Library Assignment Sheet Fall 2012 English 1102 Name_____________________________ IMPORTANT!

This library sheet is meant to help you in your research for your paper by familiarizing you with a few of the useful resources in the library. So many times I've had students, a day or two before the paper is due, who claim to be completely lost about how to research sources. When I mention this library assignment, invariably they admit to not having started it yet!! Completing this assignment after you try to complete your research adds a LOT of time to your task and defeats the purpose of the assignment. NOTE: If you copy and paste just the questions into a new document, the numbers disappear for some reason if you simply click on the name of the document on emma. Please click download and print before copying and pasting any text from this document; this method allows the numbers to remain. If you would prefer to write on this sheet, youll need to save the doc in order to edit it (i.e. provide more space between the questions to write your answers) When you've filled out your answers, you can print. Alternately, if you wish to write answers on a separate sheet, you may. I didnt leave spaces in order to save more paper when you print if you just want a reference copy. And a reference copy will always remain on emma. While Im hoping that all these directions work smoothly, sometimes the best-laid plans go awry. If you cant get one of the activities to work, please let me know through email. However, all of the information that Im asking you to find IS available. The only problem might be in the actual process of retrieving the information, but when I last checked, all links were working. If you run into snags, spend a few minutes (5-10) looking for the info, but if you cant find it, email me. You are welcome to go to the library with a classmate, but each of you should do your own work, independently of one another. Due date: bring to class on Tuesday, Oct 9. The purpose of this exercise is to give you a feel for a FEW of the many resources the UGA Main Library has to offer. You should note that the university has two other huge libraries on campus: science and law. You will be using only the Main Library for this worksheet, but should the need arise, you are welcome to use the others (and any off campus libraries) for your actual research paper. NOTE: if you are NOT at the library, you might need a password. The password for this semester is __dreamer_____ . ONE MORE NOTE: Write in pen or type answers if you wish. However, if your handwriting is not legible, you wont get credit. If you have poor handwriting, TYPE. Please do not write in tiny scrunched up letters that require a magnifying glass to read. Thanks! 1. First, head to the main reference room, first floor (straight back after you come in the front doors, past the circulation desk and elevators). Seat

yourself at a computer to your right as you walk in the reference room. The first screen you see should be the UGA Libraries home screen. If not, exit the current page. Click on the "Books & More" tab at the top of the box in the middle of the screen. You should then be in the "GIL@uga libraries catalog. In the search box, type Death of a Salesman. a. How many resources on the play (total: books, articles, Internet) does the screen show as available? Now scroll down the list of resources and find a book entitled Closers: Great American Writers on the Art of Selling. Click on the title. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. Who is the editor of this collection? How many pages are in the book? What is its call number? On what floor will you be able to find this book? Who is its publisher? In what city was the book published? In what year was the book published? Is the book available to be checked out? How can you tell?

All of the above information can be gathered from the computer screen. Now find the book on the shelves. DO NOT check it out, and please be certain to put the book back where it belongs, as others will be completing this assignment as well. j. Describe briefly what the books cover looks like (color, design, etc). 2. Now go back to the library home screen (where you started) and click on Services then for Undergraduates then Research. Look at some of the help that is available on this page; then click on What is a scholarly source? under Scholarly Sources. Youll see a chart contrasting scholarly vs. popular resources. Name two ways these types of materials differ. Be specific. 3. Back to main page. Under the Articles & Databases tab, bring down Databases by Subject menu and choose psychology. Then click on Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Type in American Dream. Find a work entitled Social Mobility and the American Dream: What College Students Believe. (Might not be on first page). Click on this link to see an abstract. a. Name the two ways that college students view mobility/moving up in the world Now click on HTML Full Text. b. If you were to quote this source in your paper, which of the three required sources would it be? (Book, Periodical, Internet)

4. Back to home page to click on Galileo@UGA. Click on M, and then scroll down to MLA International Bibliography. This source lists all sources published on literature topics. Type in Death of a Salesman in the search box. On the left, click on Journal Articles, then search for an article titled Like a Diamond Shining in the Dark: Bens Role in Death of a Salesman. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. Who is the author of the article? What is the name of the journal in which the article is published? In what month and year was the article published? In what volume number does this article appear? What does the 2 mean in parentheses beside Source? (Refer to St. Martins Handbook, citing journals, if you are not sure). On what page of the journal does this article begin? Click on Find it at UGA at the bottom. What is the call number of the journal? On what floor would you find this journal? What is the name of the name of the college that publishes the journal? What information will you need to print or write down in order to more easily find this journal on the shelves? (You might want to locate the call number on the shelf and see what you need to find this exact article when you get to the shelf!)

5. On home page, click on articles and databases and find Womens and Gender Studies on the drop down menu. Click on: Gender Watch, then at basic search, type sports films, then find and click on The Depiction and Characterization of Women in Sports Films. a. b. c. d. e. f. Name two of the films discussed in the article. What is the name of the journal from which this article is taken? What is the date of the article? What is the volume number of the journal? Who is the author of the article? On what page of the physical journal does this article begin?

6. Home page, please. Click GIL Universal Catalog under "Popular Links." Type in the name of the JOURNAL from question 5b. Click on journal's link. a. b. c. d. On which floor can this journal be found? What is the call number? In what year were print copies canceled and replaced with online issues? Based on this information, would you be able to find the hard copy of the article listed above in the library? Why or why not?

7. Now go to the basement* (see footnote) periodical area. You are to find a copy of The New York Times on the day you were born, a. When is your birthday?

The call number you will need is AN35.N5N6 in the microfilm section. The drawers are marked by dates and the actual film is in boxes in about two week increments. Take the small box to a microfilm machine (NOT microfiche!) Follow the directions for loading the film spindle on the reel. (HELPFUL HINT: Make sure that the light is working on the machine BEFORE settling in and threading your film!) b. The NYT usually doesnt have one big banner headline. Name a couple of the headlines on the day of your birth. Now scroll down through the newspaper to find an ad with a price listed in it. c. What is the ad selling? How much is the item advertised? d. Now find one Broadway show, musical, or movie that was showing on your birthday. What is the name? 8. In the periodicals department, you should take a stroll through the newspapers/magazines section to get a sense of the scope and number of materials that are available. Find a magazine that you have never heard of that begins with the first letter of your last name. a. What is the name of the magazine? b. At what type of audience or discipline does it appear to be aimed, based on the articles, the advertisements, and the level of language? Be specific. 9. Go to the reference room on the first floor and walk along the shelves to get an idea of the scope of materials that are housed here. Find one book that interests you and write its call number and title. 10. You will be locating the media department where you are able to check out films and watch them here if you like. a. On what floor will you find the libraries collection of movies/DVD/etc? b. What is your favorite movie? c. Is this movie available in the library? (Check the big book on the counter. NOTE: this book comes and goes for no explicable reason! If its not available, ask the staff where you can get a list of available films owned by the library). 11.Now go to the snack area in the front of the library. As youre leaving, before going through the security gate, this area will be to your right. You should reward yourself with a candy bar. One wont hurt you! Youve earned it! Youve sorta found your way around the library! 12.Bring this completed worksheet to class by Tuesday, Oct 9, to be turned in for a quiz grade. * Some periodicals, at least, have moved to the first floor, to the right as you come

through the security gates. The map of the library still shows periodical material to be in the basement, so you might have to ask where the archived newspapers are. I have been in the new periodicals room, but the room is not large enough to accommodate everything formerly in the basement.