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Benjamin Rosenthal Library
 

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18-06-2007

 

English 110 - CyberComp w/ Rosenthal Library

Spring '07 Miller/Hefner

 

Agenda Mar. 15  2007 1:40 - 3:30  BRL 225

Instruction outline

  • Introductions - Purpose (Archives of Expertise)
  • Pre-Training Assessment
  • Library Intro (in-person and online tours)
  • QC Library Technology Intro
  • CUNY+ Intro
  1. Searches - KW / Subject / Author/Spec. info.
  2. Encyclopedias/reference
  3. Books - paper and online
  • Internet searches and results
  • Research resources - reliability/validity
  • Finding articles - journals (paper and online)
  1. A-Z
  2. Subject listing
  3. E-Periodicals
  4. "Find-it!"
  • Databases Intro -
  1. New York Times Index
  2. Ethnic Newswatch
  3. Local Resources - Web

Gotham Gazette
Brooklyn, New York, & Queens Public Libraries

  • RefWorks & Citation Styles
  • Hands-on w/reports & discussion
Exercises Exercises
  1. Use CUNY+ to do a keyword search on your topic.
    Make sure it is set to Queens College collections only.  Scan
    the titles to find one that looks interesting and provide
    the citation below.

Author of Item _____________________________________

Title of Item____________________________

Publisher & Publication Date of Item _____________________________________

ISBN________________________________

  • Look at the record by clicking on the title. ___________
  • What subject(s) are listed? ______________________
  • Is the item on the shelf? _________________________
  • What is the call number? ________________________
  • What location in the library is the item shelved? _______
  1. Go back to the results list of the search click on a title
    to view the subjects and click on a subject heading.
  • How does the search change? ____________________
  • Are there any other titles that look useful? ___________
  • Are they available? ____________________________
  1. Do a new search and do a field specific search (Author,
    Title, or Subject)  Using specific info from the title from
    number one above.
  • How does the search change? ____________________
  • Are there any other titles from that author? ___________
  • Are they available? ____________________________

Use New York Times,  or Ethnic Newswatch to find resources on your topic.  Circle the database you used, and provide the item description below.

Author of Item __________________________________
Title of Item __________________________________
Source Title __________________________________
Volume, Issue, Date, Pages info __________________________________

  • Do we own the item online in full-text? ___

  • What years do we own? _________________

  • In which databases? (abbreviate & list up to three) _____________________________

  • Do we own the periodical in paper?  ________

  • What years do we own?  ________________

  • What is the Call Number? _______________

  • Do we own the periodical in microfilm?  ______

  • What years do we own?  ________________

Use "All CUNY Catalogs" to find items QC does not own.  

 

What library owns it?

 

Review ILL options.

  Glossary for "Collections and Archives" hunting
  • Archives
  • Bibliographies
  • Catalog/Catalogue
  • Collection
  • Consortia
  • Digital Collections
  • Finding Aids
  • Forum
  • Guides
  • "-iana" Rooms
  • Index
  • Institutes / Agencies
  • Networks
  • Special Collections
  • Theses
Links CUNY Libraries' Tutorials - http://ols.cuny.edu/tutorial/

QC E-Reserves Pages - http://queens.docutek.com

  • Lib110 course library research glossary and
    topic sheets

Gotham Gazette - http://www.gothamgazette.com/

UC Berkeley's MLA Style Guide - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/
Guides/MLAstyle.pdf

 

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