Re-Visioning
LIBRARY RESEARCH: THE SCAVENGER HUNT
Your name:
The names of the members of your group:
Why is music so important to people?
- Find a book in the Columbia library catalog that might address this question.
List four words you can use to search this subject:
Title, author and call number:
Do they have it on the shelf right now?
What other college libraries have this book available?
List at least two subject headings, provided by the library, where you might find more books on the subject:
- Go to Searchbank and find two journal articles that might address this question:
Title, journal name, author and date #1:
Title, journal name, author and date #2:
List at least three works cited by these authors:
Find one of the three sources on Infotrac and provide the first line of text here:
- What is your research question for the final essay?
Provide the title and author of a book Columbia has on the subject:
Provide an article’s title, journal name, author, and date:
- Return this worksheet to me before the end of class.
The library has information sheets at the reference desk. On one sheet, the librarians have listed the call numbers of commonly asked-about subject areas in the library. Which subject are you most curious about? What is the call number? On what floor will you find these books?
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