Sep 08 2010
Research Log 1: Finding Books (Contributed by G. Hlavaty & M. Townsend)
Name:
Section and Professor’s Name:
Your individual topic:
For this exercise, you’ll search the Belk Library online Catalog, find one book related to your individual topic, and evaluate its content.
Go to the Belk Library site: http://www.elon.edu/e-web/library/find/findhome.xhtml
1. Open an Advanced Keyword Search and write down the words/phrases exactly as you typed them in the blanks:
How many books did this search retrieve?
2. From your list of results, select one book that is currently in the library and write down the following information:
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Title:
Publisher:
Date & place of publication:
Call Number:
3. Go the stacks and find the book. Look over the table of contents, the index, and skim the Preface or Introduction chapter. This method is a good way to get an understanding of a book’s content.
4. Would this book be most appropriate for scholars or the general public or some other audience? Explain your answer based on the presence of research, the formality of the tone, and/or biased perspectives.
5. Browse the other books shelved nearby. Write down the information of one additional book that is related to your topic:
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Title:
Publisher:
Date & place of publication:
Call Number:
6. Review the book as you did in question 4.