An Introduction to Library
Research on Chicano Literature
Dr. Jun Wang
Professor of Library & Information Studies
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Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
Library
Student Learning Outcome
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Be able to locate Delta College Library’s website and be aware of the
library’s variety of resources and services
Be able to find books in print and electronic formats, audiovisual
materials, textbooks, and reserved readings from the library catalog
(GoCat)
Be able to conduct a keyword/phrase search or SmartText search in
GoElectronic to find full-text e-books and articles from journals,
magazines, and newspapers on a chosen topic
Be able to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that
are pertinent to your topic
Know how to download, save, e-mail, and print retrieved sources
Be able to cite the sources in MLA style
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Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books, audiovisual materials, and
Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials
textbooks or reserved materials.
Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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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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Click on the title link to
display detailed information.
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Find Detailed Information About a Book
Ingredients for the
book citation
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Limit Your Search to Videos or Films
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Find Detailed Information About the Video
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Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks
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Select Reserve Desk from the dropdown menu
Choose Instructor Name (or Course Name and Course ID number) from the
search field
Enter your professor’s last name in the search box
Click Enter or Return on your computer keyboard or on the Search button.
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Click on your professor’s name link to display reserved item(s) for his classes.
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Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks
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Click on the course link to display the detailed record
Click on the title link to display the detailed information
Identify the location, call number, and circulation status of the reserved
item.
To check it out at the Circulation/Reserve Desk, present the call number
and your library card.
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Click here to conduct a database search to find e-books, peer-reviewed research
Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials
articles, multimedia materials, country studies, and much more.
Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Use GoElectronic As a Research Tool
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Sample Keyword Search
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Sample Keyword Search
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Display the Detailed Record of the Article
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Display the Full-Text Article or eBook
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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.
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Find the Citation in the Database
• Click on the Cite icon
and scroll down to
find your preferred
citation format.
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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
Martin-Rodriguez, Manuel M. "'A Net Made of Holes': Toward a Cultural History of
Chicano Literature." Modern Language Quarterly 62.1 (2001): 1. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
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Library
Student
Gauging Your Learning Outcomes
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How to get on the library’s catalog and subscription online Databases on
and off the campus?
How to find books in print and electronic formats, audiovisual materials,
textbooks, and reserved readings from the library catalog (GoCat)?
How to conduct a keyword/phrase search in GoElectronic to find full-text
e-books and articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers on a
chosen topic?
How to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that are
pertinent to your topic?
Would you be able to download or e-mail or print the retrieved sources?
How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style?
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