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 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 or print the sources 5.Be able to cite the sources in MLA style Library

3 Library’s Home Page: 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 Search for Books in GoCat Click on the title link to display detailed information.

5 Find Detailed Information About a Book Ingredients for book citation

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 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 Use GoElectronic As a Research Tool Automobile and semiotic

9 Sample Keyword Search Preliminary Search Results

10 Preliminary Search Results Display the Full Content of the Article

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

Works Cited Iqani, Mehita. "Smooth Bodywork: The Role of Texture in Images of Cars and Women on Consumer Magazine Covers." Social Semiotics 22.3 (2012): Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Feb Find and Tweak the Embedded Citation 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.

13 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 or print the sources? 5.Would you be able to cite your retrieved sources in MLA style with the help of the Citation Guides? Library