Find Books & Scholarly Research
Articles from the Library
Dr. Jun Wang
Professor of Library & Information Studies
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Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
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Student Learning Outcome
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Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and search the
library catalog and the subscription online Databases on and off the
campus
Understand the functions of the library catalog and online databases
Be able to find books on selected topics in the library catalog
Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in CQ Researcher,
Opposing Viewpoints in Context, and PowerSearch to find peerreviewed, academic research articles
Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA style
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Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials
Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Find Books on Your Topic
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Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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How to Find Academic Journal Articles?
Topics
Search
Evaluate
Save
Cite
• Select hot topics on social issues from online databases
such as CQ Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints
• Conduct Boolean logic Keyword search in PowerSearch
• Limit to full-text and peer-reviewed publications
• Select and evaluate retrieved journal articles
• Have the full-text article printed or e-mailed or read for you
• Use the Citation Tool to cite the sources and tweak the citations
with APA citation guide
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Gun Violence
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To be tweaked as the following
References
Jost, K. (2007, May 25). Gun violence. CQ Researcher, 17(20), 457-480.
Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
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Click on issues to select a hot topic
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Click on the drop –down arrow to select a category
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Objective topic overview
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To be tweaked as the following
References
An updated background check system will help prevent gun
violence. (2012). In C. Watkins (Ed.), Guns and crime.
Detroit: Greenhaven. Retrieved from Gale Opposing
Viewpoints in Context.
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Boolean Logic Keyword Search in PowerSearch
Conduct an Effective Keyword Search
Identify keywords or phrase for the search
Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords
together in needed
Limit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications before clicking
on the search button
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Click on the title link to
display the full-text
article
Evaluate the sources to
see whether they are
well-written, scholarly
publications with
insights that would help
you build your argument
or statement
“Word Count” serves as
a clue that the articles
are lengthy research
articles
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To be tweaked as the following
References
Gorovitz, E., & Rodriguez, M. A. (1999, Nov.). The politics and prevention of gun
violence. The Western Journal of Medicine , 296+.
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Find Credible Sources on
Ethnography of Communication
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To be tweaked as the following:
References
Berry, E. (2003). “Practice” approaches and the ethnography of communication:
Investigating for the possibility of a mutually beneficial relationship. The
Qualitative Report, 8(4), 640+.
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Library
Student
Gauging Your Learning Outcome
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How to log on to the library’s catalog and subscription
online Databases on and off the campus?
What are the functions of the library catalog and online
databases?
How to search for books from the library catalog?
How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in CQ
Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, and
PowerSearch to find peer-reviewed, academic research
articles?
How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA
Style?
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