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LIR10 Assignment FOUR Name ______

DUE (in class or in the class box): Friday, October 21

20 points

Searching and Recording
Subscription Databases and the Internet

PART 1: Searching Subscription Databases

You will use the subscription database: Expanded Academic Index ASAP at the JC library to locate the following NEWSPAPER ARTICLE and SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLE: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb/

Information Source #1: FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:

1.  Locate Expanded Academic ASAP Index in the subscription database list and click On Campus (if you’re at the JC) or Off Campus (plus your PIN) to enter the index.

2.  Click on Keyword Search in the left side bar.

3.  Type the following boolean search statement into the search box (make sure you type it EXACTLY):
”avian flu” AND epidemic

4.  Locate the article entitled: A Nightmare Scenario by Mortimer B. Zuckerman in the US News & World Report.

5.  Write a correct bibliographic citation for this article in MLA format in the box below. Remember to pay attention to indentation and to use the right format for citations from databases. If you need to you can refer to the handout: MLA Citation Examples: Electronic Databases (p. 41 in the Class Reader).

Citation (write neatly or type):
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NOW TURN TO PAGE 2

Information Source #1: FULL-TEXT JOURNAL article:

1.  Locate Expanded Academic ASAP Index in the subscription database list and click On Campus (if you’re at the JC) or Off Campus (plus your PIN) to enter the index.

2.  Click on Keyword Search in the left side bar.

3.  Click in the squares under the words Limit the current search to select “full-text” and “refereed publications”

4.  Type the following boolean search statement into the search box (make sure you type it EXACTLY):
"video games"AND violence

5.  Locate the article entitled: Do Video Games Lead to Violent Behavior in Children? by Anne D. Walling in theAmerican Family Physician.

6.  Write a correct bibliographic citation for this article in MLA format in the box below. Remember to pay attention to indentation and the right format for citations from databases. If you need to you can refer to the handout: MLA Citation Examples: Electronic Databases (p. 41 in the Class Reader).

Citation (write neatly or type):
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NOW TURN TO PAGE 3

Part 2: Searching the Internet

Select ONE Internet search engine from the Infopeople’s best search engine chart (p. 23 in the class reader): http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html.

You will need to locate ONE WEB SITE ARTICLE on your final project topic:

Web site Article:

1.  What is your search statement. You must have a phrase (two or more words in quotes) and another word (e.g., +“supreme court” +nominations).
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2.  Which search engine did you select ______

3.  Why did you select that particular search engine (be specific)? ______
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4.  What is the EXACT web address of the article you found? ______
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Please write a correct bibliographic citation for this source in MLA format (including indents) in the box below. Refer to the World Wide Web section of the MLA handout on p. 41 of your Class Reader.

Citation (write neatly or type):
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Explain briefly why you think this article is credible and relevant to your final project research:
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