Library Assignments for RS5101

Students in RS5101 may need the following resources to complete library database searching assignments. Consult course syllabus for additional information.

Assignment 1: ATLA
Budget your time. Allocate five hours for this assignment, including reading.
Required. Read before class meets. Basic Concepts for Database Searching
Required. Read before class meets. How to Group and Combine Terms
Optional. Wireless network.. How to get the password for the wireless network plus other stuff about the network you probably don't need to know.
Required. Read before class meets. Introduction to Using EBSCO Databases
Optional. Videos, each about 3 minutes in length, on: Basic Searching, Advanced Searching, Browsing, Result List, Personal Folder, Reading an article online, Reading an ebook, Three Methods To Search For Biblical Scripture Citations , Tres métodos para buscar citas de las Escrituras bíblicas .
Be able to find it. No reading required. Additional notes about various EBSCO databases, EBSCO online help for the interface in general, and Atla fields.
Required. Read before class meets. Introduction to Using ATLA on EBSCO.
Required. Read before class meets. Database Searching Tips 1.
Required. Submit written answers for credit no later than due date in syllabus. Practice Using ATLA and WARNING!!!
Assignment 2: WorldCat
Budget your time. Allocate four hours for this assignment, including reading.
Required. Read before class meets. Introduction to Using WorldCat.
Optional. Additional WC documentation. Account, Password Reset, Renewal.
Optional. Search syntax on the basic search screen, Indexes and limiters on the advanced search screen
Optional videos. These are based on a generic installation of WorldCat Discovery, not the DTS customized installation. A brief look at WorldCat Discovery, Search techniques in WorldCat Discovery, Advanced searches in WorldCat Discovery, Filter search results in WorldCat Discovery, Interpret the Item Details In WorldCat Discovery, Share items from search results in WorldCat Discovery.
Required. Read before class meets. How to Access Journals. This is based on WorldCat.
Required. Read before class meets. Search Operator Comparison
Required. Read before class meets. Database Searching Tips 2
Databased Searching Tips 3
Required. Submit written answers for credit no later than due date in syllabus. Practice Using WorldCat