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Find Scholarly Articles on Popular Culture from the Library

Dr. Jun WangProfessor of Library & Information Studies

Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

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Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome1. Be able to locate Delta College Library’s website and be aware of the

library’s variety of resources and services

2. Be able to find books in print and electronic formats, and reserved readings from the library catalog (GoCat)

3. Be able to conduct a keyword/phrase search in GoElectronic to find academic research articles from journals on a chosen topic

4. Be able to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that are pertinent to your topic and save or e-mail or print the sources

5. Be able to cite the sources in MLA style

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3Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.eduLibrary’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

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

Click the icon to search the new

GoCat

Click the icon to search the old GoCat

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Search for Books in GoCat

Click on the title link to display detailed information.

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Find Detailed Information About a Book

Ingredients for book citation

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1. Select Reserve Desk from the dropdown menu2. Choose Instructor Name (or Course Name and Course ID number) from the

search field3. Enter your professor’s last name in the search box4. Click Enter or Return on your computer keyboard or on the Search button.

5. Click on your professor’s name link to display reserved item(s) for his classes.

Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks

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Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks

• Click on the title link to display the detailed record• Identify the location, call number, and circulation status of the

reserved item.• To check it out at the Circulation/Reserve Desk, present the call

number and your library card.

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Use GoElectronic As a Research Tool

Automobile and semiotic

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Sample Keyword SearchPreliminary Search Results

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Preliminary Search ResultsDisplay the Full Content of the Article

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Read the Full Content of an Article

• Click on the Cite icon and scroll down to find your preferred citation format.

Works Cited

Iqani, Mehita. "Smooth Bodywork: The Role of Texture in Images of Cars and Women on

Consumer Magazine Covers." Social Semiotics 22.3 (2012): 311-331. Academic Search

Premier. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.12

Find and Tweak the Embedded Citation

Scroll down to find the MLA Citation

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

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Gauging Your Learning OutcomeGauging Your Learning Outcome1. How to log on to SJDC library’s online catalog and online databases

on and off campus?

2. How to find books in print and electronic formats, and reserved readings from the library catalog (GoCat)?

3. How to conduct a keyword/phrase search in GoElectronic to find academic research articles from journals, on a chosen topic?

4. 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?

5. Would you be able to cite your retrieved sources in MLA style with the help of the Citation Guides?

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