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Hands-on Orientation Worksheet
Using the Online Catalog
From the library homepage, click on Library Catalog
Try an author, title, or subject search using the search menu and click on
Search
From the list of search results, choose one item and click on Full Details
Looking at the book record, provide the following:
Author
Title
Call Number
Is the book currently available?
Yes
No
Expanded Academic Index Database
From the library homepage, go to Research Tools and click on Research Databases
Using the scrolling alphabetical listing, click on Expanded Academic Index
Type a subject in the search term box and click on Search
Narrow your search by subdivision if there is one Search
Choose a full-text article, display it, and provide the following:
Author of article
Title of article
Periodical Title
Date of Publication
Volume/Issue number
Pages article appears
Email the article by clicking on Email in the sidebar and following the prompts
PA Research II Database
From the library homepage, go to Research Tools and click on Research Databases
Click on the General & Interdisciplinary link and select PA Research II
Click on the box next to show articles from peer reviewed publications only
Enter two terms and select fields to search using the drop down field options
From your search results, chose an item that is not full text
List the periodical Title
Is there full-text access to this periodical in another database?
Yes
No
Does the Library own the periodical in hard copy?
Yes
No
If Yes, in what format is the periodical?
If No, how would you obtain it?
Evaluating Internet Websites
Authority
.gov
Purpose Informational
(Circle
One)
.edu
(Circle
One)
.org
Sales
Hobby
.com
Gateway
.net
Recreation
Content
Comprehensive
Currency Up to Date
(Circle
One)
Accurate
(Circle
One)
Complete
This year
Last year
Abridged
No Date
Biased
Out of Date
Would you say
the site is
reliable based
on the above
factors? Why?