Searching the General
Magazines Assignment
To do this assignment you will need to use your completed Defining Your Research Topic Assignment. You now must use the
information to try and locate books that will help you do your research. Use
WebPALS Magazines database to locate three periodical articles on your topic.
Send the completed assignment to your instructor by the date listed in your
syllabus.
Research Topic:
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1. How did you search for your article in the WebPALS General Magazines Database? State which type of search you used, i.e., keyword, subject heading, etc. List the words you used in your search and any Boolean operators or truncation that you used.
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2. How many records matched your search? How many articles of the first 20 listed are full text?
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3. Provide a citation for the article based upon MLA citation style. Write down the author/editor of the article, the title of the article, the title of the periodical, the volume and issue number, and the date of publication.
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4. Does the Minneapolis Community & Technical College Library subscribe to the print edition of the periodical? How do you know?
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5. What are the subject headings assigned to this article? Could you use any of the subject headings to do a more focused search for your topic? If so which one(s)?
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6. Why is this article helpful for writing about your topic? Exactly how will it help you research your topic?
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1. How did you search for your article in the WebPALS General Magazines Database? State which type of search you used, i.e., keyword, subject heading, etc. List the words you used in your search and any Boolean operators or truncation that you used.
[Start your answer here]:
2. How many records matched your search? How many articles of the first 20 listed are full text?
[Start your answer here]:
3. Provide a citation for the article based upon MLA citation style. Write down the author/editor of the article, the title of the article, the title of the periodical, the volume and issue number, and the date of publication.
[Start your answer here]:
4. Does the Minneapolis Community & Technical College Library subscribe to the print edition of the periodical? How do you know?
[Start your answer here]:
5. What are the subject headings assigned to this article? Could you use any of the subject headings to do a more focused search for your topic? If so which one(s)?
[Start your answer here]:
6. Why is this article helpful for writing about your topic? Exactly how will it help you research your topic?
[Start your answer here]:
1. How did you search for your article in the WebPALS General Magazines Database? State which type of search you used, i.e., keyword, subject heading, etc. List the words you used in your search and any Boolean operators or truncation that you used.
[Start your answer here]:
2. How many records matched your search? How many articles of the first 20 listed are full text?
[Start your answer here]:
3. Provide a citation for the article based upon MLA citation style. Write down the author/editor of the article, the title of the article, the title of the periodical, the volume and issue number, and the date of publication.
[Start your answer here]:
4. Does the Minneapolis Community & Technical College Library subscribe to the print edition of the periodical? How do you know?
[Start your answer here]:
5. What are the subject headings assigned to this article? Could you use any of the subject headings to do a more focused search for your topic? If so which one(s)?
[Start your answer here]:
6. Why is this article helpful for writing about your topic? Exactly how will it help you research your topic?
[Start your answer here]: