GED/GSA 579 - Assignment: Virtual Library Tour

NAME: _________________________________________________

Print Out this Assignment and answer the following Questions.  This Assignment is Due next Class -

ALL of the following questions are to be answered by accessing information from the SMC Library Web site @ http://www.smcvt.edu/library  xplore this site to answer the following question

1. Go to the Find Articles page @ http://www2.smcvt.edu/library/articles/index.htm 

A. Of the 6 listed Multidisciplinary Full Text Databases, which database is the BEST one for finding a Boston Globe  (or any) Newspaper article?  

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B. Of all the sources listed, which one is the BEST source for finding Encyclopedia articles about the Sciences? (note- scroll through the Alpha list of databases and look over the descriptions or use the Databases Listed by Subject link)

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C. Find a database that is useful for researching a psychology topic

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2. Go to http://www.smcvt.edu/library  and Click Find Books and more

A. List 3 Library catalogs from other Universities or Colleges

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B. Give the URL of the Library of Congress Online Catalog

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C. How many Bibliographic Records does the WorldCat database contain?

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3.  Go to http://www.smcvt.edu/library and Click on Interlibrary Loan.

A. What is the purpose of Interlibrary Loan?

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B. Go to http://www.smcvt.edu/library and Find the Archives page

What is the purpose of the Archives?

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C. Go to http://www2.smcvt.edu/library/services/collservices/collservices.htm 

What is Special Collections and how does one access this room?

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4. Go to http://www.smcvt.edu/library , then Click on Hours

A. What are the Library Hours on Sunday?

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B. What are the Reference Desk hours Monday thru Thursday?

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5. Go to http://www.smcvt.edu/library then Click  Subject Guides

A. Name TWO sources that might be useful for researching American Literature

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B. Name TWO Indexes that search the periodical/journal literature covering the Subject of Art

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6. Go to the Find Articles page @ http://www2.smcvt.edu/library/articles/index.htm and Click Electronic Journals (A to Z)

A. Find a journal with the word "Africa" in the journal title.  Print out an article from a 2002 issue and bring to class

7. Go to the SMC Library Website @http://www.smcvt.edu/library     

Who is the speaker at the MLK Convocation this year?

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A. Use the SMC Online Catalog and find out what books written by the speaker the SMC library has  (Give the title below)

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B. What are  the CALL NUMBERs of the books?

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C. What is the Status of the book?

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D. Find out what book is next to the above titles on the shelves by clicking the Call Number hyperlink.

What is the title and call # of the book?

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8. From the reading Educating the Cut-and-Paste Generation. (teaching information literacy) by Lorie Roth

Give your opinion - 1 paragraph  - on the main point of the article...  that "information Literacy/Competence" is central to higher education.  Do you agree or disagree and why.

NOTE:  If you have problems with questions,  note what you tried on the answer sheet and ask to have it covered in class.  You are welcome to contact me at the reference desk, email or phone or collaborate with classmates to complete assignments