Find Scholarly Articles on Popular Culture from the Library

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Find Scholarly Articles on Popular Culture from
the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library
Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic
Instruction and Information Literacy
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Library

• Student Learning Outcome
• Be able to locate Delta College Librarys website
  and be aware of the librarys variety of
  resources and services
• Be able to find books in print and electronic
  formats, and reserved readings from the library
  catalog (GoCat)
• Be able to conduct a keyword/phrase search in
  GoElectronic to find academic research articles
  from journals on a chosen topic
• Be able to limit your search results and evaluate
  retrieved sources that are pertinent to your
  topic and save or e-mail or print the sources
• Be able to find videos and biographical
  information on a chosen topic
• Be able to cite the sources in MLA style

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Click here to conduct a catalog search to find
books and AV materials
Click the icon to search the new GoCat
Click the icon to search the old GoCat
Librarys Home Page http//library.deltacollege.e
du
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Search for Books in GoCat
Click on the title link to display detailed
information.
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Find Detailed Information About a Book
Ingredients for book citation
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Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks

1. Select Reserve Desk from the dropdown menu
2. Choose Instructor Name (or Course Name and Course
   ID number) from the search field
3. Enter your professors last name in the search
   box
4. Click Enter or Return on your computer keyboard
   or on the Search button.

5. Click on your professors name link to
display reserved item(s) for his classes.
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Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks

• Click on the title link to display the detailed
  record
• Identify the location, call number, and
  circulation status of the reserved item.
• To check it out at the Circulation/Reserve Desk,
  present the call number and your library card.

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An Introduction to GoElectronic and Films on
Demand Click here to conduct a database search to
find e-books, peer-reviewed research articles,
multimedia materials, country studies, and much
more.
Click here to conduct a catalog search to find
books and AV materials
Librarys Home Page http//library.deltacollege.e
du
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Use GoElectronic As a Research Tool
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Sample Keyword Search

• Search Steps
• Enter keywords or a phrase in the search box
• Select appropriate search options
• Select limit search options
• Press Enter or click on the Search button to
  conduct your search

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Preliminary Search Results
The preliminary search result may be huge and
overwhelming. Refine the search by selecting more
facets.
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Preliminary Search Results
The preliminary search result may be huge and
overwhelming. Refine the search by selecting more
facets.
Click on the PDF Full Text or the title link to
display the detailed record.
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Display the Full Content of the Article
To read the full content of the article, click
PDF Full Text
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Read the Full Content of an Article
Adjust the screen size

• Click on the Cite icon and scroll down to find
  your preferred citation format.

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Find and Tweak the Embedded Citation
Scroll down to find the MLA Citation
Copy and paste the citation in your Works Cited
page of your paper and tweak it using the MLA
Citation Guide at lthttp//www.deltacollege.edu/dep
t/library/IC/mla.htmlgt.
Works Cited Pachucki, Mark A., Paul F. Jacques,
and Nicholas A. Christakis. Social Network
Concordance in Food Choice among Souses,
Friends, and Siblings. American
Journal of Public Health 101.11 (2011)
2170-2177. Business Source Elite. Web.
4 March 2014.
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Find Biographical Information
Angelou, Maya
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Cite Biographical Information
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Find Videos on a Music Artist
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Find Videos on a Music Artist

• Search Steps
• Click on Databases from the librarys Web page
• Choose Films on Demand database
• Type your topic or selected artist in the search
  window and press Enter or click Search
• Choose the segment to play
• Use the Citation tool embedded in the database to
  guide you in citing the video
• Use OWLs MLA citation guide to cite your video
  or film

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Tweak the MLA Citation
"Spectacle Elvis Costello With? Season 1, Part
2." Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2008.
Web. 4 Mar. 2014. lthttp//digital.films.com/Portal
Playlists.aspx?aid13162xtid54303gt.
Works Cited Diana Krall Music Education.
Spectacle Elvis Costello with ... Season
1, Part 2. New Yorl Films Media Group,
2004. Film. Films on Demand. Web. 4
Mar. 2014.
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MLA Citation Guide

• http//www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/citati
  on.html (General)
• https//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/09
  / (Films, Videos, DVDs, and Audio)

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Library

• Gauging Your Learning Outcome
• How to log on to SJDC librarys online catalog
  and online databases on and off campus?
• How to find books in print and electronic
  formats, and reserved readings from the library
  catalog (GoCat)?
• How to conduct a keyword/phrase search in
  GoElectronic to find academic research articles
  from journals, on a chosen topic?
• How to limit your search results and evaluate
  retrieved sources that are pertinent to your
  topic and save or e-mail or print the sources?
• How to find videos on a music artist or
  biographical information on a famous person?
• Would you be able to cite your retrieved sources
  in MLA style with the help of the Citation Guides?