Research Activity 4
World Cat, Academic Search Premier, & MLA Bibliography

• REMEMBER THAT YOUR GRADE IS LOWERED IF YOU SUBMIT THE ASSIGNMENT LATE.

Sources to Consult:

• Faigley, L. (2005). The Brief Penguin Handbook. New York: Pearson/Longman
• Citation Guides, Cleveland State University

Assignment:

• NOTE: Do not record the same answers for any of these questions. Each source and subject descriptor/term must be different

1. You will be assigned one of the following authors from Rereading America. YOU MUST CHOOSE A DIFFERENT AUTHOR FROM YOUR LAST RESEARCH ACTIVITY
• Jean Anyon, Stephanie Coontz, Danielle Crittenden, Ann Crittenden, Joshua Gamson, Judy Aulette, Michael Moore (1954-), John Taylor Gatto, Claude M. Steele, Deborah Tannen, Benjamin R. Barber, Tim Kasser, Ronald Takaki, Holly Devor, Jean Kilbourne, Michael A. Messner, Susan Faludi, Christina Hoff Sommers, Shelby Steele, Paul L. Wachtel, George M. Fredrickson, Dinesh D’Souza, Mark Hertsgaard, Michael Medved, Todd Gitlin, Patricia J. Williams, or Barbara Diggs-Brown

World Cat

1. Go to Cleveland State University Library’s web page
2. Click "Indexes and Abstracts".
3. Click "Alphabetical Title List of Indexes and Abstracts"
4. Click "W"
5. Click "WorldCat" (If you do this from off-campus, you will be directed to enter your name and CSU ID number. Do so, and you’ll be in).
6. Do an "Author" search of your author.
7. Record TWO books in either MLA or APA style by that author
   • Book 1
   • Book 2
8. Click any two of the books. Write THREE subject descriptors exactly as they are listed.
   • Subject Descriptor 1
   • Subject Descriptor 2
   • Subject Descriptor 3
9. Click either of those subject descriptors. Record the names of TWO books in APA FORMAT ONLY.
   • Book 1
   • Book 2

Academic Search Premier

1. Return to Cleveland State University Library’s web page
2. Click "Indexes and Abstracts".
3. Click "Alphabetical Title List of Indexes and Abstracts"
4. Click "A"
5. Click "Academic Search Premier" (If you do this from off-campus, you will be directed to enter your name and CSU ID number. Do so, and you’ll be in).
6. In the "Limit Your Results" box, click "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" and "Article" for "Document Type."
7. Set all search boxes’ "Default Fields" to "AB abstract or author-supplied abstract."
8. Enter two or three words from your "Subject Descriptors" that you wrote for the previous question.
9. Record the names of THREE articles in MLA or APA format. Each article must be at least 8 pages long
   • Article 1
   • Article 2
   • Article 3
10. Click on any of the article titles. Record THREE subject terms given
    • Subject Term 1
    • Subject Term 2
    • Subject Term 3

MLA Bibliography

1. Return to Cleveland State University Library’s web page
2. Click "Indexes and Abstracts".
3. Click "Alphabetical Title List of Indexes and Abstracts"
4. Click "M"
5. Click "MLA International Bibliography" (If you do this from off-campus, you will be directed to enter your name and CSU ID number. Do so, and you’ll be in).
6. Do a Keyword search, using two of the terms you wrote for the previous question.
7. Record IN APA FORMAT ONLY the names of two articles. Each article must be at least 5 pages.
   • Article 1
   • Article 2
8. Click on any of the article titles. Record THREE subject words/phrases given.
   • Subject word/phrase 1
   • Subject word/phrase 2
   • Subject word/phrase 3