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DWIGHT MARVIN LIBRARY ASSIGNMENT
Name
Date
Topic:
I. Complete
a search in the Hudson Valley Library Catalog. Under Find Books, select
In Our Library Catalog. Complete a “Words Anywhere” search to locate books of your
topic. Choose one book and complete the section below.
Search terms:
Author(s):
Title:
Place of Publication/Publisher:
Date:
Subject(s):
Call Number:
II. Under Find Books, select In Other Library Catalogs. Select WorldCat global catalog.
Complete a keyword or title search to locate books on your topic. Choose one book
and complete the section below.
Search Terms:
Choose one book and complete the following:
Author(s):
Title:
Place of Publication/Publisher:
Date:
Subject(s):
Does HVCC own this book? Yes
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For questions III – V. Under Find Articles, select Use Research Databases,
III. Select Academic Search Premier to answer the following two questions:
A. Keyboard your search terms in the Find box.
Search terms:
Number of articles found?
Choose one article and complete the following:
Author(s):
Title of article:
Source:
Volume, page: ____________________ Date of issue:
Database: __Academic Search Premier
Date of access:
B. To refine results, click on Academic Journals in the left-hand column. Rerun the search.
Number of journal articles found?
Choose one article and complete the following:
Author(s):
Title of article:
Source:
Volume, page:
Date of issue:
Database: __Academic Search Premier
Date of access:
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IV. Select LexisNexis to answer the following two questions:
A. Complete a General, Easy search.
Search terms:
Number of articles: ___________
Complete the following:
Author (Byline):
Headline:
Date:
Database: __LexisNexis
Date of access: _____________
B. Click on News located on the red toolbar.
 Change the bullet to Terms and Connectors
 Change Anywhere in the document to In Headline & Lead Paragraphs
 Change “Sources” from US Newspapers and Wires to New York Times
 Change “Specify Dates” as necessary
Search terms:
Number of articles found:
Complete the following:
Author (Byline):
Headline:
Source:
Date:
Database: __LexisNexis
Date of access: ____________
Nota Bene
 Use the blue -bread crumb trail- on the upper left to return to original search.
 Select “Expanded List” to view articles.
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V. From the “Choose a database from the A – Z list below” select one of the following
research databases: CQ Researcher Online, ERIC, Health Reference Center, JStore,
PsycArticles, or ScienceDirect. Complete your search.
Search terms:
Number of articles found?
Choose one article and complete the following:
Author(s):
Title of article:
Source:
Volume, page:
Date of issue:
Database:
Date of access:
VI. Use the Internet/World Wide Web to answer the following question:
Choose one of the following search engines by circling:
www.altavista.com
www.google.com
www.dogpile.com
www.yahoo.com
and complete a search for a Web site on your topic.
Search terms:
Title:
Editor (if given):
Date of electronic publication:
Date of access:
URL:
Evaluate this site with regard to its usefulness to your research goals.
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