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ENG 110LIBRARY ASSIGNMENT #2: Due Wednesday, October 8 th

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1. Library of Congress Information (http://www.loc.gov/). TEN POINTS:Identify your major:

Library of Congress Classification of Your Major:

Where in the Main Reading Room of the Library are Your Majors Books?

Identify by title and call number one reference work for your major:

2. Encyclopedia Britannica. TWENTY POINTS:Select any entry:

Identify the author (full name) of the entry you have selected:

List one of the authors crede ntials:

Give the author and title of one work in the bibliography of that entry:

3. Whos Who. TWENTY POINTS: Give the name of an actor or politician:

Give his or her date of birth:

Give the name of his or her college:

4. Oxford English Dictionary (OED). TWENTY POINTS:Go to the JET Interface (http://www.molloy.edu/library);Click on Databases;Click on English & Literature;Click on the OED link on the left hand side of the page;Scan for a word;

Select a word:

What is the original meaning of the word?

When did it come into use?

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5. Thesaurus. TEN POINTS:Select a verb:

Give three synonyms for that verb:

6. Twentieth-Century Short Story Explicator. TEN POINTS:Identify the author and title of one article of use in your research paper. Further, give thetitle of the periodical or book containing the article: