WSU Stewart Library FYE Library/Internet Exercise

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE

Library & Internet Skills Exercise

NAME:__________________________

Objectives: Students will be able to:

Feel more comfortable asking for help in the library
Feel more comfortable using the library Web and its resources
Locate full-text articles using Academic Search Elite
Understand the WSU Information Literacy Competency requirement

I. Using the Library Web

Use the Stewart Library Web site (http://library.weber.edu) to answer questions 1-6. Ask for help at any time!

1) Look under About. How late is the library open on Sundays this semester?

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2) At the top right side of the the screen, click on Help. Then look to the top left and click on Ask a Librarian. List two ways you can get online research assistance.

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3) From this same page, click on Telephone or in Person. What are the phone numbers for the Reference Desk?

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Toll Free:_______________________________

4) At the top of the screen, click on Quick Links, then on Ereserve. Prof. Ewert has some material on electronic reserve (ereserve) for several courses. What is the first course listed?

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5) Click on Home at the very top left of the screen. Where do you go to request a book from another library? (Hint: think of it as a loan between libraries)

What is the name of the service?___________________________________

6) Click on Home. Click on Information Literacy. Click on How Do I...

Under "Identify Scholarly vs. Popular Articles," review this guide and list three differences between a scholarly and a popular article here:
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Go back to the Guides: How Do I... . Click on Cite Print and Electronic Resources. Browse this guide and list a reason why it may be useful to know about citing information for research:
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- List the title of another How Do I...Guide that may be useful to you in the future:
  - Name of guide____________________________
  - Why is this guide useful?_______________________________

II. Using Academic Search Elite to Find Full Text Articles

Academic Search Elite is a general article database that will help you find full text newspaper, popular magazine and academic journal articles on most subjects.

7) Circle one of the following topics to research for this exercise:

Time management skills for students
Study skills for college students
A service learning project (any project is fine)
Career planning or job hunting for college students

Select two or more words that best describe your topic and write them here. These are your "keywords." (Example: "time management" and "students")

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Use the following instructions to search the Academic Search Elite database and find a full text article on the topic you circled above.

To access
Academic Search Elite

Begin at the Stewart Library home page (http://library.weber.edu) and click on the following:

Double click on the Internet Explorer Icon on the desktop
You will see the WSU Library home page at the following URL (uniform resource locator) http://library.weber.edu
- Under Quick Links, click on Database Finder
- Click on Academic Search Elite

To use
Academic Search Elite

Type a word or words that best describe your topic (use your keywords above) into the Find box. Use the Boolean AND (for example: Utah AND Olympics) to limit and focus your search or select "all the words"
Notice that you may also use items under the Refine Search tab to limit your search by
- Selecting Full Text articles (the complete article is online)
- Selecting scholarly Peer Reviewed or Refereed articles
After entering your keywords, Click on Search

Carefully review your results. If you didn't find what you need, try other words and ask for assistance in refining your search.

Review the results. Select one citation related to your topic

Click on Add in right column and add an article to your folder
Click on the yellow folder near the top of the screen (it should now say: Folder has items)

8) Write the title of the article you found.

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9) Write the title or journal name (source) of the periodical (magazine, journal, etc.) it is in.

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10) Print a copy of the article citation, NOT the full text.

Click on the yellow folder near the top of the screen to go to your folder.
Follow instructions carefully below to print one citation only.
For this exercise we do NOT want the full text printed!
After Delivery Options: Click on Print.
In the Print Manager be sure to UNCLICK Full Text.
After unclicking the Full Text (when available) box, click on Print and Print again.
Get your printout from the printer at the front of the room
Attach the printout to this exercise. Ask for help as needed.

III. WSU's Information Literacy Competency Requirement

From the Stewart Library Web site (http://library.weber.edu) click on Information Literacy and then on Information Literacy Requirement to answer the following questions:

11) Define what it means to be an information literate student.

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12) List 2 possible ways for a student to meet the WSU information literacy competency requirement?

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IV. Feedback

Please go to the following URL and complete a short online feedback form to help us continue to improve library instruction for FYE students.

http://library.weber.edu/libadmin/evals/fye.htm

Last updated on 12/09/2003 . Please send comments and suggestions to Carol Hansen, chansen@weber.edu