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Morning/Afternoon Task…
Open Microsoft Word Open a blank document Insert in the footer: your name
today’s date, teacher’s name and period (center this information)
Minimize the document and be prepared to answer the quiz questions when directed
Thanks
Seniors’ Last Stand
A Tour of Information Resources for the 12th Grade Research Project
Presented by
C. T. Wicks, Media Specialist In collaboration with
Mr. Letsch Instructor- English Department
Student Objectives…(will be able to )
Identify and use the web access PHS catalog-Destiny to locate information on selected authors
Apply research skills to locate information from a variety of resources
Use electronic resources to gather information on an assigned topic
Evaluate and organize gathered information to meet required project standards
Okay, so I’m a senior, I don’t want to admit it, but I’m confused…
All authors on the reading list are boring…
Biographical notes? What’s the point? I still don’t
understand those weird abbreviations…
I’m clueless as to finding or preparing a thesis statement
What’s a works cited?
Knowing the Vocabulary… Web Based Catalog/Destiny/Destiny Quest Boolean Operators/Advanced Searching Biographical Reference Encyclopedia ( print/electronic) Individual biography Specialized Literary Resources British Writers Cumulative Resource Index (Key to Abbreviations) Databases Information Retrieval Information Synthesis Web Addresses- The Internet Documentation/Works Cited/Panther’s Pen
I know this stuff? Right?
“Every senior says this before beginning the senior project!”
The Quiz Go to DESTINY/Destiny Quest (web-based catalog) http://destiny.bcps.org/common/welcome.jsp?site=
112
Locate a book about Jane Austen and one by Jane Austen
Who is the author? What is the call number? What is the title? What type of search did you perform? Who is the publisher? Is there an editor? What’s the city of publication? Is there a web express link?
Quiz continued...
Given the following literary resource abbreviations, list the full name of each:
BLC DC BW DLB CA SFW/SSFS CLC PC DA (announcement) TCLC NFS WLC
Quiz stuff continued…
Answer questions quickly Be sure to include your name in the
footer Print your paper to Library Lab 1 or
2 printer Wait for further instructions
Using Destiny(Web Access Catalog - 24/7)
Locate Destiny http://
destiny.bcps.org/common/welcome.jsp?sit
=112 from the BCPS Home
page/Icon on desktop Open Catalog – What
are the four main ways to locate books?
Click on Web Express What kind of information can you retrieve from there?
Cumulative Index to Resources
From the Cumulative Index
Author # 1: Thomas Hardy BRW6 BRWC1 CDBLB 1890-1914 DA NFS 3,11,15 TCLC 4,10,18,32,48 WLC
Literary References
Our collection houses many multi-volume sets
Be sure to check the reference area and DESTINY for every possible title.
Remember reference items are loaned overnight.
Connecting to ‘Literature Resource
Center’
Literature Resource Center is an online database provided through the MD-K-12 Digital Library.
Resources include: Selected Contemporary Authors,
Literary Criticism, biographical and critical analysis From Destiny, select databases on
the left /Student menu from BCPS home page
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/feebased/index.html
Select Literature Resource Center
What if I really want to use the Internet? ( If you insist…)
The Literature Resource Center provides links to individual authors’ pages
After using the suggested resources take some time to find these sites/information
Tips for the Internet
Use key works or the author’s name (“ “)
You can dual search using Poly Cola
http://polycola.com/ Boolean searches/advanced
searching is recommended Check in the Panther’s Pen
for proper citing of the address
Sample Bibliography “Biographical Sketch. Thomas Hardy.” Dictionary of Literary Biography-Victorian Novelists After 1885. Ed. Ira B. Nadel. Vol. 18. The Gale Group, 1983. 119-141. < http://galenet.galegroup.com > Delden, Maarten Van. “ Christopher Unborn” New Leader
27 November, 1989:17. Stevenson, John Allen. “A Vampire in the Mirror: the Sexuality of Dracula.” PMLA March, 1988:139-149. Rpt. In World Literature Criticism Volume 6. Ed. James Draper. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1992. 3469-3478.
Exactly what do we do?
Basic Seven Steps
Select topic/author and plan strategy(6) Gather/Sort/Sift basic resources Gather /Sort/Sift specialized resources Gather/Sort/Sift electronic resources Synthesize/Evaluate information found Final Synthesis/draft of project (meet
teacher’s criteria) Final draft/complete project –ready for
teacher
When all else fails
B.O.O.K. Use this revolutionary technology to get the job
done Use it any time and it will never crash Use the book mark accessory to get to the exact
page you need Visit your school library, public, or university
library to get as many of the B.O.O.K.s on your author/s that you possibly can
It will be an ’A” for a Senior who is well organized and information and technologically literate
Good Luck!
Where do I start?
Begin with the Cumulative Index Use bibliographies found in the
biographical resources Check the web based catalog
DESTINY/Destiny Quest Ask for assistance...We’ll help you! Good Luck!
Sample Bibliography
“Biographical Sketch- F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Dictionary of Literary Biography – American Writers in Paris, 1920-1929. Ed. Karen Lane Rood. Vol. 4. The Gale Group, 1980. 132-150.
< http://www.galenet.com >Delden, Maarten Van. “Christopher Unborn” New
Leader 27 November, 1989: 17.
Stevenson, John Allen. “A Vampire in the Mirror: theSexuality of Dracula.” PMLA March, 1988: 139049. Rpt. In World Literature Criticism Volume 6. Ed. James P. Draper. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1992. 3469-3478.