Exercise 2: How To Find Books

 (Please print this exercise and use the corresponding lesson to answer the questions.)

Name: _______________________                   

Class: _______________________           Professor: _______________________ 

1.  You have been given the assignment to read a book by Ann Turner.  Please access the library’s online catalog, iPAC, and perform a “Basic Search” using the author browse search method. 

          a.  How many results are there for this search?   

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          b.  Please list a title and call number for the book that you found.

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2.  You have been given the topic,  Psychological Aspects of Cancer to research.  Please perform a “Basic Search” using the subject keyword search method.

         a.  List the titles and call numbers of three books pertaining to this topic.

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     b.  Please list the keywords you used to find these books.

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3.  Please perform a “Power Search” for a book with "Abnormal Psychology" in its title using the title keyword search method and Sarason as the author using the author browse search method.  

          a. Please list the complete title and publisher information.

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           b. What is the call number for this book and what general LC subject heading does it represent?

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          c.  Click on the author's name in the bibliographic record screen for this book.  Does the library own other books by this author?  If so, how many? (other than the one you've already found)

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          d.  Begin to place a request for this title [ do NOT actually place the request, please.]  What information is requested on the “request item ” screen?  Where would you find this information?

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