THE INFORMATION CHASE
This exercise is designed to acquaint you with the major library resources needed for course work and especially for required research papers.
Successful completion of the exercise should provide you with a rudimentary knowledge of basic search strategy which can be transferred to all libraries available to you in the future.
The primary resources in any library are the people that staff it. Please feel free to make frequent use of this most important and basic resource as often as necessary in the course of conducting your research.
We hope that you find this search interesting as well as informative.
Select one (1) topic from the list below and begin your search.
TOPIC______
Social Networks
Free speech on campus
Immigration
Violence in the Media
Fast food and obesity
Climate change
Personal privacy online
The MC4me web portalfor Merced College students provides access to many resources. Login to complete this assignment. Select the Library tab.
I.CATALOG -- BOOKS
Using the automated catalog, attempt to locate one or more book titles relevant to your subject selection. Remember to try alternate or related subject headings.
From the screens having the titles which sound most useful to you, secure the following information.
Remember to click the VIEW button to obtain full bibliographic data.
TITLE______
AUTHOR______
PLACE, PUBLISHER, & DATE OF PUBLICATION
______
SUBJECT TERM (SELECT ONE) ______
CALL NUMBER ______LIBRARY ______
LOCATION ______
NEXT, SELECT THE DATABASES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER TAB
II.ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedias provide a broad overview of a topic. You can also use the information to help identify other key terms under which to research your topic.
- Using the SEARCH option in Encyclopedia Britannica :
Article title ______
- List the other places in the encyclopedia under which your topic is found
III.Ebscohost – Magazines
Ebscohost is a database service with 25 different databases. Some provide full text of magazine and journal articles, and all identify which are available in theLibrary. It is available at dedicated stations in the library, and through the Internet. Using this index, locate articles relevant to your selected topic.
Database searched ______
Select one of the citations and provide the following information:
TITLEOF ARTICLE______
AUTHOR______
SOURCE______
DATE OF MAGAZINE: ______VOL. NO. ______PAGE(S) OF ARTICLE ______
Is the full text available online for this article? ___
Does this library have this magazine for this date? ___
IV. Other Databases available via MC4Me library website:
The Library has multiple subscription databases available. Some of these must be used on campus only. Choose one database and research your topic.
SIRS LEXIS – NEXIS ETHNIC NEWSWATCH
NAME OF DATABASE ______
Title of Article______
Author______
Name of the MAGAZINE containing the ARTICLE______
DATE OF MAGAZINE: ______VOL. NO. ______
PAGE(S) OF ARTICLE ______