Exercises
- Use CUNY+ to do a keyword search on your topic.
Make
sure it is set to Queens College collections only. Scan
the titles
to find one that looks interesting and provide
the citation
below.
Author of Item _____________________________________
Title of Item____________________________
Publisher & Publication Date of Item
_____________________________________
- Look at the record by clicking on the title. ___________
- What subject(s) are listed? ______________________
- Is the item on the shelf? _________________________
- What is the call number? ________________________
- What location in the library is the item shelved? _______
- Go back to the results list of the search click on a title
to view the subjects and click on a subject heading.
- How does the search change? ____________________
- Are there any other titles that look useful? ___________
- Are they available? ____________________________
- Do a new search and do a field specific search (Author,
Title, or Subject) Using specific info from the title from
number one above.
- How does the search change? ____________________
- Are there any other titles from that author? ___________
- Are they available? ____________________________
Use New York Times Historical,
or CQ Researcher to find resources on your topic. Circle the database you used,
and
provide the item description below.
Author of
Item __________________________________
Title of Item __________________________________
Source Title __________________________________
Volume, Issue, Date, Pages info __________________________________
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Do we own the item online in
full-text? ___
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What years do we own? _________________
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In which databases? (abbreviate & list up
to three) _____________________________
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Do we own
the periodical in paper? ________
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What years
do we own? ________________
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What is the
Call Number? _______________
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Do we own
the periodical in microfilm? ______
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What years
do we own? ________________
Use "All CUNY Catalogs" to find items QC
does not own.
What library owns it?
Review ILL options. |