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LACC LS 102: Internet Research Methods Activity 5 (12 Points)
Name:……………………………….. Date:…………………………….
Part I: Searching the Internet (2 points)
Connect to AltaVista search engine by typing www.altavista.com in the URL Box.
Type the word “recipe” in the text box and click the “Find” button.
Hint: While reviewing the results, skip the “Sponsored Matches” section and point toward the headline: “AltaVista found XXXXXX results ”.
Question 1: How many search results did you receive while searching for the term :“recipe”?
Answer 1: I received :………………………….. results.
Add the word “cheesecake” in front of the word “recipe” (be sure to leave a space between the two words), add the asterisk* sign at the end of the word “recipe” and enclose the phrase with quotation marks because you want to search for a phrase: ”cheesecake recipe*” (see the truncation and phrase searching techniques). Click the “Find” button, review the results and answer the following question:
Question 2: How many results did you receive after adding the word “cheesecake” and the truncation * to your search?
Answer 2: I received ………………………… results.
Select one of the results (an article, preferable with an author and date of last modification, not just list of links or advertisement). Answer the following questions:
Question 3: What is the title of the Web page selected by you?
Answer 3:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 4: Who wrote it?
Answer 4:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 5: When it was this page last modified (updated)?
Answer 5:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 6: What is the URL?
Answer 6:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Part II: Using Subject Directory to Locate Local Movie Showtimes (2 points)
Connect to Yahoo! By typing www.yahoo.com in the URL box.
Scroll down the page and click the “Entertainment” category.
Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √
Scroll down to the “Categories” list and choose the “Movies and Film” link
Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √
Scroll down the page and click the “Showtimes” link
Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √
Click the “Showtimes, Reviews, and Listings” link.
Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √
Locate the “Get Showtimes and Tickets ” box and enter your zip code or city name in the text box.
Wait for the browser to fully load the new page √
Choose a movie you might want to see in the near future and write down the following questions:
Question 7: What is the zip code of your neighborhood?
Answer 7:………………………………………………………………………………….…………
Question 8: What is the name of the theatre of your choice?
Answer 8:………………………………………………………………………………….…………
Question 9: What is the title of the movie of you plan to watch?
Answer 9:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 10: What are the showtimes of that movie?
Answer 10:………………………………………………………………………………….………..
Part III: Independent Internet Search (2 points)
Using Google.com, Altavista.com Yahoo.com or any other Internet search engine, conduct a search for a term of your choice, select one of the results (an article, not just list of links or advertisement) and answer the following questions:
Question 11: What was the search engine you used?
Answer 11:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 12: What was the term or phrase you searched for?
Answer 12:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 13: What is the title of the Web page you selected?
Answer13:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 14: Who is the author of this page?
Answer 14:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 15. When this Web page was created/posted or last updated/revised (newest date)?
Answer 15:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 16. What is the URL of this Web page?
Answer 16:……………………………………………………………………………………………
Part IV: Searching for Books Using the Library Online Catalog Database: (3 points)
· Open the Los Angeles City College Library Online Catalog
Hint: You can access LACC Library’s online catalog from its Homepage, URL: < www.lacc.cc.ca.us/resource/library >
· Click the “Book Search” link.
You should retrieve the “Welcome to the City College Library Online Catalog” Web page, with the search options looking similar to the miniature caption below:
Question 17: Which method of searching will you use to look for books written:
17A: By Jack London?
17B: About Jack London?
Answer 17:
17A. To look for books written by Jack London, I will use the “Search by…………………….method.
17B. To look for books written about Jack London, I will use the “Search by…………………….method.
· Choose (click) the method of searching: “Search by Subject”.
Hint: To search for information about a person, we type the last name first, followed by coma (,), space and the first name.
Next:
· Enter: “Poe, Edgar” (without the quotation marks) in the text box and press the “Enter” key or
click the “Begin Subject Search” button.
· You should retrieve the “Search Results” screen similar to the miniature caption below:
· On the results page, click the top link: “Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. ( about) (35 titles)”.
You should retrieve the listing of 35 books similar to the miniature caption below:
· Review the listings by scrolling down the page and clicking the “(next)” link if necessary.
Question 18: How many of the 35 titles with the subject “Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849” are held by LACC library?
Answer 18: Only ………. books with the subject “Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849” are held by LACC Library.
Next:
Return to the “Welcome to the City College Library Online Catalog” Web page.
Choose (click) the “Search by Author” option.
Enter “Poe, Edgar” in the text box and then press the “Enter” key or click the “Begin Author Search” button.
Question 19: From the listing of books written by Edgar Allan Poe, choose the title:
“American fiction: Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Everett Hale, Washington Irving, Francis Bret Harte, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain / [pseud.]”, review the record and answer the following:
19A: Did Edgar Allan Poe write the whole book? Yes No
19B: Does L.A. City library hold this title? Yes No
19C: What are the call number and the status of this book (available, checked out, on reserve)?
Call number:…………………. Status:………………………..
Part V: Searching for periodical articles: (3 points)
Go back to the LACC Library Homepage and this time click the “Periodical/Database Search” link.
You should see the “PERIODICALS AND DATABASES” screen similar to the miniature caption below:
Chose (click) the “Infotrac: Gale Group”
Magazines, Journals, Biography and Literature Resources link.
The “Infotrac” link leads you to an authentication page and Internet gateway where you are required to click the “Proceed” button.
Remember, if you were accessing this resource from a location other than campus, you would be asked for a username and password (provided on a separate handout).
After entering the Gale Group Web page with databases to which Los Angeles City College Library subscribes, you will see a menu of three databases:
Expanded Academic ASAP,
Biography Resource Center, and
Literature Resource Center.
Choose the “Expanded Academic ASAP” database and conduct a simple search on the subject “Human Rights” without the usage of any limiting options.
Question 20A:
How many records about human rights did you retrieve from Expanded Academic ASAP database while conducting a simple subject search?
Answer 20A: While performing simple subject search on “human rights” I retrieved …… records..
Question 20B. What was the first article listed WITHOUT FULL TEXT ONLINE?
Answer 20B:
Article title: ______
Source (periodical title): ______
Date and pages ______
Perform a similar search on the same database (“Expanded Academic ASAP), and on the same subject as before (“Human Rights”) this time limiting your search to “articles with text” and “refereed publications”.
Question 21A: How many records did you retrieve while searching for full text and refereed articles on the subject of “Human Rights”?
Answer 21A: While performing a subject search on “human rights” using the options “articles with text” and “refereed (peer-reviewed) publications” I retrieved ……. records.
Question21B. What was the first article listed WITH FULL TEXT ONLINE?
Answer 21B:
Article title: ______
Source (periodical title): ______
Date and pages ______