Cyber-Assignment Library Orientation
Briefly state what you learned about scholarly research you didn't already know. Secondly, state what knowledge was reinforced in the presentation. Be specific.
What do you want to know more about that you will visit the library again and speak to the librarian about?
Start your search for the two-three articles needed for the bibliography. Complete the MLA citations and bring to class Monday. Students in the 11-11:50 class started this at the orientation.
The first two classes spent a bit of time on Expanded Academic, the article database. Professor Gerstle shared links to tutorials. If you were in his session, watch or read, then share a summary of what you watched and what you learned.
He also talked about the Social Entrepreneur essay (Essay 3). What is included on the worksheet? Where can one find this information on-line? Be specific, the last class did not get this information.If anyone wants a handout, I have many extra copies (smile).
11-11:50 Class
In the last orientation with Professor Anne-Marie Basso she spent more time on plagiarism. She gave students a handout. If anyone else would like one, I have extra copies. What new information, if any, did you acquire from this part of the presentation?
The librarian also looked as Library Databases. Which database did she recommend. How does a student access a database from home?
What are some of the cool innovations of the databases, especially scholarly articles. Hint: MLA What tricks did she share with you.
What steps did she outline and tell you to write down. List them.
What is scholarly? What is peer review? Why is this important?
What is an abstract? What do we use punctuation in the search to frame the terms? How do you search faster? How do you collect data as you search?
We also found book reviews, which while not scholarly are often helpful when writing about a book. How did we do this? What did you learn about this search? What I learned was how precise one has to be with the search term. If there is no space between an element, the engine will not find it. Look at this:
1. The Rebellious Life of Mrs.Rosa Parks
2. The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Guess which one didn't work?
What do you want to know more about that you will visit the library again and speak to the librarian about?
Start your search for the two-three articles needed for the bibliography. Complete the MLA citations and bring to class Monday. Students in the 11-11:50 class started this at the orientation.
The first two classes spent a bit of time on Expanded Academic, the article database. Professor Gerstle shared links to tutorials. If you were in his session, watch or read, then share a summary of what you watched and what you learned.
He also talked about the Social Entrepreneur essay (Essay 3). What is included on the worksheet? Where can one find this information on-line? Be specific, the last class did not get this information.If anyone wants a handout, I have many extra copies (smile).
11-11:50 Class
In the last orientation with Professor Anne-Marie Basso she spent more time on plagiarism. She gave students a handout. If anyone else would like one, I have extra copies. What new information, if any, did you acquire from this part of the presentation?
The librarian also looked as Library Databases. Which database did she recommend. How does a student access a database from home?
What are some of the cool innovations of the databases, especially scholarly articles. Hint: MLA What tricks did she share with you.
What steps did she outline and tell you to write down. List them.
What is scholarly? What is peer review? Why is this important?
What is an abstract? What do we use punctuation in the search to frame the terms? How do you search faster? How do you collect data as you search?
We also found book reviews, which while not scholarly are often helpful when writing about a book. How did we do this? What did you learn about this search? What I learned was how precise one has to be with the search term. If there is no space between an element, the engine will not find it. Look at this:
1. The Rebellious Life of Mrs.Rosa Parks
2. The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Guess which one didn't work?
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Ernest Blackmon
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A 11-11:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation
The Presentation did give a lot of information; nonetheless I already had a clear understanding how to access the library’s database, and how to check out books form the reserve. However I haven’t checked out a book from the library and didn’t know of the call number and that you must have the first 4 digits to locate the book.
In the presentation, the Librarian recommended the class use the Article database to help us better research for the assignment. She explained how students can access the database from home simply by getting access to a computer and going to the library web page alameda.peralta.edu/library. Then students can select which database they want to use and enter there last name and student ID number to login into the library account.
During the presentation she showed the class a trick on how to turn the articles sited into a citation using the MLA format by selecting citation and clicking the drop down to select the format a student wants to use. However MLA citation may not be up to date with hackers so the professor suggests comparing the citation to hacker to make sure it’s correct.
Throughout the presentation there were five steps we had to take to get the correct database. First go to the college of Alameda website and click on the Article Database. Then click on Academic search premier and select scholarly peer review. And lastly before searching go to the drop down right next to the search and select abstract for a summary of the article.
