This web site is an example of a completed Autumn Term Library Assignment. All sample answers are shown in red.

(Successful Completion Fulfills One Element of the Technological Proficiency Requirement)

Name:        Super Student                    Instructor:         Super Professor               

Look up the following book in the on-line Catalog (Search for it "as a phrase"): Planning and Design of Library Buildings

Using the information provided, cite this record as you would in a bibliography for a research paper. For line A, use the MLA format. For line B, use APA format. See A Writer’s Reference for examples of these formats.

A)             Refer to A Writer's Reference (page 332)                

B)           Refer to A Writer's Reference (page 370)                   

2)Click on the "Detailed Record" Tab that appears just above the boldface title near the top of the record. Locate "Subject(s)."

A) Jot down the subject heading for use in question 4:

________Library Architecture_________________

B) Click on the first subject heading listed. How many Titles (in the "Titles" column) are listed under this subject heading? ______6______

C) What is the title of the first book listed under this heading (click on 1 in the "#" column to list titles)?___Academic Library Buildings: A Guide to Architectural Issues and Solutions

What is this title’s location, call number and status:    Stacks, Z 675 U5 E44,  Not Checked Out   

3) What other terms might you use to search for information on this topic?

     Academic libraries, (Library buildings), Library design, Library innovations    

Return to the main Library Web Page. Click on "Catalog." Select and circle two or more of the terms you listed above. Enter these terms together in one of the "Catalog" search boxes. How many items are listed when you search these terms using the drop down menus:

"all of these"_____20_____? "any of these" __5042________?

If the terms you chose return zero results in both categories, choose other terms (make sure we can readily identify them) and re-run the search.

SEARCHING FOR MAGAZINE, JOURNAL, & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

4)Go to the main "Library Web Page" and click on "Databases".

Click on "View Complete List".

Click on "Expanded Academic" and enter the password (see handout).

Click on "Connect to InfoTrac". Select and click on the icon for "Expanded Academic ASAP."

Click on "Keyword Search" in the left-hand column.

Enter the subject heading you identified in 2A and click on Search.

A) How many articles are listed?      182           

If no articles are listed, see a librarian.

B) Is the first article available in full-text in this database? Yes No

C) Using the "Back" button, return to your original search screen. Click the box marked "Refereed Publications." Run the search again. How many articles are listed?        5        

D) Record the first citation from the "Refereed" list using a) MLA style and b) APA style as described in the library home page link: Citing Electronic Information. If no articles are listed in the "refereed" category, use the first citation from your earlier list.

E)             Refer to Citing Electronic Information (last example)                 

F)             Refer to Citing Electronic Information (last example)               

5) Return to the Main Library Web Page and click on "E-Journals".

In the search box, enter the title of the Journal you cited in 4E and 4F. If you are unsure what the title of the journal is, ask a librarian.

A) Is the article available in full-text in a database(s) other than InfoTrac? Yes No

B) If it is available in another database(s), list the database(s) here:

_________ProQuest_____________

C) Does the library currently subscribe to a print/microfilm version of this title? Yes No

What is its call number? _______call number______________

Where are the current issues located? _____location__________________

6) Go back to the main "Library Web Page", click on "Databases", and click on _____Social Sciences___________________

Choose a database other than InfoTrac from the list that you think might be useful in searching for information on topics covered in your class.

Which database did you choose? ______Library Literature and Information Science____

Using terms of your own choosing, conduct a search in this database on a topic related to your class and attach a one page print out of the results (not an article) to this assignment. If you get no results on your first try, select other terms or another database and re-run the search.

SEARCHING OTHER LIBRARY CATALOGS

5) Go back to the main Library Web Page and click on "Beyond Eckerd."

Select "USF Web LUIS" (first link under "Search other Library Catalogs").

Highlight "Title" in the left-hand menu; then enter the title of the book from part 1 of this assignment (the one provided for you). Click on "Submit Search."

Is the book available in a USF Library? Yes No

Which one? Tampa/ St. Pete / Sarasota / Other