I have copied an assignment below. Please copy and paste it over to your blog and complete it by answering the questions. I have placed capital X's in areas to indicate where you should place answers. Follow all of the steps in order.
1. Articles and More
Under Find Articles & More, click on Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Databases.
Enter EBSCOhost. Select at least 3 databases.
Which 3 (or more) did you choose and why? XXXXX
Perform a search for your topic. What search word did you use? XXX
How many results did you find? XXX
Click on Advanced Search. Click the “cover story” box and redo the search. How many results did you find this time? XXX
Identify one source you are interested in using from the search performed in EBSCO. *Hint: Click on the title to get to the full abstract for more information.
List the: Title, Author(s), Source Title, Date, Volume and issue #, Page #s,
Subject Terms, Database within ESBCO where the source is located
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Perform another search for your topic. This time combine your original search term with one of the relevant or interesting search terms found in the source identified above.
How many results did you find this time? XXX
Add any sources you would like to look into further to your folder. Once you have identified all of the good sources, save the contents of the folder to a disk/flashdrive or e-mail the results to yourself, so you may skim through them at a later date.
Return to the Articles and More page on the library’s main page. Instead of EBSCO, choose another database from the list. The one that will be best for you will depend on your particular topic. You may want to ask the librarian for more information about the available resources or click on the “available databases” link.
Identify one source you are interested in using from the search performed in the second database.
List the: Title, Author(s), Source Title, Date, Volume and issue #, Page #s,
Subject Terms, Database within ESBCO where the source is located
2. Books, Videos, DVDs, CDsUnder Books, Videos, DVDs, CDs, click on SWIC Library Catalog. Go to the SILNET Library Catalog link. Do a Title Keyword search.
What search word did you use? XXX
Describe the results. XXX
Do a Subject Keyword search.
What search word did you use? XXX
Describe the results. XXX
Under Books, Videos, DVDs, CDs, click on Search Other Libraries. Choose one of the 3 options and perform a search.
What were the results of this search? XXX
Do you intend to use a book source? If so, which one? If not, why not? XXX
3. Other reference toolsUnder Find Articles & More, click on Reference Tools.
Which (if any) of these resources will be useful for your paper topic? XXX
Under Get Research Help, click on Search Tips.
Click on the “check out this page” link. Identify one useful piece of information you learned from this page: XXX
Under Get Research Help, click on Useful Sites. Identify at least one useful site you learned about: XXX. How will this site be of use to you for this paper or your personal life? XXX
