Exercise 2: How To Find Books

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

Name: _______________________             

Class: _______________________              Professor: _______________________ 

 A.  iPAC

 1.  Perform a power search using the title keyword and author keyword search for a book with “Abnormal Psychology” in its title and Sarason as the author. 

          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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2.  Perform a basic search using the subject keyword search for the topic  Psychological Aspects of Cancer.  

     a.  How many titles does your search produce? 

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          b.  Please list the call number and title for the most recently published book. 

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3.  You have been given the assignment to read a book by Ann Turner.  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 the title and call number for the book that you found. 

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

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4.  Please number these call numbers (1-4) in the correct order that they would be found on the shelf.