Library+Assignments

=The Library Online =  Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. Answers must be typed.

You will need the **Library Website** to answer these questions.

1. Write your name and period.

2. In the catalog find a book and copy the **name of the author**, the **title**, and **call number**. Is it available? 

3. Show the **MLA Citation** __components__ for:  4. What is the purpose of an in-text (parenthetical) citation? When do you use in-text citations? (Use the Library website to help you answer this question). 
 * 1) a book with one author
 * 2) an article in a print magazine(periodical)
 * 3) a general website

5. Log in to Moodle. Find the link for **McShain Library**. Click on **Usernames and Passwords for Databases**. List the usernames and/or passwords for the following databases:  6. Give the names of two databases that would most likely have a current article (in a newspaper or magazine) on steroid use in professional baseball.
 * 1) Student Resource Center
 * 2) American History
 * 3) LexisNexis
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">OmniFile

7. Which database(s) should you use to find articles from //History Today//?

8. What is the difference between the Free Web and the Invisible Web?

9. Using the same webpage for question 8 tell me the difference between a keyword search and a subject search?

10.On the same webpage as questions 8 and 9 name three Boolean operators and explain how they will change your search.