1. 1 Find Books & Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

2. 2 Student Learning Outcome 1.Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and search the library catalog and the subscription online Databases on and off the campus 2.Understand the functions of the library catalog and online databases 3.Be able to find books on selected topics in the library catalog 4.Be able to conduct a career search in PowerSearch and Learning Express Library online databases to find reputable sources 5.Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA style Library

3. 3 Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials

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5. 5 Conduct a keyword search on a specific topic Conducting a library catalog search to find books and audiovisual materials Tip: A keyword or title search will lead us to LC subject headings which, in turn, will lead us to more relevant sources.

6. 6 Location of the book and specific address for the book in the library Click here to see more info., including the subject headings

7. 7 Expand your search by clicking on any subject or geographic terms to find more items on the subject

8. 8 Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

9. How to Find Academic Journal Articles? Topics Select hot topics on your desired occupation from online databases such as PowerSearch Search Evaluate Conduct Subject or Keyword searches in PowerSearch Limit to full-text and peer-reviewed publications Select and evaluate retrieved journal articles Save Cite Have the full-text article printed or e-mailed or read for you Use the Citation Tool to cite the sources and tweak the citations with MLA citation guide 9

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11. 11 Conduct an Effective Keyword Search  Identify keywords or phrase for the search  Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together in needed  Limit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications before clicking on the search button

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13. 13 1.Click on the title link to display the full-text article 2.Evaluate the sources to see whether they are current, well-written, scholarly publications with insights that would help you build your argument or statement 3.“Word Count” serves as a clue that the articles are lengthy research articles

14. 14 Cross References that will lead you to more sources

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16. 16 Works Cited Buppert, Carolyn. “Understanding Medical Assistant Practice Liability Issues.” Dermatology Nursing 20.4 (2008): 327+. General OneFile. Web. 17 Sep. 2012. To be tweaked as the following

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24. 24 Student Gauging Your Learning Outcome 1.How to log on to the library’s catalog and subscription online Databases on and off the campus? 2.What are the functions of the library catalog and online databases? 3.How to search for books from the library catalog? 4.How to conduct a career search in PowerSearch or Learning Express Library to find reputable sources? 5.How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style? Library