HST 300 Library Exercise

Library Exercise

Use this exercise to practice some of the skills covered in this library tutorial.

If you need to refer to another section in this tutorial while completing this exercise, remember to Right-Click and open that section in a new window. Otherwise you might lose anything you have already typed.

Student Information Your Name (firstname lastname):

Class you are taking this quarter:
Example: HST 300

Your professor's name:
Example: Smith

Your Email Address:

Exercise 1. Choose a topic for your research paper:

2. Select a database appropriate for your topic. Type the name of the database below:

3. Now, use the appropriate search strategies to create keywords or phrases to use for your search:

4. Do a search using those keywords and phrases. How many results did you get?

5. Now revise your search strategy to narrow down or increase your results. Hint: use boolean operators and/or truncation. Type your new search terms below:

6. Try your new search terms. How many results did you get?

7. Click on one of your search results. If it's a book, identify the following:
Author(s):
Title of the book:
City of Publication:
Name of Publisher:
Year of Publication:

If it's an article, identify the following:
Author(s):
Title of the Article:
Journal Title:
Volume & Issue:
Month and Year of Publication:
Page Numbers:

8. Now rewrite your citation using one of the style manuals:
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Comments 9. Questions/Comments about library research:

Questions or comments? Please contact:
Kate Seifert * (909) 869-3100 * kwseifert@csupomona.edu *