A2.    Name:

A3.    Student e-mail address (please indicate your student email address as provided by the Virginia Community College System, VCCS.  If you are not sure of your student email click here to access a student email directory.)  You are encouraged to use this email system.

A4.    Other email address(es):

A5.    Library ID number:  (14-digit number on the back of your photo ID/library card--NOT your EMPL ID number)
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A6.    Please choose today's date Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2009 2010 2011

B.  Online Library Catalog

B1.    Read the information on searching for information using Boolean Logic or truncation (click on this link).

     Using Boolean logic or truncation, conduct a keyword (anywhere) search of the online library catalog to locate a printed book or video or audiobook.  You may use any topic to create your Boolean logic or truncated search.  List your search terms in B2 below. 
(Note:  Many students miss this question because they do not use the link and look at the examples of Boolean logic and truncation.)

B2.    Search terms:

B3.    Title:
  

B4.    Location: 

B5.    Call Number:   
 

C.  Research Topics 

C1.    Use one of the EBSCOhost Research databases to locate information related to one of your classes.  Choose the database that best fits your course of study (i.e., the general Academic Search Complete OR MasterFILE Complete,  Health Source - Consumer OR Nursing, or Computers and Applied Sciences Complete).

Next, conduct a keyword search of some topic or term related to your classes or course of study in the database you chose. For instance if you chose the Health Source - Consumer database, you might search for keywords such as "child abuse, "cancer treatments," "Dr. Jonas Salk," or "lyme disease AND children." Look at several of the journal or newspaper articles that are listed in your search.

Choose one of the articles in the search list to write a citation that you might include in a research paper list of sources.  Look carefully at examples of MLA citations available online at this EBSCO Support link (scroll to the bottom left frame for citation styles) or look at the specific format and example below. In question C4, write the citation for the article you chose.

C2.    Name of EBSCOhost Research database you chose: 

C3.    Your search keyword(s) or term(s):

C4.    Citation:  Again, look at the examples of citing online resources.  This is the MLA form used for references by the SWCC English Department.

Sample format and an actual citation from EBSCO Academic Search Complete:

Format:

[Author last name], [First name] [Middle initial]. “[Title of work].” [Periodical name] [Volume number].[Issue number] ([Published Year]): [Page number starts]-[Ends]. [Title of database]. [Name of subscription service]. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. [Accessed day] [Month abbreviation] [Year]. <[Persistent link]>.

Sample of article citation based on above format:

Maynard, Barksdale W. "Thoreau's House at Walden." Art Bulletin 81.2 (1999): 303-25. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Southwest Virginia Community College Library, Richlands, VA. 02 Jul. 2008. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=1958407&site=ehost-live>.

D.  Online Magazines and Journals

D1.    Online, full-text periodicals are a major academic resource for college students.  Over six thousand periodicals are available through the Virginia Virtual Library.  Use one of the following locators to find a periodical related to one of your courses.

    Virginia Community College System periodicals locator     
    or 
    VIVA periodicals locator

D2.    Search terms (title, keyword, or vendor):

D3.    Title of Periodical:

D4.    Location of full-text database (list only one):

E.  Academic Resources

E1.    Read through the list of databases available online.  You will note that the list is extensive.  Choose one database from the alphabetic list and provide a brief description of the type of information contained in the database and types of searches available.

E2.    Title of database:

E3.    Description:
   

F1.    Report any problems and make suggestions for improvement.
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