Can someone read a book and do searching book?
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Step 1 - Book Search
1. [Instructions] Using Woodbury Library Catalog (library.woodbury.edu), search for the book assigned to you. Above you will see a number to the left of your name, locate that number on the Excel spreadsheet in Moodle to find your assigned book. Once you have found your book in the Catalog, select the dropdown menu from “Libraries to search” and select Woodbury University Library. Once you have located (found) the book in the Catalog, click on the title of the book.
2. Name of the book (Once upon a car by Vlasic).
3. Please answer the following questions:
a. What is the full title of the book you found in the Catalog:
b. Names of author(s)/editor(s):
c. Publisher:
d. Copyright (year published):
e. Number of Pages:
f. Place of publication (city/state):
g. What is the OCLC Number:
h. How many (what is the number of) related Subject Words that have been applied to this item (you can find the number of subject words at the bottom of the record):
i. What is the Location of this book:
j. What is the Status of the book:
k. What is the full Call Number of the book (example: ND511.5 .K55 A618 2012):
4. Create a proper APA citation :
5. Go to the shelf and locate your assigned book.
a. Take a photo of the front cover of the book
b. Take a photo of the table of contents
c. NOTE: Attached both images to this document ( NO images from the Internet are allowed! ). Shrink the images and place both images under HERE (DO NOT PUT THEM AT THE END)
Step 2 - Library of Congress Classification
1. [Instructions] Using Google, search for: Library of Congress Classification outline. The first result will be the link you will want to select. Click on the link and you will be redirected to the Library of Congress Classification Outline webpage.
2. Using the call number of you book (which you have identified in Step 1, 2.k) answer the following:
a. Name of the Class (example K = Law):
b. Name of the Subclass (KZ = Law of nations):
3. Under the Subclass:
a. What is the call number range for your book (Example: KZ170-173):
b. What is that section or call number range called (Example: Annuals):
c. Does this properly describe your book? (Make sure you look at the book on the shelf in the library to answer this question):
i. Yes/No:
ii. Why?:
Step 3 – Searching Your Topic
1. What is your Major (example: History):
2. Write out two search words using the word “AND” to find a book in your major (example: economy and students):
3. Using the Woodbury Library catalog, enter your two search words (using the word AND) and run a search.
a. How many results did you retrieve from Libraries Worldwide:
b. How many results did you retrieve from Woodbury University Libraries:
c. How many results did you retrieve from Burbank (if you have zero results, change your search words to find a result):
4. Follow the instructions carefully: 1st: On the left side of the screen, click on the link called “Print Book” under Format, 2nd: Select the second title listed in the results. Now answer the following questions:
a. What is the full title of the book you found in the Catalog:
b. Names of author(s)/editor(s):
c. Publisher:
d. Copyright (year published):
e. Number of Pages:
f. Place of publication (city/state):
g. What is the OCLC Number:
h. How many (what is the number of) related Subject Words that have been applied to this item (you can find the number of subject words at the bottom of the record):
i. What is the Location of this book:
j. What is the Status of the book:
k. What is the full Call Number of the book (example: ND511.5 .K55 A618 2012):
5. Create a proper APA citation :
6. Go to the shelf and locate your assigned book.
a. Take a photo of the front cover of the book
b. Take a photo of the table of contents
c. NOTE: Attached both images to this document. Shrink the images so they can fit on one page. NO images from the Internet are allowed!
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Updated: Tuesday, October 04, 2016