Find Scholarly Articles on Popular
Culture from the Library
Dr. Jun Wang
Professor of Library & Information Studies
Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
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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, and reserved
readings from the library catalog (GoCat)
Be able to conduct a keyword/phrase search in GoElectronic to find
academic research articles from journals on a chosen topic
Be able to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that
are pertinent to your topic and save or e-mail or print the sources
Be able to find videos and biographical information on a chosen topic
Be able to cite the sources in MLA style
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Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials
Click the icon to
search the new
GoCat
Click the icon
to search the
old GoCat
Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Search for Books in GoCat
Click on the title link to display
detailed information.
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Find Detailed Information About a Book
Ingredients for book citation
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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 title link to display the detailed record
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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An Introduction to GoElectronic and Films on Demand
Click here to conduct a database search to find e-books, peer-reviewed research articles,
Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials
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
Search Steps:
• Enter keywords or a
phrase in the search box
• Select appropriate search
options
• Select limit search
options
• Press Enter or click on
the Search button to
conduct your search
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Preliminary Search Results
The preliminary search result may be huge and overwhelming. Refine the search by selecting more facets.
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Preliminary Search Results
The preliminary search result may be huge and overwhelming. Refine the search by selecting more facets.
Click on the PDF Full Text or the title link to display the detailed record.
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Display the Full Content of the Article
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To read the full content of the article, click PDF Full Text
Read the Full Content of an Article
Adjust the
screen size
• Click on the Cite icon
and scroll down to
find your preferred
citation format.
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Find and Tweak the Embedded Citation
Scroll down to find 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
Pachucki, Mark A., Paul F. Jacques, and Nicholas A. Christakis. “Social Network
Concordance in Food Choice among Souses, Friends, and Siblings.” American
Journal of Public Health 101.11 (2011): 2170-2177. Business Source Elite. Web.
4 March 2014.
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Find Biographical Information
Angelou, Maya
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Cite Biographical Information
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Find Videos on a Music Artist
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Find Videos on a Music Artist
Search Steps:
•Click on Databases from the
library’s Web page
•Choose “Films on Demand”
database
•Type your topic or selected
artist in the search window
and press Enter or click
Search
•Choose the segment to play
•Use the Citation tool
embedded in the database to
guide you in citing the video
•Use OWL’s MLA citation
guide to cite your video or
film
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Tweak the MLA Citation
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello With? Season 1, Part 2." Films On Demand. Films
Media Group, 2008. Web. 4 Mar. 2014.
<http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=13162&xtid=54303>.
Works Cited
“Diana Krall: Music Education.” Spectacle: Elvis Costello with ... Season
1, Part 2.” New Yorl: Films Media Group, 2004. Film. Films on
Demand. Web. 4 Mar. 2014.
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MLA Citation Guide
• http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/citation.ht
ml (General)
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/09/
(Films, Videos, DVDs, and Audio)
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Library
Gauging Your Learning Outcome
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How to log on to SJDC library’s online catalog and online databases
on and off campus?
How to find books in print and electronic formats, and reserved
readings from the library catalog (GoCat)?
How to conduct a keyword/phrase search in GoElectronic to find
academic research articles from journals, on a chosen topic?
How to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that
are pertinent to your topic and save or e-mail or print the sources?
How to find videos on a music artist or biographical information on a
famous person?
Would you be able to cite your retrieved sources in MLA style with
the help of the Citation Guides?
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