Scholarly was mention in the discussion and is defined as a something that has the characteristics of a scholar that relates to study or academics. We discussed a peer review and how it’s basically having something reviewed your peers. They are important because they can give a person a better insight onto a person’s point of view on another person’s work giving a broader understanding of one’s own work.
When the Librarian asked the class what an abstract was no one had a clear understanding as to what it is. So she explained that it was a basically a summary at the begging of the article explaining the main points of what the article was going to be about. We also learned the meaning of using punctuation in the search to help get better articles, so that what you’re searching might appear in articles quotes, title etc. To help search faster it would be easier if you went to advanced search, it helps break down the characteristics of what it is you’re searching and selecting all the databases above the advanced search. And lastly she showed how to collect the data while searching by going clicking the add folder. A person can search as much as they want and still have the articles they want saved into the folder and emailed or printed when done.
Susan Gyemant
Professor Sabir
English 1A:11-11:50
Library Orientation
18 September 2013
Library Proves to be Beneficial
The screen on the projector is flashing faceless figures that claim they will explain plagiarism. The green brochure laid out in front of me reads “Avoiding Plagiarism,” its brief summary on the front cover warns that inadequate copying can even lead to expulsion. It is now 11:03AM, and although it seems the lecture will be slightly delayed at least I now have some idea of what we will be discussing today.
Anne-Marie Basso, the librarian, introduced herself, and led us to the next screen on the projector – the College of Alameda (COA) library catalog. In her pretty orange sweater, the librarian asked if any of us knew what a library catalog was - utter prolonged silence. At least I wasn’t alone in my doubtfulness. Fortunately, Basso gave us a comprehensive look at the library catalog logistics and benefits. She affirmed first and foremost, that all a student needs in order to borrow a book from the COA library is a student I.D (rentals are free). Borrowers are allowed two week to return books. Moreover, all of the Peralta libraries are at our disposal, including Laney College which has the largest library and has the most books.
The library catalog is digitally accessible here, in the COA library, and can also be accessed from any computer with internet. Resources within the catalog include book searches (for all Peralta libraries), scholarly articles described by the librarian as pieces that are “usually written by professors,” book reviews, and more. The database is extensive there are tons of categories and sub-categories, it is recommended to use advanced search options to narrow the options. Basso points out that exposure to and practice using the library catalogs will be beneficial for our future college careers.
The next order of business was plagiarism. In sum, what the faceless caricatures and green brochure echoed was that plagiarism is copying someone’s work without giving proper credit. Plagiarism, they say, can be avoided in three different ways; using quotation marks whenever you are quoting directly (even in note-taking as an extra precaution/matter of practice), use your own words when quotes are not used, and remember that common knowledge does not need citation. Thank you faceless cartoons and thank you Professor Basso, and thank you Shayne, for sharing your computer with me today (your chivalry did not go unnoticed).
Thanks for reading.
Susan
Michael March
Professor Sabir
English 1A:11-11:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation
I learned how to navigate the Library database. I also learned how to search for a phrase precisely and what it means to search for abstract. Professor Ann-Marie Basso recommended the "Academic Search Premier" database. I thought that database worked well and brought up a bunch of good sources. The plagiarism section of the lecture was nothing new to me but I always think it's good to go over things.
If a student didn't finish or would to search for more, simply go the COA website, and find the Library section. Click on article databases and then you'll be asked for your name and student ID number.
For me, the coolest thing was the quotation marks and the fact that once you find an article or resource you like, you can mail it to yourself in MLA format. That way everything will be ready for you when you’re at home checking the material out. It was a very cool trick.
The steps I outlined were:
1. Choose the database
2. Search all
3. Advanced search
4. Scholarly peer review (full text)
5. Search the abstract (summary of an article)
6. Enter the name and put the name in quotes.
Scholarly is a serious academic source. A peer review is a review by other students. Scholarly sources are important because it is considered a reliable source. It is held up to a certain standard which is above, say a newspaper article. A peer review is important because having other students read your work may open you up to new ideas that you may not have had when you were writing the paper.
An abstract is a summary of the article. So if you search for a phrase or name and it shows up a lot in the abstract then there is a good chance the article will have a lot to do with your search terms.
