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The TWU Library makes available databases for research in all areas of study, including EBSCOhost, which is a collection
of powerful databases online. From EBSCOhost you can access hundreds of scholarly journals, newspapers, and magazines. You
may choose to search periodicals in a particular discipline, or you may choose the Academic Premiere database, which contains
a very large collection of academic periodicals that cross all disciplines. Search by topic, keyword, title of an article,
author's name, magazine or newspaper name and issue, etc. Books are not part of this database collection, only periodicals.
CLASS SYLABUS:
LS 5143 Technical
Services
School
of Library and Information Studies
Texas
Woman's University
Spring 2005
Saturday 9-11:50am
Optional meetings 2/5, 3/26, and 4/30 –
remainder on Internet
Jeffrey Huber
Office South Residence Hall 212
LIBRARY
ASSIGNMENT:
Library
Literature Critiques
You will select articles either from the additional reading list on the class syllabus, or from other journals or electronic
sources. They must be related to an area of technical services that is
covered in this class. Each critique should begin with a citation of the article. Write two or three paragraphs summarizing and analyzing the article and evaluating
the intent. How does it relate to topics being discussed in the course? Is the article factual, or is the author offering a position on an issue?
To try out EBSCO for this assignment...
- Go to the TWU Library site http://www.twu.edu/library/
- Choose "Databases" from the Quick Links
- At the "Databases/A-Z Title List", Choose "E" for EBSCO
- Click on EBSCOhost Databases
- You will then be asked for your Portal Username & Password
- Choose "EBSCOhost Web - All databases" (notice that you
have the option of Spanish, as well as other database options)
- Now choose your database, and begin
Type in any keyword
and hit "search"
Examine your results
Look at the limiters to see how you might refine your search
When you feel
comfortable, begin your research
- And remember, you may always get assistance by clicking in the top right hand corner
on "Ask A Librarian"
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