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Find Books, Audiovisual Materials, and Periodical Articles from the Library

Dr. Jun WangProfessor of Library & Information Studies

Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

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Student 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 where to go to apply for a library card or check out library materials.

3. Be able to locate books of interest in the library

4. Be able to locate English and foreign language dictionaries in both print and electronic formats

5. Understand the functions of Reference Desk

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Library’s Home Page:http://library.deltacollege.edu

Library’s Home Page:http://library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materialsClick here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials

Type the title and select “title” from the dropdown menu before clicking on search.

Click on Details to find bibliographic information

Location of the book and specific address for the book in the libraryLocation of the book and specific address for the book in the library

Click here to see more info., including the subject headingsClick here to see more info., including the subject headings

How to Conduct a Limit Search•Conduct a subject or author or words search•Click on Limit Search and select DVDs, VHS and Other Visual Materials from Format to display audiovisual materials

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

Circulation Desk – 2nd Floor

1. Apply for a Library Card

2. Check out books and audiovisual materials

3. Check out Textbooks, and other Reserved Items from this desk

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http://library.deltacollege.edu

Library’s Home Page:http://

library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

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Conduct an Effective Subject SearchClick on Subject from Basic SearchIdentify keywords or phrase for the search Limit your search to full-text articles before clicking on the search button

1. Click on the title link to display the full-text article

2. Evaluate the sources to see whether they are well-written 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

Cross References

that will lead you to

more sources

Tour of the Library• Library Resources: Points of Interests

– Skills Express Collection– New Readers Collection– Dictionaries from the Reference Collection– Computers & Research Tools

• Library Services: – Reference Desk– Circulation Desk– Tutor Center

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Sign up for library workshops

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Student Gauging Your Learning OutcomeGauging 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 GoCat and online databases?

3. Given a topic, can you find relevant articles from online databases?

4. Would you be able to e-mail your retrieved articles to yourself or others?

5. Is it possible to have the article read to you from Gale databases?

6. Are citation tools provided in the online databases from Gale?

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