eng 110: locating information sources
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ENG 110: LOCATING
INFORMATION SOURCES
Pace University Library
http://www.pace.edu/library
WHAT WE WILL COVER IN TODAY’S CLASS
UNV 101 review Finding books (the Pace Library Catalog) Finding articles (Pace Library
Databases) Annotated Bibliographies Citing research sources
UNV 101 REVIEW
How many of you completed the UNV 101 orientation?
Questions? Comments? How does today’s session
relate?
FINDING BOOKS To find books on your topic, use
the Pace Library Catalog. The Catalog tells you what the
Pace Library owns and where to go to find it.
Request books from within the Pace Library system, and from Connect NY libraries.
EXERCISE: FIND A BOOK The Pace Library Catalog is
accessible from the Library home page.
http://www.pace.edu/library Click on CatalogClick on KeywordEnter words or phrases that
describe your research topic.
FINDING ARTICLES
To find articles in magazines, newspapers or journals, use a library database.
Databases are collections of citations, abstracts and sometimes full text articles.
Some are specific to a certain discipline, while some are general or interdisciplinary.
LIBRARY DATABASES VS. WEB SEARCH ENGINES
Database $ - need your
library barcode to access off campus
Articles, book chapters, books
Systematically organized
Search Engine Free with Internet
access Virtually every kind of
content imaginable, including advertisements, sales sites, articles, book chapters, books
Not centrally organized
EXERCISE: FIND AN ARTICLE
Library databases are available from the library home page. http://www.pace.edu/library
Click on Databases Recommended Databases:
Academic Search PremierResearch Library
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES Help… How Do I? … Prepare an
Annotated Bibliography.
Correct MLA format for the citation Paragraph including your description
and analysis of the item Include theme and scope of the work,
information on the author, the intended audience, and how the item will be used in your paper.
MLA CITATION STYLE Used in academic papers to tell your reader
about the sources that you used. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers – Seventh Edition At Reference Desk or REF LB 2369 .G53
2009
Library Home Page: Help How do I… Cite Resources? Bedford Handbook Online
MLA website: http://www.mla.org http://www.mla.org/style_faq for answers to
questions
DATABASE ARTICLE CITATION STYLE Author(s). “Item Title.” Journal Title . volume
number. issue number (if available). (Date): Page number range. Database name. Web. Access date. <URL>.
Tolson, Nancy. “Making Books Available: The Role of Early Libraries, Librarians, and Booksellers in the Promotion of African American Children’s Literature.” African American Review 32.1 (1998): 9-16. JSTOR. Web. 5 May 2009. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/3042263>.
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