1. Go to the library home page (http://library.csueastbay.edu).
Run a Keyword search on the following term: Colonialism
How many hits did you get? 352 hits
Who is the author of the first work on your results list? Cohen, Benjamin B.
What type of work is this? E-book an electronic book that can be accessed online.
2. Click "modify search" to go to the library catalog’s Advanced Search page. Add United States to the second search box. Leave colonialism in the first box.
How many results did you get? 47 results
Find the result authored by Kharem, Haroon.
What's the title of this work? “A curriculum of repression : a pedagogy of racial history in the United States”
What is the Call Number? LC2741 .K53 2006
Where in the library would you go to get this book? (hint--check the library floor plans by following the Maps link at the very bottom of the library home page)
The book would be on the second floor, Upper-Mall, in the east book stacks that range from DA-PQ.
Use the information in the record for this work to create an APA citation.
Refer the APA Citation Guidelines handout from week 2 for help.
Kharem, H. A curriculum of repression : a pedagogy of racial history in the United States.
(2006). New York : P. Lang.
3. Click "back" on your browser, then "modify search." In the search box, add Britain to create the statement (United States OR Britain). Remember that OR widens your search results, instructing the library catalog to return all results with "united states" or "Britain" somewhere in the record, and also the term "colonialism."
How many results did you get? 24089 results
What is the title of the first work on your results list? Mental health in a multi-ethnic society : a multidisciplinary handbook
List two subject headings for this work: a) Minorities-Mnetal Health Services-Great Britain b) Social Psychology-Great Britain
Look carefully at this record. Why did the library catalog pull up this book (where did it find a match for your search phrase?) In each of the three subject headings, one of the secondary headings was Great Britain.
Use the information in the record for this work to create an APA citation. Refer to the APA Citation Guidelines handout from week 2 for help.
Fernando, S., Keating, F. (2009). Mental health in a multi-ethnic society : a multidisciplinary
handbook. London ; New York : Routledge.
4. Return to the main Haystac search page (you can click Another Search). Type the following into the first search box: global warming
Under Limits, choose "Reference Collection" from the location menu.
Under Sorted By: Search and Sort, choose "sorted bv date"
What is the title of the most recent work (top of the list) Endangered species
Where in the library would you find this? It is in the reference section. This is on the first floor, Lower Mall, in the west section labeled Reference.
5. Now start over and run a search for a video about global warming (search and sort by date).
What is the most recently produced video in the library? An inconvenient truth
What is this video's call number? DVD 572
Where in the library would you go to get this? You would have to ask for it at the Media/Reserves desk on the second floor, Upper Mall.
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