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1 1 Find Scholarly Articles on Popular Culture 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 locate Delta College Library’s website and be aware of the library’s variety of resources and services 2.Be able to find books in print and electronic formats, and reserved readings from the library catalog (GoCat) 3.Be able to conduct a keyword/phrase search in GoElectronic to find academic research articles from journals on a chosen topic 4.Be able to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that are pertinent to your topic and save or e-mail or print the sources 5.Be able to find videos on a chosen topic 6.Be able to cite the 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 Click the icon to search the new GoCat Click the icon to search the old GoCat

4 4 Search for Books in GoCat Click on the title link to display detailed information.

5 5 Find Detailed Information About a Book Ingredients for book citation

6 6 1.Select Reserve Desk from the dropdown menu 2.Choose Instructor Name (or Course Name and Course ID number) from the search field 3.Enter your professor’s last name in the search box 4.Click Enter or Return on your computer keyboard or on the Search button. 5. Click on your professor’s name link to display reserved item(s) for his classes. Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks

7 7 Click on the title link to display the detailed record Identify the location, call number, and circulation status of the reserved item. To check it out at the Circulation/Reserve Desk, present the call number and your library card.

8 8 Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials An Introduction to GoElectronic and Films on Demand Click here to conduct a database search to find e-books, peer-reviewed research articles, multimedia materials, country studies, and much more. An Introduction to GoElectronic and Films on Demand Click here to conduct a database search to find e-books, peer-reviewed research articles, multimedia materials, country studies, and much more.

9 Use GoElectronic As a Research Tool 9

10 10 Search Steps: Enter keywords or a phrase in the search box Select appropriate search options Select limit search options Press Enter or click on the Search button to conduct your search Sample Keyword Search

11 11 Preliminary Search Results The preliminary search result may be huge and overwhelming. Refine the search by selecting more facets.

12 12 Preliminary Search Results The preliminary search result may be huge and overwhelming. Refine the search by selecting more facets. Click on the PDF Full Text or the title link to display the detailed record.

13 13 To read the full content of the article, click PDF Full Text Display the Full Content of the Article

14 14 Read the Full Content of an Article Click on the Cite icon and scroll down to find your preferred citation format. Adjust the screen size

15 15 Find and Tweak the Embedded Citation Works Cited Pachucki, Mark A., Paul F. Jacques, and Nicholas A. Christakis. “Social Network Concordance in Food Choice among Souses, Friends, and Siblings.” American Journal of Public Health 101.11 (2011): 2170-2177. Business Source Elite. Web. 4 March 2014. Scroll down to find the MLA Citation Copy and paste the citation in your Works Cited page of your paper and tweak it using the MLA Citation Guide at.

16 16 Find Videos on a Music Artist

17 17 Search Steps: Click on Databases from the library’s Web page Choose “Films on Demand” database Type your topic or selected artist in the search window and press Enter or click Search Choose the segment to play Use the Citation tool embedded in the database to guide you in citing the video Use OWL’s MLA citation guide to cite your video or film Find Videos on a Music Artist

18 18 Works Cited “Diana Krall: Music Education.” Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... Season 1, Part 2.” New Yorl: Films Media Group, 2004. Film. Films on Demand. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. Works Cited “Diana Krall: Music Education.” Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... Season 1, Part 2.” New Yorl: Films Media Group, 2004. Film. Films on Demand. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. "Spectacle: Elvis Costello With? Season 1, Part 2." Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2008. Web. 4 Mar. 2014.. Tweak the MLA Citation

19 19 MLA Citation Guide http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/citation.ht ml (General) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/09/ (Films, Videos, DVDs, and Audio)

20 20 Gauging Your Learning Outcome 1.How to log on to SJDC library’s online catalog and online databases on and off campus? 2.How to find books in print and electronic formats, and reserved readings from the library catalog (GoCat)? 3.How to conduct a keyword/phrase search in GoElectronic to find academic research articles from journals, on a chosen topic? 4.How to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that are pertinent to your topic and save or e-mail or print the sources? 5.How to find videos on a music artist or any other topic? 6.Would you be able to cite your retrieved sources in MLA style with the help of the Citation Guides? Library


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