Transcript An Introduction to Opposing Viewpoints in Context

An Introduction to Opposing
Viewpoints in Context
Dr. Jun Wang
Professor of Library & Information Studies
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Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
Library
Student
Student Learning Outcome
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Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the
subscription online Databases on and off the campus
Be able to find controversial issues from the Browse Issues list in
Opposing Viewpoints in Context and locate topic overviews, featured
viewpoint articles, statistical resources, primary sources, articles from
journals, magazines, and newspapers, and audiovisual materials from
the database
Be able to conduct a Boolean logic keyword search in Opposing
Viewpoints in Context to locate information on a specific topic or a topic
that overlaps different controversial issues
Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA or APA style
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Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials
articles, multimedia materials, country studies, and much more.
Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Introduction to Opposing Viewpoints in Context
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Click Browse Issues to find a list of
controversial issues
Click hot issues under the following
categories
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Choose a Controversial Issue from
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Click
on the
topic
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Display Information on Your Topic
Objective Topic Overview
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Display the Objective Topic Overview
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Display & Tweak the Citation in
MLA Style
Works Cited
"Air Pollution." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit:
Gale, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 24 Oct.
2013.
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Display & Tweak the Citation in
APA Style
References
Air pollution. (2010). In Opposing viewpoints online collection.
Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context.
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Display a Viewpoint Article
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Learn to Cite the Retrieved Article
by Using the Citation Tools
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Tweak the Citation in MLA Style
Works Cited
"Air Pollution Continues to Be a Serious Problem.“ Pollution. Ed.
Louise I. Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Opposing
Viewpoints In Context. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.
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Tweak the Citation in APA Style
References
Air pollution continues to be a serious problem. (2011). In L.I.
Gerdes (ED.), Pollution. Detroit: Greenhaven Press.
Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context.
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Conduct a Logic Keyword Search
using Boolean operators (And, Or, and Not)
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Library
Student
Student Learning Outcome
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How to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the
subscription online Databases on and off the campus?
How to find controversial issues from the Browse Issues list in Opposing
Viewpoints in Context?
How to locate topic overviews, featured viewpoint articles, statistical
resources, primary sources, articles from journals, magazines, and
newspapers, and audiovisual materials from the database?
How to conduct a Boolean logic keyword search in Opposing Viewpoints
in Context to locate information on a specific topic or a topic that
overlaps different controversial issues?
Would you be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA or
APA style?
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