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Library Research Assignment
   

Student Name:

Student Number:

Instructor's Name:

Reference Number:



Librarian's Name:

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. 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 online catalog to search by author
b. Use the Biography Resource Center
c. Look in the Reserve Room
d. Use the online catalog to search by title

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

8.
Students cannot search for books at all MDC campuses using the online catalog.
True
False

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


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



  10. The title of this article is:
a. Refine Search
b. The Final Four
c. Academic search
d.
  College Basketball

11.
The author of this article is:
a. HTML full text
b. sports teams
c. Mike DeCourcy
d. PDF full text


12. The source of this article is:
a. Sporting News
b. Time
c. Miami Herald
d. Kansas State

13. The date of this article is:
a. March 14, 2011
b. Volume 235
c. p. 39-39
d. December 2, 2010



*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 PIN (the last four digits of your student number). Click

*Click the Alphabetical button. Choose Biography In Context.

*Find Kim Kardashian.

Click on this person’s name.

Choose the first article that appears.

14. What is her year of birth?

15. What is her occupation?

 

16. What is her nationality?

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


 

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. What is the call number of this book?


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