Transcript Take-Home Final Exam

Unit 7
Term Project
Assigned topic
 Reference source
 Books
 Magazine article
 Journal article
 Web document
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Term Project
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Grade
 25%
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Must be word processed
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of final grade; follow directions, do it carefully
Hand written projects will not be accepted
Completion date
 Friday,
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March 26. 2004
Plagiarism: How to Avoid It
 Your
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own work; no help from librarians, friends
Plagiarism means failure
Topics
 Assigned
topic is broad, general
 Narrow it down with 2nd idea
 Items you find should be related to a
re-defined topic – the broad topic
and the 2nd idea.
1.
Library Reference Room
Find a Subject Encyclopedia
Re-define the Topic
Select subject area for topic
 Use LC codes, find a subject encyclopedia
with essay on the topic
 Use essay to restate topic with a 2nd idea
 Provide title, call number of subject
encyclopedia, pages with essay
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Example
Broad Topic: Terrorism
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1. Subject encyclopedia with essay
 Sociology
(HM-HX); Political Science (J-JX)
 A. Title, Call Number, Pages with Essay
 Encyclopedia
of Sociology
 Call number: Ref HM45.E5 Pages: 337-342
 Oxford Companion to Politics of the World
 Call number: Ref JA61.O95; Pages: 829-831
 B.
Restated Topic
 Terrorism
and Personality Types
2-3. Finding Books
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2. Find book in Feinberg Library catalog
 Search words used
 MLA book citation
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3. Find book using commercial database
 Name
of a database used
 Search words used
 MLA book citation
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Use relevance, scholarship to select books
Example
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2. Find a book in Feinberg Library
 A.
Search words: terrorists
 B. MLA Book Citation:
 Dobson, Christopher and Ronald Payne.
The Terrorists: Their Weapons, Leaders,
and Tactics. New York: Facts on File,
1982.
Example
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3. Find a book in commercial database
 A.
Name of database used
 NetLibrary
 B.
Search words used
 Terrorists
 C.
Electronic Books
and personality
MLA book citation
 Silke, Andrew.
Terrorists, Victims, and Society:
Psychological Perspectives on Terrorism and
its Consequences. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2003.
4. Use Expanded Academic ASAP to
Find a Magazine Article
 A.
What search words did you use
 B. How many records did you find?
 MLA magazine citation
Example
 A. Search words used
 Terrorists and psychological aspects
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B. Records found
 57
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records
MLA magazine citation
 Zakaria, Fareed. “Suicide Bombers Can Be
Stopped.” Newsweeek 25 August 2003: 57.
Expanded Academic ASAP. Plattsburgh
State University Library. 4 March 2004
<http://www.Infotrac. Galegroup.com>.
5. Select a Subject Database to Find a
Scholarly Journal Article
 A.
Name of database selected
 B. Search words used
 C. How many records found
 MLA journal citation
Example
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A. Name of database used
 Social
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Sciences Abstracts
B. Search words used
 terrorists
and psychology
Records found:
7
 MLA journal citation
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Beck, Aaron T. “Prisoners of Hate.” Behavior
Research and Therapy 40.3(2002):209-16.
6. Use a Search Engine to Find a
Web Document
A. Name of search engine used
 B. Search words used
 C. How many records found
 MLA Web document citation
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Example
Name of search engine used: Teoma
 Search words
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 Terrorism
“personality types”
Records found: 943
 MLA Web document citation
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Library of Congress (Federal Research
Division). The Sociology and Psychology of
Terrorism: Who Becomes a Terrorist and
Why. September 1999. 4 March 2004
<http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/frd.html>.
Grading
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Quality of items you select
 Suitability
to the topic as you restated it
 Authority, authorship
 Documentation, scholarship
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Quality of the citations
 Perfect
MLA formatting
 Word processed
What Did We Learn?
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How to use College and Library network
How and when to use Reference Room find
reference sources for topics
How and when to use Web directories and
search engines
How and when to use commercial databases
How to evaluate information
How to cite documents using MLA style
Written Final Exam
Final exam in class – Oct. 15, 2003
 Several questions with one sentence
answers – no multiple choice
 Hands on demonstration of your ability
to use network and databases
 Questions from all assignments, web
readings on LIB101 page, powerpoint
presentation notes.
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What to Focus On
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How to find reference sources in ref room
Selecting, using commercial databases and
online catalog
 Choosing
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databases by subject areas
AND, OR, and field searching
Selecting and using Web search tools
 Difference
between directories and search engines
 AND, OR, and field searching
What to Focus On
Know evaluation criteria
 Signs
of a “good” book
 Difference between journal and magazine
 How to judge a Web document
Unit 6 Citation Corrections
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Lewis, Bernard. The Crisis of Islam: Holy Was
and Unholy Terror. New York: Modern
Library, 2003.
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Hoover, Judith D. and Leigh Ann Howard.
“The Political Correctness Controversy
Revisited.” American Behavioral Scientist
38.7 (1995): 963-976. INFOTRAC
Expanded Academic ASAP. Plattsburgh
State Univ. Lib., Plattsburgh. 3 Mar.
2004 <http://www.galegroup.com>.
Unit 6 Citation Corrections
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O’Neill, William L. “Political Correctness at
Rutgers.” The New Leader 13 February
1995: 11-14.
Hackbarth, Steven. The Burmese Mountain
Dog. 3 May 1999. 3 Feb. 2004
<http//lme.mankato.msus.edu/akcj3/bmd.html>.
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