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| 1) |
The 44,000 books at Skyline Library that can
be checked out by students with library cards are kept on
the tall shelves at the south end of the library and is called
the Circulating Collection. These books can be checked out
for how many weeks?
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| 2) |
There is a collection of specialized books
located directly behind the Reference Desk (east side of library)
that are for library use only. What is this collection called?
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| Please go to
the Circulating Collection to answer question 3. |
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Skyline Library has several hundred books
about the American Civil War in the section of the Circulating
Collection with the call numbers E459 through E655. Go to
this section of the collection, choose any book about the
American Civil War that interests you, and provide the following
information about the book you’ve chosen:
Call number:
(found on the spine of the book)
Author(s) or editor(s):
Complete title:
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| Please go to
the Reference Collection to answer questions 4-5 |
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At the start of the Reference Collection,
you’ll find several sets of general
encyclopedias. They are called general
encyclopedias because they cover all areas of knowledge.
Give the full titles of 2 general encyclopedias:
(IMPORTANT: Do not include
in your answer the 2 general encyclopedia titles given in
the virtual tour.)
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| 5) |
Skyline Library has hundreds of subject
encyclopedias scattered throughout the Reference
Collection. Subject encyclopedias focus on one subject or
area of knowledge. They can be one volume, or a set of 2
or more volumes.
Give the full titles of 3 subject encyclopedias:
(IMPORTANT: Do not include
in your answer the 2 subject encyclopedia titles given in
the virtual tour.)
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| Please go to
the Periodicals Display Area to answer questions 6-7 |
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The periodicals in this area are arranged in
what sort of order?
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| 7) |
Choose one issue of a magazine that interests
you. Find an article in it that you’d like to read.
What is the title of the magazine?
What is the date of the magazine?
What is the title of the article?
What is the page number where the article begins?
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CLICK
HERE -
http://skylinecollege.net/library/skyperiod.html
to connect to the “List of
Periodicals and Serials Available at Skyline College Library”
and proceed as follows: |
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Find the entry for the magazine you chose
in question #7 and provide the following information:
What time period does the library have in paper format
for this magazine?
Are any issues of this magazine available at Skyline Library
on microfilm? If yes, indicate the time period.
Are any issues of this magazine available at Skyline Library
in bound volumes? If yes, indicate the time period.
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When you have finished this exercise, click on
the "Submit" button below. |
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