20 and list its location.
  1. What is the title of the article on Volume 22, Issue 10, pages 987-994 in the electronic journal Computers & Operations Research? Who are the authors?
  1. Is there a map of the Newman Library? Where?
  1. Going into the ISI Web of Knowledge http://isi6.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi, using ISI Web of Science, a research database, click on FULL SEARCH, SCIENCE CITATION EXPANDED, and CITED REF SEARCH. Find and list the works where the author L Heeseok is cited.
  1. A citation database contains bibliographic information about published journal articles. Science Citation Index online (available from ISI Web of Knowledge) has coverage from 1987-the present. If you need information from additional years (1945-1997), Science Citation Index is available in print. What is the call number of the Science Citation Index (print)? Where is it located? Go browse this resource in the library. What color are the volumes covering 1974? Why might you need to use both resources in your research?
  1. Using INFOTRAC Computer Database, find the article, “A Digital Cave”(Input/Output). (Fakespace Systems' CAVE immersive visualization system). Provide a full citation. Where would you get a copy to read?
  1. Below is the record retrieved on INFOTRAC Computer Database? How can you obtain a copy of this article? List the resources and methodology you will use.

The Journal of Systems and Software, Sept 1997 v38 n3 p263 (15).

Software-Engineering Process Simulation Model (SEPS). Chi Y. Lin; Tarek Abdel-Hamid; Joseph S. Sherif.

Abstract: The introduction of Software-Engineering Process Simulation Development Model (SEPS) aims to aid managers of software project development. The tool can be utilized by managers to assess software management techniques and to formulate solutions to the technical problems of software production. The program, developed at JPL and brought about by management-related problems in the industry, uses the principles of systems dynamics.

  1. Where and how would you get an item that was placed on reserve?
  1. IEEE XPLORE http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/DynWel.jsp provides what in full text? Due to this access, is this resource a “one stop shopping” site? Why or why not.
  1. What is the ACM Digital Libraries? What is the ACM Portal? http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm?coll=portal&dl=ACM&CFID=4512529&CFTOKEN=17841140
  1. Go to INSPEC via the Library Home Page under Article Searching. Is it a full text resource? What information does it provide?
  2. List at least 3 ways you can get help in the library (online and/or in person).