Exercise
Basic Information About the Library
1. Which of the following questions is not answererd on the Library website?a. How long can I keep a DVD?
b. How can I connect to Library resources from home?
c. What does it cost to attend Cal Poly Pomona?
d. How do I use the wireless network in the Library?
2. What do you need to use databases and other electronic resources from off campus?a. Credit card
b. Library password
c. Passport
d. Email account
Use the Library Catalog to answer the following questions:
To search the Library Catalog by title be sure to select the "Title" tab. If you're searching for a journal by title, you can use the pull-down to "Search Periodicals/Newspapers".
3. The Library has a book titled The Concept of Political Judgment . The author of this book is: a. Emily Wu
b. David Faust
c. Peter J. Steinberger
d. Anne Colby
4. This book is available in several LINK+ libraries including:
a. UC Riverside
b. CSU Fresno
c. CSU Los Angeles
d. None of the above.
5. The Library subscribes to a journal called Public Administration Review . The publisher of this journal is:a. National Center for Policy Analysis
b. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
c. American Society for Public Administration
d. National Academy of Public Administration
6. The European Journal of Political Economy is available electronically (full text) starting with issues published in:a. 1986
b. 1995
c. 1991
d. 2004
Use Databases to find journal articles:
7. You want to find articles about presidential candidates who belong to the Republican Party. Which of the following search strategies should you use?a. presidential candidates OR Republican Party b. presidential candidates AND Republican Party
The image below shows some of the article citations from the search in question 7.
8. The article titles:a. appear as hyperlinks (blue text) b. are in italics
9. Article 15 in the image above is by N. Scheiber. What is the quickest way to get a copy of this article?a. Ask my professor for a copy b. Click the Full Text button c. Click the Find It! button
d. Check the UCLA Library Catalog
10. Find It! can be used to...a. find out if the Library has the journal where an article appears
b. find an electronic copy of an article
c. initiate a Google search on the topic of an article
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
To answer questions 11, 12, and 13, you will need to use the Databases by Subject list. As a reminder, you access this list from the Library home page , click on Database & Article Search , then use the pull-down menu under Browse Database by Subject . Select Political Science . The answers to the three questions below can be found by quickly reading the descriptions in the Databases by Subject — Political Science list.
11. You want to find a military article. The best database to begin your search would be:a. PAIS International b. JSTOR c. Military & Government Collection
d. SAGE Journals Online
12. Which databases would most likely have data on polling? (This question has more than one correct answer.)
CQ Electronic Library
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Country Watch
Field Poll Data
13. You need to read several dozen opinion/editorial columns (op/ed pieces) from newspapers during World War II (during the years 1939-1945). Which databases are the best sources to try first? (This question has more than one correct answer.)
Los Angeles Times (Historical)
Academic Search Elite
Los Angeles Times (Proquest)
America: History & Life
New York Times (Historical)