Introduction to the Library’s Online Catalog and Online Databases Dr. Jun Wang Principal Librarian...

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Introduction to the Library’s Online Catalog and Online Databases

Dr. Jun WangPrincipal Librarian

Professor of Library and Information Studies

2Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials

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Click on the title to display the item info

Conduct a keyword Search in GoCat to find books and AV materials

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Display Detailed Record from GoCat

5Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a database search to find opposing viewpoints articles.

Introduction to Opposing Viewpoints in Context

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• Click Browse Issues to find a list of controversial issues

• Click hot issues under the following categories

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Choose a Hot Topic from Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Click on the topic

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Display Information on Your Topic

Objective Topic Overview

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Display the Objective Topic Overview

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Display & Tweak the Citation in MLA Style

Works Cited

“Air Pollution.” Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit:

Gale, 2015. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 11 Mar.

2015.

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Display & Tweak the Citation in APA Style

References

Air pollution. (2015). Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection.

Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context.

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Display a Viewpoint Article

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Tweak the Citation from Citation Tool in MLA Style

Works Cited

Foxman, Abraham, and Cyndi Silverman. “Social Networking Sites Can Be Forums

for Cyberbullying.” Are Social Networking Sites Harmful? Detroit: Greenhaven

Press, 2011. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

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Tweak the Citation from Citation Tool in APA Style

References

Foxman, A., & Silverman, C (2011). Social networking sites can be forums for

cyberbullying. In S. Kiesbye (Ed.), Are social networking sites harmful?

Detroit: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context.

15Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materialsClick here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

“Social Justice Issues”

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Display the Detailed Record and APA Citation

Using the Citation Tool from GoElectronic Meta Database

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Find Citation Tool from a Detailed Record in GoElectronic Meta Database

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Find Citation Tool from the Full-Text Article in GoElectronic Meta Database

References

Dilworth-Anderson, P., Pierre, G., & Hilliard, T. S. (2012). Social justice, health disparities, and

culture in the care of the elderly. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 40(1), 26-32.

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Copy and paste the citation in your Works Cited page of your paper and tweak it using the APA Citation Guide at <http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/documents/APACitationGuide.pdf>.

Find and Tweak the Embedded APA Citation from GoElectronic Meta Database

Gauging Your Learning Outcome1. How to log on to SJDC library’s online databases on and off campus?2. How to browse full-text periodicals online? 3. How to find hot topics from Opposing Viewpoints in Context? 4. How to conduct a keyword/phrase search on a chosen topic in Opposing

Viewpoints in Context and GoElectronic to find academic research articles from journals?

5. 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?

6. Having chosen a topic, would you be able to cite and tweak your retrieved sources in APA style?

7. Where can you go to find the Citation Guides?

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Student Library

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