1 Find Literary Criticism from the Library’s Online Databases Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

2 Student Student Learning Outcome 1.Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the subscription online Databases on and off the campus 2.Understand the functions of the online databases 3.Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Literary Resource Center, Jstore and PowerSearch 4.Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles 5.Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA style Library

3 Library’s Home Page: 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.

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5 Conduct an Effective Keyword Search  Identify and enter keywords or phrase in the search box  Use quotation marks around a phrase or full name  Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together in needed  Clicking on the search button

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9 Edit the Citation from the Citation Tool Farrell, Susan. “Fight vs. Flight: A Re-evaluation of Dee in Alice Walker’s ‘Everyday Use’.” Studies in Short Fiction 35.2 (1998): Literature Resource Center. Web. 21 Aug To be tweaked as the following

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

11 1.Click on the title link to display the full- text article 2.Evaluate the sources to see whether they are 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

12 Cross References that will lead you to more sources

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14 Edit the Citation from the Citation Tool If It Is Incorrect

15 Find Journal Articles in JStore Use quotation marks around a phrase or a full name to find relevant articles Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) if needed to conduct an effective keyword search

16 Click on the title to open the full-text article

17 Publication Information for Your Citation Click to move to the next page

18 How to Cite the Source in MLA? Works Cited Whitsitt, Sam. “In Spite of It All: A Reading of Alice Walker's ‘Everyday Use’.” African American Review 34.3 (Autumn, 2000): JSTORE. Web. 21 Aug MLA Citation Guide

19 Student Gauging Your Learning Outcome 1.How to log on to the library’s subscription online Databases on and off the campus? 2.What are the functions of the online databases? 3.How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Literature Resource Center, Jstore and PowerSearch? 4.How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles? 5.How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style? Library