Instructor:
Ms. R. Asfour
Personal Development 130
Purpose: This research guide is to help you to do Library
research effectively.
Directions: Print out the library
worksheet.
Library Skills Worksheet
All of
these exercises are to be completed on the Cuyamaca College
Library website:
www.cuyamaca.edu/library
1. Find a
book.
a. Click on “Library Catalog” under books.
b. Under library, select “Cuyamaca.”
c. Enter a subject (i.e "study skills" or "exercise") and click on “Search.”
d. Once you’ve selected a title, fill out the blanks
below:
What is the title of the
book? ___________________________
Who is the author?
_____________________________________
Who is the publisher?
__________________________________
What year was the book
published? ______________________
What is the call number?
_______________________________
Is this an e-book or a print book?_________________________
2. Find
a magazine/journal article.
a.
Click
on “Magazines/Journals” under articles.
b. Click
on “Academic Onefile”
c.
Enter
the subject.
d. Choose an article and fill out the information below.What is the title of the
article? ___________________________
Who is the author?
_____________________________________
What is the title of the
magazine/journal?____________________
When was the article
published? _________________________
What page does the article
start on? ______________________
How many pages are in the
article? _______________________
3. Find
a website.a. Click
on “Google” under websites.
b. Type
in subject
c. Select a website that is an informational site about your
subject,
d. Fill out the blanks below.
What is the title of the
website? _________________________
Who is responsible for the
website? _______________________
When was the site created or
last updated? ____________
(Hint: scroll to the bottom of the page to
look for a date.)
