Can you answers on these questions? You have to watch theese online down.

Can you do in Due date?  

 

Library Research Assignment CMST 2
Directions:  Follow along with the numbered steps completing them as you go.  At the end, you will
be required to do a portion that will be turned in on a separate document attached to this one.
When looking up sources and information, look for items you can use on your in class speeches. This
way your work is good for this assignment and can be used later in your informative speech.

 

1. Watch these two videos then answer the questions 2 minute intro video to the Butte College
Online Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWLQgikcTN4

 

 

 

What are the four main areas on the library homepage?

 

How could you contact a librarian if needed?

 

 

2 minute intro video on how to use Butte’s online Database:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Wg_yMzWz8

 

 

 

How many online databases does Butte have?                        

 

 

Which database do you think will help you most and why?

 

 

 

2.  Fill in the blank:

My topic for the upcoming presentation is                                  .
Some possible sections are                                                                         
                           .

3.  Create a search string

A search string is a way of developing a set of key terms to help you in your database search.
Instead of using only 1 or 2 key words, you should also use synonyms or variations of those words.
Essentially, the wider the search net is that you throw out, the more resources you will pull back

 

 

 

in. In each column below, write a keyword related to your topic. In each box below, write a
variation of or alternative to that word. (ex. Education or College or Curriculum; all similar
words that can help you find what you’re looking for in one specific area)

 

 

 

 

OR                                        OR                                        OR

 

 

 

 

OR                                        OR                                        OR

 

 

 

 

4.  What are some possible combinations of the terms above that may narrow your search?

 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(list 3 words)

 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….(list 3 words)

 

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..(list 3 words)

 

5.  Using the online database, search for a newspaper article related to your topic

 

What search string did you use? What database did you find this through?
Author (s)

 

 

Article Title

 

 

Month, day, year of publication

 

 

 

If applicable, website where you found the article. Don’t write down the full URL, just the main
web address (ending in .com or .gov for example)

 

 

 

Where would you use this source in your portion of the topic?

 

 

6.  Using the online database, search for a journal article related to your topic.

What search string did you use?
What database did you find this through?

Article Title

 

 

 

Author (s)

 

 

 

Title of the journal from which this article came Date of Publication

 

 

 

Volume and Issue number

 

 

 

Where would you use this source in your portion of the topic?

 

 

 

7.  Using the online database, search for a book related to your topic.

What search string did you use?
What database did you find this through?

 

 

Book Title

 

 

Author (s)

 

 

Date of Publication

 

 

Name of Publisher

 

 

City where publisher is located (alongside publisher

 

 

 

name)

 

 

 

 

Where would you use this source in your portion of the topic?

 

 

8.  Using an open internet search (ie google), find some “soft” information on your topic. These
can be from less academic sources such as magazines, news broadcasting, npr interviews—really,
anything as long as it is credible.

Interesting Statistic                      Source

 

 

Interesting fact                             Source

 

Interesting opinion                       Source

 

 

 

 

9. Create an annotated bibliography of your sources from section 5, 6, and 7 above using APA
citation format.

Here is a guide for creating references in APA format:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/664/01/ Here is a guide for creating an annotated
bibliography: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/

 

 

 

Your Annotated Bibliography needs to include only a short paragraph for each source explaining what
was in the source (a brief summary) and how you may use this article or why it is good for your
group’s problem.  That is what separates an annotated bibliography from a standard reference page. 
This will be completed on a separate page and then attached to this worksheet when you turn it in.
Questions? Ask me or see question 1.