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Find Literary Criticism from the Library Catalog and Online Databases

Dr. Jun WangProfessor of Library & Information Studies

Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

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Student Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome

1. Be able to locate Delta College Library’s homepage and log on to the library Catalog and subscription online Databases on and off the campus

2. Understand the functions of the library catalog and online databases

3. Be able to conduct a keyword search in GoElectronic meta database

4. Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles as well as ebooks

5. Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA style

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3Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.eduLibrary’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

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Click on the title to display the item info

Conduct a keyword search by selecting All Fields and enter the keywords in the search window

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6Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.eduLibrary’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 materialsClick 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.

Use GoElectronic As a Research Tool

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Sample Keyword Search

Search Steps:•Enter keywords or a phrase in the search box•Select appropriate search options /limit search options (facets)•Click on the Search button to conduct your search •Click on the title link to display the full-text article or report or ebook

Facets

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Sample Keyword Search

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• To make it readable, click on the drop-down arrow on the top of the screen and select Page Width.• Scroll down to read the next page.• To print the article, click on the printer icon on the upper right-hand side of the screen.• To print a chapter from an e-book, click on the printer icon and enter the page number range.

Display the Full-Text Article

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Find the Citation in the Database

• Click on the Cite icon and scroll down to find your preferred citation format.• Copy and paste the citation in your Works Cited • Tweak the citation

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Tweak 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 http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/mla.html .

Works Cited

Hunt, Maurice. “Purging the Jesting Spirit in the Tempest.” Comparative Drama 45.4

(2011): 417-437. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Feb. 2014.

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Display the Full-Text eBook

Click on the title or eBook Full Text to display the record or full text eBook

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Display the Full-Text eBook

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Find and Tweak 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 http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/mla.html .

Works Cited

Shakespeare, William, Harold Bloom, and Burton Raffel. The Tempest. New Haven:

Yale University Press, 2006. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 5 Feb. 2014.

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Student Gauging Your Learning OutcomeGauging Your Learning Outcome

1. How to log on to the library Catalog and subscription online Databases on and off the campus?

2. What do you expect to find in the Catalog and online databases?

3. How to find books on literary criticism in the library?

4. How to conduct a keyword search in GoElectronic meta database?

5. How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles or ebooks?

6. How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style?

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