Denise Burgara
Professor Sabir
English 1A 11-11:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation
Great Information
Professor Anne-Marie Basso recommended that we use the College of Alameda database and should use the second one listed on the list which is "Academic Search Premier". One can access this from home by searching on the web for the College of Alameda library and then clicking "Article Databases" you will need to type in your Student id and Last name to have access to this. Once we were searching the Database we wrote down some steps,
1) choose advanced search
2) select abstract
3) check scholarly reviewed option
4) select ALL so your search can include as many as possible
5) she told us to use " " marks to make our searches as detailed as possible.
6) she explained how we could change the time frame to this century as well.
The thing I found very helpful was that you can actually email these sources to yourself and have the option to send them with MLA citation. When we select the options of "scholarly, peer review and abstract" they mean that the person who wrote the article is a professor and high leveled of writing, other might of peer reviewed their work and that why it ended up published. The Professor asked if we knew what abstract meant, but everyone stayed quiet and she clarified that it meant a summary, so when searching for key words and choose this option we can be certain that what were looking for will be entirely in the article if its mentioned in the summary a lot.
Lastly, we then looked at some book reports and we can get the same access to these as for the articles the same steps are taken but instead of going to the "Databases with Scholarly Articles" section we go down to the "Information About Authors and Books" section and click on "Literature Resource Center". This orientation was very helpful.
Patrick Yu
Professor Sabir
English 1A 11-11:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation Write-Up
Today's library orientation has taught me how to use take advantage of our school's database. I didn't know until today that our school had access to information that is isn't available to anyone else.
The librarian recommended to use Academic Search Premier under Databases with Scholarly Articles. I can access the database from home by signing in with my last name and student ID number.
There are many search options to choose from, which will make the results more specific to my liking. For example, if I want to use only articles that were published after 2000, I can type "2000" into the "Published Date" option.
The steps that the librarian gave us today for using the database were:
1) Go to alameda.peralta.edu/library/article-databases/
2) Click on "Academic Search Permier".
3) Click on "Choose Databases"
4) Choose "Select all"
5) Change the search option to "Advanced Search"
6) Choose "AB Abstract or Author-Supplied Abstract" under "Select a Field".
7) Search for whatever you want. If the search has more than one word, add quotations around them. For example, the correct way to search for Rosa Parks would be "Rosa Parks".
Scholarly means being involved in a type of study. Peer review means having a classmate read your work to make sure that its suitable before turning it in for a grade. It's important because you always need to have at least one person to read your work. There are usually some mistakes that a single person can easily overlook.
Abstract is basically a summary of a piece of writing (such as an article, summary, etc.)
When entering something into the search box, quotation marks must be put around the subject. Such as "Rosa Parks" and "Civil War".
If I see a file that might be useful, I can click "Add to folder" and have it saved.
To narrow searches to reviews, click on "Refine your results" and check mark "Reviews".
Evan Hill
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation
Though I already had a library orientation with a previous class at College of Alameda, I learned a lot about doing scholarly research with Peralta's database today. Professor Gerstle went over the Library Database which I already had prior experience with. He then went over the Article Database which I also learned about before, but he went into greater detail than what he did last time I went.
Professor Gerstle showed an example of how to use various engines within the Article Database. He went over how to use Biography in Context which, as the name suggests, gives a list of biographies on the person you type into the search engine. It also lets you know if the book in question is available at the Peralta college that you choose.
We also spent a lot of time on the Expanded Academics section. Professor Gerstle showed us how it can be used to search for specific words or entire Academic Journals on whoever or whatever you choose. If I do go back to speak with the librarian, I will ask if Expanded Academics can be used for any other subjects besides the two he showed us today. I would also like to know about the other engines in the Article Database.
