Transition to Kean Library Assignment

Transition to Kean Library Assignment Name: ______Date: ______

PART I Scavenger Hunt - Please write down the answers to the following questions.

1. What are the library hours on:

Mondays-Thursdays? ______Saturdays? ______

Fridays? ______Sundays? ______

2. What is the length of time for which books can be checked out of the library?

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3. Is there off-campus reference service?

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4. If the library doesn't have the book or periodical you need, what should you do?

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5. Do periodicals circulate? ______

6. On what floor of the library is the Holocaust Resource Center located?

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7. What are reserve materials and where are they located?

______8. If you are on campus, where would you find a reference librarian?

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9. How can you get a library card?

______10. Where can online databases be found? Name one.

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11. Where are the photocopiers located? ______

1 12. Are you allowed to smoke, drink, eat, or use cell phones in the library?

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13. Where are the quieter study areas located in the library?

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14. How is a reference book different from a book in the Main Collection?

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15. What other libraries are there on campus?

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PART II Hands-On Research Consider a topic that interests you (perhaps your future career), and think of some keywords that describe the topic. Using these keywords, complete the following exercises. 1. Look for a book relating to your topic. Go to the Kean book catalog. Using the keyword search option, find one book on your topic. Record the following information:

Author ______

Title ______

Call Number ______

See if you can find the book in the stacks.

How long did it take you to find it? ______

What problems did you encounter trying to find it?

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2 2. Using the EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier database, find one article from a periodical relating to your topic. Write down the following information:

Author ______

Title ______

Periodical ______

Volume number ______Issue number ______Page(s) ______

Date of publication ______

Is the article available online? ______

3. Locate articles from the front page of The New York Times for the DAY you were born. What were the three major news stories of that day? Write down the headlines.

Hint: You may complete this exercise using two databases (ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times or LexisNexis Academic).

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