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An Introduction to Library Research on Chicano Literature

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, audiovisual materials, textbooks, and reserved readings from the library catalog (GoCat)

3. Be able to conduct a keyword/phrase search or SmartText search in GoElectronic to find full-text e-books and articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers on a chosen topic

4. Be able to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that are pertinent to your topic

5. Know how to download, save, e-mail, and print retrieved sources

6. 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 materialsClick here to conduct a catalog search to find books, audiovisual materials, and textbooks or reserved materials.Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books, audiovisual materials, and textbooks or reserved materials.

4Library’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

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Click on the title link to display detailed information.

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Find Detailed Information About a Book

Ingredients for the book citation

Limit Your Search to Videos or Films

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Find Detailed Information About the Video

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Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks

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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.

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Search for Reserved Items or Textbooks

• Click on the course link to display the detailed record• Click on the title link to display the detailed information• 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.

Use GoElectronic As a Research Tool

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Chicano Literature

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Sample Keyword Search

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Display the Detailed Record of the Article

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Display the Full-Text Article or eBook

• To make it readable, click on the drop-down arrow on the top of the screen and select Page Width.• Scroll down to read the next page.• To print the article, click on the printer icon on the upper right-hand side of the screen.• To print a chapter from an e-book, click on the printer icon and enter the page number range.

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Find the Citation in the Database

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

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Tweak 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 .

Works Cited

Cutler, John Alba. "Quinto Sol, Chicano/a Literature, and the Long March

Through Institutions." American Literary History 26.2 (2014): 262-294.

America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.

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Tweak 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 .

Works Cited

Cutler, John Alba. "Quinto Sol, Chicano: A Literature and the Long March

Through Institutions." American Literary History 26.2 (2014): 262-

294.

America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.

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Student Gauging Your Learning OutcomesGauging Your Learning Outcomes

1. How to get on the library’s catalog and subscription online Databases on and off the campus?

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

3. How to conduct a keyword/phrase search in GoElectronic to find full-text e-books and articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers on a chosen topic?

4. How to limit your search results and evaluate retrieved sources that are pertinent to your topic?

5. Would you be able to download or e-mail or print the retrieved sources?

6. How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style?

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