Student Name:
Student Number:
Instructor's Name:
Reference Number:

Librarian's Name: Select a librarian... Figueroa Hime Joy Picca Saxton

1. Which of these can you identify as a call number for a book in the MDC Kendall Campus library?

a. 2nd ed.
b. LB 2371 R67 2002
c. Format Book
d. 076192481

2. Which database would the best to choose for this topic?

Literary criticism of a novel

a. Health and Wellness Resource Center
b. Issues and Controversies
c. Literature Resource Center
d. Military Full Text

3. Which database would be the best to choose for this topic?

The career and achievements of basketball player Michael Jordan

a. Health and Wellness Resource Center
b. Issues and Controversies
c. Biography Resource Center
d. Military Full Text

4. Online library periodical databases always contain the full text of articles.
True
False

5. To locate books in the library you would use:
a. periodical index or online database
b. LINCC online catalog
c.Internet search engine
d. Reserve Room

6. To find a book written by Carol Shields in the library, I would:
a. Use the LINCC catalog to search by author keyword(s)
b. Use the Biography Resource Center
c. Look in the Reserve Room
d. Use the LINCC catalog to search by author keyword(s)

7. The Miami Dade College Libraries do not use the Library of Congress system for arranging books on the shelves.
True
False

8. Students may not renew library books online through the library web page..
True
False

9. Students may not access the library from a home computer.
True
False

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Use the example below to answer questions 10-13. This sample page contains an article citation from the database Academic Search Premier.

 

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  10. The title of this article is:
a. Refine Search
b. A Brief History of: Olympic Medals
c. Art in the vault
d. Baseball teams

11. The author of this article is:
a. HTML full text
b. sports teams
c. Claire Suddath
d. View links.

12. The source of this article is:
a.  Time
b. Gross domestic product
c. Japan
d. Add to folder

13. The date of this article is:
a. August 18, 2008
b. 308
c. Vol. 148 Issue 8
d. December 15, 1999

 

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*Go to the Kendall Campus Library web page: www.mdc.edu/kendall/library

*Click on Find Articles. Go to LINCCWeb Databases. Log in with your student number and LINCC PIN (the last four digits of your student number). Click Databases A – Z. Choose Biography Resource Center from the list.

*Click the Alphabetical button. Choose Biography Resource Center.

*Find Eva Longoria.

14. What is her year of birth?
15. What is her occupation?
16. What is the source of this information?

To answer questions 17 - 20, refer to this sample page.

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17. Who is the author of this book?
18. What is the title of this book?
19. Which Miami Dade campus owns this book?
20. In what city was this book published?