11 Reference Information Seeking Assignment
DIRECTIONS:
This assignment gives you an opportunity to practice using a variety of reference sources to help you find background and statistical information on different topics. Please read the directions below carefully (pp.1-5).
- For Questions 1-5 (Part 1), you will be using the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), available through SAC’s Nealley Library website. The Gale Virtual Reference Library contains articles from different subject encyclopedias.
- For Questions 6-10 (Part 2), you will use free, online versions of reference sources listed in Part 2 of this document.
- Please submit your answers in a Word (.doc, .docx, .rtf) or .pdf document through Blackboard.
PART 1: GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE Library (Questions 1-5)
- Use the Nealley Library’s online collection of Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) to answer Questions 1-5 below.
- To access the GVRL, take the following steps:
1) Go to the Nealley Library homepage at www.sac.edu/library
2) Click the link “Find Articles and E-books” (left side of screen)
3) Click the link “Gale Virtual Reference Library”(under the heading “General Databases (Find Articles on All Topics)”)
4) Login with your WebAdvisor username and password, if prompted
- HINT: The bolded words in the questions indicate key words you want to use to find information. I’m helping you out because we haven’t yet learned to search online products – that is coming soon. I want you to focus on the information.
- The screenshot below shows a sample GVRL article. I’ve highlighted where to find the title of the encyclopedia articles and the title of the encyclopedia. You will be asked to identify this type of citation information for some of the questions in this assignment.
- Begin Questions 1-5 on the next page.
- You are doing a short presentation on hoodies (their origin, popularity, etc.) for your fashion design class. Find an article in Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) product for your report, and then read it to answer the following questions . HINT: Use the search box located in the top center of the GVRL homepage.
- Who were the first hoodies made by and for whom?
- Title of reference book used:
2. You are researching the topic of the minimum wage for a 3 page research report for English. You need to find out why the federal minimum wage for tipped workers is lower than the standard minimum wage. Find an encyclopedia article that provides background to this topic.
- Why is the federal minimum wage for tipped workers lower than the standard minimum wage?
- Title of reference book used:
3. You want to learn more about privacy issues involving cloud computing for an information ethics project. Find an encyclopedia article that provides background to this topic.
- How does the article on this topic define cloud computing:
- Title of reference book used:
4. For your criminal justice class, you are doing a 2-3 page paper on the controversial Stand Your Ground laws (allowing peop