Jacky Christie
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:30
9/18/13
Library Orientation Reflection
In general, I do not spend a lot of time in libraries, especially since starting high school. I've grown a little unfamiliar with the atmosphere of libraries, especially that of larger, college libraries. Navigating the online data recourses always did seem a bit confusing for me- previous English/Writing teachers have noted what a convenient and beneficial source the available sources are at COA, but I have yet to master my way around the peralta-net sites. I think the library orientation was quite helpful in informing me on how to get around the Peralta Library online sources. He traced a lot of paths for us through the websites that were to help us find certain search locations, and how to find what we would need. I was already aware that the article journal's are the most accurate and reliable when making references for a paper, and that magazines, etc, that could possibly be biased or untrue are not the sources to site. There was a lot of helpful information about where to find search pages that are specific for finding books/articles on possible topics, using keywords, book titles, authors, and etc. As the presenter of the orientation noted, however, I do not think I learned everything I need to know today. I figure that at times in the future I will need to return to the library and ask furthering questions (hopefully he's right, and I can find a helpful librarian without too much difficulty!) For one thing, I will want to clarify which sources would be deemed "credible enough" to use for a professional paper. I think I can determine what to absolutely not site for accuracy, but I imagine I should be pretty selective with what articles I choose to reference.
Zubair Mohmand
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation
I have learned many things Professor Gerstle went over today. Especially those of the online database. Finding other information on my topic is a great way. I did learn many new things as well. Such as where to find books on reserve or searching extra books/articles. Going to the library is such as easy task but no one does it. At least I don't. Which I should because he also mentioned how librarians and others can help students in various ways such as citations, quoting, more info, etc. All which we need for our class. I just know a brief outline of the online databases and searches. But once I go back I would ask and learn more about how the process works further.
Roberto Urias
Professor Sabir
English 1A 11-11:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation
I didn’t really acquire new information about the plagiarism that I didn’t already know. But it was nice to get my mind refreshed on that subject. She recommended us to look at the article database. The way that a student could access the website is by going onto the website that was on the paper she handed out during orientation. And click on academic search premier, then you would have to select all on the options. You will have to click on the advanced search right above the search engine. It will lead you into a new page and you will have to scroll down and click on scholarly peer reviewed journals. Next you will have to change the search options to abstracts. It is recommended that you put quotations’ on what it is you want to search. Once you have found an article that you have found interesting you can email it to yourself and make sure to change pdf file into MLA when you send it. Some cool innovations that I found to be helpful is that it searches all of the peralta schools that have the books you need, also where to find it exactly in the library. The instructor also taught us what scholarly peer review was and it is a professor that has reviewed the book or article. Also what I found helpful is that when you search abstracts it tells you a short summary of what you are going to read. So you don’t have to look into the book or article to find out what it is going to be about. I was one of the students who could not find the rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks books simply because I did not put a space in between Mrs and Rosa. I quickly learned that this search engine is not as smart as a google search engine. So if one is looking for something particularly they have to make sure that they don’t misspell anything
Samantha Gober
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8-8:50
18 September 2013
Our presentation gave us a rather quick overview on how to research information on books and how to locate them. I was a bit confused with how to locate the books. I actually tried to locate books this afternoon in another library and ended up figuring it out myself. The four digit code was very helpful in finding a book. I myself, haven't had much experience researching books in a library. I'm used to doing everything on the internet now. Google is my main source and that can sometimes be very broad and useless.
I would like to learn more on researching topics. Our class seemed to struggle finding the right words to search Theoharis. It wouldn't give us much information on her work, therefore leaving me sort of mind boggled on how precise you have to be with the search engine. Hopefully I will be able to get some one on one time with the librarian my next visit to better my understanding with these tools.
Milin Khunkhun
Professor Sabir
English 1A (10-10:50)
18 September 2013
Cyber-Assignment Library Orientation
Library Orientation Reflection
In terms of the use of the library article databases, I am familiar on how to access and use it in my essays for an English or Writing class. I know about and have used a few article databases in other writing assignments. A few databases I have used through the College of Alameda library is ERIC and LexisNexis Academic. What I have learned about scholarly research I had not known before are the two databases, Biography in Context and Expanded Academic ASAP. I learned how useful these two databases can be for essays such as the one we will be writing in this class. I also learned about what certain keywords one can use in order to get sources that are specified too your needs with essays. When I visit the college library again and speak to a the librarian, I would like to know how I can utilize the resources given, such as certain reference books and the writing center.
Ryan Djafaripour
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8:00-8:50
18 September 2013
During the library orientation we briefly discussed the unique ways of researching various documents on the Academic Asap website. The academic journals that we reviewed can help as a knowledge data base. I learned that we can find specific books by locating a specific number which is directly correlated to the where the book is located and what genre it is. I want to know more about the tutoring that is available for the MLA format. Other than that the presentation was very helpful and I hope to use the database for my research in the future.
