English 1113

Spring, 2002

Moore

LIBRARY ORIENTATION EXERCISE

NAME_________________________________________________________     GRADE_____________________

I. Answer the following questions nearly in ink

1. What is the name of the NECC library?______________________________________________________________

2) What are the names and positions of the library staff?___________________________________________________

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3) What hours is the library open during the week? The weekend? Holidays?____________________________________

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4) What are the names of three magazines our library subscribes to?___________________________________________

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5) What are the names of three newspapers our library subscribes to?__________________________________________

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6)  How many computers does our library provide for student use?____________________________________________

Where are these computer located?___________________________________________________________________

7) What is an Inter-library loan? ___________________________________________________________________

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1) ONLINE CARD CATATOGUE Find a book about your CAREER CHOICE and give the following:

A) Author(s)___________________________________________________________________________________

B) Title_______________________________________________________________________________________

C) Publisher___________________________________________________________________________________

D) Place of publication___________________________________________________________________________

E) Date of publication___________________________________________________________________________ 

F) Call numbers________________________________________________________________________________

G) Title of a chapter that relates to your subject and the page numbers _______________________________________

2) M.A.G.N.O.L.I.A. Using Ebscohost, find a full-text article that tells something about your CAREER choice or some other topic. Fill in the following information:

A)Author_____________________________________________________________________________________

B) Title of article _______________________________________________________________________________

C) Title of magazine_____________________________________________________________________________

D) Date of article_______________________________________________________________________________

E) Page number(s)______________________________________________________________________________

F) Name of database you are using__________________________________________________________________

G) URL address for site used_____________________________________________________________________

3) SIRS: Using the online source, locate an interesting topic and fill in the following:

A) Author(s)___________________________________________________________________________________

B) Title of article ________________________________________________________________________________

C) Original source_______________________________________________________________________________

D) Original date of publication____________________________E) and page #_______________________________

F) URL address_______________________________________________________________________________

4) CQ RESEARCHER: Locate an article from the online source. You may use either your career choice or some other topic of interest. USER NAME: cqed41200; PASSWORD: 7207408. Give the following:

A) Title of article________________________________________________________________________________

B) Author(if given)______________________________________________________________________________

C) URL address________________________________________________________________________________

D) Which section of the C Q article gives both sides of an issue?_____________________________________________

5) MELO: Choose the one-look dictionary and look up the "word" or "term" of interest to you. Fill in the following:

A)Author(s) (if given) ___________________________________________________________________________

B) Name of page_______________________________________________________________________________

C) Date of posting/revision___________D) and access___________________

E) Name of institution/organization affiliated with site___________________

F) Electronic address_____________________________________________

6) CD ROM TOWER: Using Choices locate and print an article related to your career Choice. Be sure to get bibliographic information.

7) OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS; TAKING SIDES; OR CURRENT CONTROVERSIES: Choose one of the three sources, ask for the index at the reference desk, choose the book of your choice, and locate an article FOR and an article AGAINST an issue of interest. NOTE---THE TWO ARTICLES YOU CHOOSE MUST FOLLOW EACH OTHER IN THE BOOK. DO NOT CHOOSE ONE ARTICLE FOR AND SKIP OVER TO FIND AN ARTICLE AGAINST.

FOR:

A) Title of article________________________________________________________________________________

B) Author (if given)______________________C) page #____________________

D) Call number of book used ____________________________________

E) Editor of book__________________________________________

F) Date of publication________________________________________

G) Publisher________________________________________________

H) Two points made__________________________________________

AGAINST:

A) Title of article____________________________________________

B) Author (if given)_________________________________________

C) Page # of article___________ C) call # of book used _____________

D) Editor of book_______________________________________________

E) Date of publication____________F) Publisher__________________________

G) Two points made_________________________________________________

8) From the Internet, go to Facts.com, choose Issues and Controversies, and look at both sides of an issue of interest to you. List the following:

The titles of the two articles you view__________________________________________________________________

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Two points covered in each article____________________________________________________________________

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Date of publication__________________Author of articles (if given)__________________________________________

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9) Why would you use the research item Ask a Librariar 24/7? How can it be most beneficial to you?