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>.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR RESEARCH!

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