Kimberly Young
Professor Sabir
English 1A, 8:00-8:50am
18 September 2013
Reflection from Library Course
Today, our English 1A class took a library course to help enrich our knowledge for writing the Rosa Parks' essay. I have taken this course two years ago, but it seemed shorter than before. When we were in there, time just flew by. I wished we could have spent more time at the library. During this course Professor Gerstle touched up on many things that I have learned before and quite a few new things. I thought the radio audio was very helpful, especially if you like me, a person who can listen better than read. I thought that listening to the radio audio was more exciting than reading it myself. He also briefly went over where the plagiarism articles were; I think those would be helpful in writing my essay. He also went over how to search up books at the library; I didn't know that we could search up books from different campuses. He showed us that the call numbers were important in determining the location of the books. The only thing I wished that he had taught was how to use the call number and locate the book.
After class, I randomly searched up a book for me learn how the library call numbers worked. I was very confused, because I didn't know where to start. I walked around and I noticed that each shelf had letters on them, then I realized that they corresponded to the call numbers. I thought this was very confusing and could be clarified if Professor Gerstle had went over it in class. Other than that, I thought this class was very interesting and useful.
Michael Cunningham
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:50
September 18, 2013
Library Orientation
Today in the library orientation I learned a lot of helpful things that I was not aware of. I am coming from a catholic school where we had a small library with a small amount of books. So when Steve G. was teaching us how to access the online database I was surprised that there was an online database. I see that I am going to be using the online database to get the majority of my information for all my essays. Then he showed us different places on the database where we can find different types of information. For example, in the Biography to context section we can type in Rosa Parks and then find academic journals which I can then use as my scholarly citation. We also learned about the section the Expanded Academic ASAP where we could type in the authors name and find different books that involves the author we typed in. Or we can even type in a key term and then different books and/or articles that include the term we typed in. The library doesn’t stop there though we are also able to access the library from our homes and all we’ll need is our last name and our student id number. If we have problems with citing they can also help us with that there is a section that shows you how to cite your source and how to avoid plagiarism. I will definitely be using this for my paper to get my adequate amount of information.
Hun Kim
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:50
18 September 2013
Cyber-Assignment Library Orientation
In class today, a guest speaker (the librarian at College of Alameda) spoke to us about the college databases in which we can obtain sources of information, which were primarily Rosa Parks and her rebelliousness. The database the guest speaker showed us was the College of Alameda Library database, and how we were to access it. An interesting feature about the COA library database was that it also showed how to cite a certain source in both MLA an AP style. Scholarly research into databases are extremely advantageous to a college student since it can provide a variety of sources to cite if one wants to write an essay or a summary.
Lawrence Cheung
English 1A 10:00-10:50
Professor Sabir
18 Sept 2013
What I learned at Library Orientation
I have had short library orientations before, but those were about specifically checking out books. Today's orientation was more focused on the goals of this English Class in particular. I learned that not only are there articles and journal entries inside the databases, but I learned that there are also many more things, like radio replays. For example, the librarian played us a radio sample, both from contemporary and a some-what older radio retrieval. As a result, I will now see use from radio's, possibly using them as a source- a primary source. I already knew how to sign up on the database and search for articles, but he reminded me of this again. One piece of information that I found interesting and helpful was that the databases were actually third part companies that the universities pay to use their articles. This helps me because I never really understood what the database company "names" and logos were for. Now I know; so a company name that specializes in something might have better sources for that. For example, specializing in primary resources, etc.
Ariana Yu
Professor Sabir
English 1A, 8:00-8:50
19 September 2013
Cyber-Assignment Library Orientation
I learned a lot of useful research tools during this library-tutorial session. Before this day, I had no idea that technology could be so benefitting. I did not know that College of Alameda had access to that many databases. I learned that in the “Expanded Academic ASAP” database, we could use the “Subject Guide Search,” where if we type in the key word, articles relating to that word will pop up. I was astonished by the “Subdivision” button, where if pressed, it divides all the articles into categories, making it easier to find. Also, the Literature Resource Center impressed me. I had no idea that there was a database for the purpose of biographies. If there were one thing I would want clarification about, it would be more about call numbers. I understand that each number corresponds to each book, but I am confused about where the numbers are located. For me, searching the entire library for a book is overwhelming. I would like to learn the system in how books are displayed.
