WORKSHEET
#2 –
Library
Catalog/Finding articles in periodicals/Britannica Online
DUE
DATE: September 1, 1998
Questions
1 - 6: Using the Library Catalog
From
the library home page, click Library Catalog.
1.
Identify
a copy of Architects and Builders in North Carolina:
a history of the practice of building held
at UNCA.
Who is the author? _______________________
What
year was this book published? ________
Who is
the publisher? _________________________________________________________
Who
are the alt authors of this book? ___________________________________
___________________________________
2.
Richard
Francaviglia wrote a book about main streets in small-town America. What is the title of the book?
_____________________________________________
Who wrote the foreward in the book? _______________________________________
A bibliography can be found on what pages of this book? ____________________
This book is part of what series? ___________________________________________
Click on the Alt Series.
What happened? ___________________________________________
List two (2) other books in this same series that are held at UNCA:
1) __________________________________________________________
2) __________________________________________________________
3. Type in
"arts and crafts movement" as a
Subject.
List
three (3) subjects related to this term:
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
4. You need
to identify some materials in the library catalog about the concept built environment.
Perform
the following Keyword searches:
built
environment
How
many entries did you retrieve? ____
built
environment*
How
many this time? ____
Briefly
explain why the second search retrieved more hits. What is the purpose of the
asterisk(*)
after the word environment? ______________________________ญญญญญ___________
______________________________________________________________________________
5. You need
to identify as many items as possible related to Appalachian folk, folklife, folktales,
folklore, or folksongs.
What
should your Keyword search look like? _______________________________
How
many entries did you find in this search? _________
How
may were published after 1994? (Use Limit/Sort.) _________
6. Find a
book that discusses "liquid architecture in cyberspace."
Name
the book. _______________________________________________________
How do
you know that this topic is discussed in this book? _____________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Questions
7 - 10: Finding Articles in Periodicals
Go
back to the library home page by clicking on the Home button at the top of your Web
browser.
Select
Electronic Resources by Subject.
Click General Indexes.
Choose
Academic ASAP (InfoTrac SearchBank).
Proceed
and click Expanded Academic ASAP (1995 -1998).
7. Type in
“community” as a subject. How many
subdivisions are there under this
subject? _____ How many related
subjects? _____
Find
the related subject "artists and community."
View articles. List two (2)
periodicals that provide the full text of articles on this subject.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
8.
Type in “body piercing” as a subject.
What is the preferred subject for finding articles
on this topic in InfoTrac?
________________________________
Under this subject, find the April 1998 article that appeared in Corrections Today.
View
the full text of this article with graphics. Find
the graphic of the "Survey of State Health Department Regulations."
Name
one state that has a Policy Pending on tattooing. ____________________________
9. Go back to the
library home page by clicking on the Home button at the top of your Web browser.
Select Electronic Resources by Subject.
Click Humanities.
Choose Humanities Abstracts.
Search
for “built environment.” How many
records did your search retrieve? ______
Click on the article about class, gender and the built environment.
What periodical is this article published in (include the complete citation)?
______________________________________________________________________
You need this journal article. Go Home
and access the Library Catalog.
Is this journal available at UNCA?
YES or NO
What about Western Carolina U.? YES or NO
What about Appalachian State U.?
YES or NO
How
would you obtain this?
ABC Express or Interlibrary Loan
Last
Question: Using Britannica Online
Go Home.
Access
Electronic Resources by Subject.
Click
the category Reference.
Click Britannica Online.
10. Search the Index
for Morris, William.
Click
on Morris, William (Br. art and au)
Who
wrote this article? (note: author’s initials are at the end of the article)
_________________________________________________________
Does
this article have a bibliography? YES or NO
Can
you find in this article a reference to John Ruskin? YES
or NO
How
would you cite this encyclopedia article in a research paper? (Scroll down to the bottom
of the page.)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________