Project for Library Research:
Complete each of the following tasks.
Use the steps from the guided practice
worksheet to find the
EBSCOHost Databases.
Try 2 or three Boolean searches using
EBSCOHost, just as you did with
ERIC from CSA.
TASK 1: Enter your observations as to how ERIC from CSA and EBSCOHost compare in terms
of ease of use. Which one do you prefer after you initial contact?
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Task 2: Using either EBSCOHost or ERIC from CSA, find 3 articles from your area of
credentialing focus: i.e., history, English, science, math, physical education, special
education, music, etc.
A: Enter your Boolean search
criteria into the boxes.
B: Before you click search, narrow
your results to those articles that are
available online. (You will need to
retrieve and save one article later on.)
C: When you have set
these parameters,
then click search.
Enter the counts for your search when you have narrowed your parameters enough to be able to
reasonably consider the articles you have found.
Published
Works
All Publication
Types
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Scholars
Journals
Web Sites
Peer-Reviewed
Journals
Conferences
Books
TASK 3: Highlight, copy, and paste the complete abstract from each of
three articles you found in your subject area into the table below.
Article 1 abstract
Article 2 abstract
Article 3 abstract
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TASK 4: Choose on of the articles you have selected and use the Find
Text or FULL TEXT options to download the article. Save the article to
your desktop Library folder.
PLEASE NOTE:
 Many articles will open as PDF files.
 Some articles will open as HTML or text files.
 Both of these types can be saved to your desktop.
WARNING:
 Some articles can only be acquired through Inter-Library loan, or
may be in hard copy in CSUN’s library.
 Using the online databases requires patience and practice.
 SOME ARTICLES listed as available on line are not available.
 You will discover that many of the articles you wish to view are not
available online.
 For this exercise, find another suitable article if your first or second
choices are not available.
TASK 5: Briefly skim the article you have selected, and comment on two
interesting or useful pieces of information you found.
Comment 1
Comment 2
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TASK 6: Insert a screen shot from an online News Source, such as the LA times or ABC. The
article should have some bearing or tie in to your subject matter or credential. Use the links
provided in the guided practice or on the website.
Insert screen shot here
Briefly explain how this article ties in with your subject area.
TASK 7: Insert a screen shot from one other resource. The resource should have some bearing or
tie in to your subject matter or credential. Use the links provided in the guided practice or on the
website.
CLASSROOM APPLICATION
Task 8: Find two articles that would be appropriate to assign to students for outside reading.
Check Wikipedia, or one of the online magazines or newspapers. When you have opened the
articles, copy the links and place them here.
Link to article 1
Link to article 2
Task 9: Differentiated instruction was one of the keywords we used to practice searching the
database. What type of an article on differentiated instruction would be helpful for your
professional growth as a teacher? Explain
response
Task 10: List three or more skills you either acquired or sharpened through this exercise.
1:
2:
3:
Print out your scoring sheet (from
the web page) when you have
finished and check out with one of
the Teaching Assistants.