When I first heard of the “Information Literary Tutorial” today, I couldn’t wait to go home and try it. The cartoons amused me—it makes learning even more fun. I read a PowerPoint of the Thesis statement. I learned that a well-written thesis has to be arguable and specific. The PowerPoint also discusses how differentiate from a good and bad thesis. In addition to this, it gives examples of excellent and horrible theses.
Taylor Byias
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8:00-8:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation Library Orientation
The library orientation was very interesting, but it had a lot of repeated information for me. I had already been introduced to the databases, and have even used them a few times. So the databases and searching for sources were basically a refresher for me. The professor reinforced how to properly and smartly search for sources.
Rebeca Gonzalez
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:50
Library Orientation Reflection
After the library orientation that we had today, I feel more comfortable on how to use the article database. Since this is my first semester in college and I actually had no clue on how to do any of that kind of research at the library. I was not even aware of any of the information that the librarian explained to us. I found this orientation really helpful, I tried to take notes throughout it just so I could keep them for future reference. Database is a really helpful tool because it can help us look for any type of information not only in this English class but in all other classes. One thing that I liked was that he made it clear to us that whenever we want we can ask for help and they'll be there to help us. I look forward to using all these tools in my writing assignments.
Derek Oyama
Professor Sabir
English 1A 11-11:50
9/18/13
Library Orientation
The Librarian told us specifically about the Academic Search Premier, in which select all databases, switch to advanced search. Then change the field to AB abstract, which stands for the summary, then putting in our case "Rosa Parks" in quotes as written here into the search engine. After finding an article or articles suitable for whatever writing assignment currently being researched one can move said reference into a folder for future use, after having found however many articles needed you can easily send them to yourself by selecting them all in the folder, and clicking on the mail icon to send to yourself in MLA or in another format available which is accessible in another drop down box near where you can type in your email address.
Scholarly refers to the well educated nature of the writer and their intended audience. Peer review is the process through which supposed equals in a field critique each others ideas in the name of having higher quality ideas overall.
Rosmery Munoz
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:50
18 September 2013
Library Orientation
Being fresh out of high school a college library seemed intimidating. Professor Gerstle's presentation was very informative. He showed us the different resources the library offers and how to use the online catalog. He also went over how to use the library's online website to easily find scholarly articles that can be beneficial in writing our essay. Knowing more I am sure i'll be visiting the library very soon to ask for help on how to site,quote etc.
Chris Lee
Professor Sabir
English 1A
11-11:50
Library Orientation
Today as a class, we went to the library to learn about the resources that library had that could beneficial for many school related purposes. Introducing these resources was our school librarian, who first re-informed us about what plagiarism is and how it can be avoided by paraphrasing or using direct quotes and citing these resources. Then went on to tell us the kinds of resources the library had, such as the Academic Search Premier, which is located on alameda.peralta.edu/library/article-databases/. After clicking on Academic Search Premier, you would then click on “choose database” and choose “select all”, which would be followed by clicking on “advance search”, where there would be a subject field and you would pick “AB Abstract”, which will help search what you looking for while giving you a brief summary of the article. Also, is the scholarly peer review, where fellow classmates before or after have written professional level writing with helpful information that can be used. This concludes most of the library orientation where we learn how to use the library resources for our own educational benefit.
Saleena Carpenter
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:50am
19 September 2013
Library orientation
Although I was a little late to the orientation, the information I did receive proved to be very useful and helpful. I was present to hear Professor Gerstle go over plagiarism which I am very familiar with already. I do believe it is always good to go over it because people plagiarize unknowingly. I also learned about the online database, the Academic Search Premier, located on the alameda peralta website. Professor Gerstle showed us how to access the online database where we can search topics and keywords to find informational resources like books and academic articles. At this time I do not know what I would go back to ask the librarian but if I ever do have a question I will visit the library.
Fin Saephan
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8am
26 September 2013
Library orientation
The orientation was helpful. I would have not been able to figure out how to do solid search by myself. Most if not all web searches are catered to commercial content. Going through COA’s library and being taught on how to search was tremendously helpful. The fact that I can do the research on my own time has helped me a lot.
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