Name_________________________________ 
Date ______________ 


 ENGLISH 990: LIBRARY ORIENTATION ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC
Identify 3 - 5 keywords, synonyms, people, organizations related to your topic. ______________________________________________________________
 
LIBRARY CATALOG
  - NVCC

Perform a Keyword search using your topic.  Identify one title associated with your topic.  Select View Record  to provide the following information: 
Title_______________________________________________ Author_____________________________________________ 
Call Number________________________________________ 
Publication date_____________________________________ 
Campus (es) owning the book__________________________ 

  MAGAZINES - FULL TEXT: InfoTrac, ProQuest, SIRS
1Mark and print out CITATIONS ONLY for  1 magazine article  from InfoTrac related to your topic.  ATTACH printout to this worksheet. 

2.  Briefly (explain why you selected  this  citation..  InfoTrac citation explanation_______________________________________________________________________
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3. 
Use either ProQuest or SIRS and find another  magazine citation. Provide the following information for this  article. CIRCLE the database that you used to answer the question.

Title______________________________________Author______________________
Magazine title____________________________Date___________Pages________________

 4. Briefly  explain why you selected each this citation.
 _________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________
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  NEWSPAPERS    SIRS    ProQuest Direct- Newspapers 
Find the following information  for an  article related to your topic. Briefly summarize  the article.
1.  Newspaper title________________________________Author____________________
Article title____________________________________Date_____________Page_______




REFERENCE SOURCES

Search ONE reference source listed below and locate a significant piece of information about the area  YOU need to consider. 
Librarians’ Index to the Internet 
Best Information on the Net 
Encyclopedia Britannica (AE5 .E363 1998)  
Oxford English Dictionary (PE1625.O87 1989)    

Mark Your Books
Academic Success Videos
Learning Skills Program 
Nuts and Bolts of College Writing 
Step-By-Step To Effective Notes
Study Skill Check List

Title  of Source_________________________________________________
Page number  OR  URL if Web Site _________________________________
Significant Information  ___________________________________________
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