Final
Checklist:
Library's Periodicals Desk
Let's check how much you have learned so far about the U.S. academic life!
Using this self-evaluation chart to see how much you have learned as a result of these video- & Web-based activities.
(i)
Print out this checklist and
use it to evaluate your progress and overall comprehension.
Go to a printer-friendly page
(you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader
to access this page).
(ii)
Give yourself a check [
] in the YES! column for each
of the topics that you have learned.
(iii) If needed, you may go back to the activities page to check out the information you have missed.
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1.1 |
What 'periodical materials' are |
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The use of the 'Periodicals Index' |
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How the periodical materials are broadly arranged |
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Where to find current newspaper issues |
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Where to find older newspaper issues |
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The two methods that a library user can search for journal materials from Cal State L.A. library's Journal Search page |
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What a 'citation' is and the types of information displayed on a citation page |
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What a 'Library Catalog' is |
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What a 'database' is |
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The difference between the citation retrieved from a database and the one retrieved from the Library Catalog |
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What an 'abstract' is |
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The type of information the "Library has" statement provides |
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The information that a library user needs to have in order to locate a specific journal article |
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The type of information displayed on the 'Latest Received' page |
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What it means by 'missing,' 'bnd prp,' 'arrived,' and 'expected' on the Latest Received information page |
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1.4 |
The extent to which a library user can access the databases |
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What an ‘accession number' is |
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What a 'descriptor' is |
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The correct procedures a library user should follow in order to locate articles found from a database search |
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2.1 |
What a 'microform' is |
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What a 'microfiche' is |
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The types of library materials that are usually preserved in the microform format |
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The main reason of preserving library materials in the microform format |
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How to operate the machine in order to read or photocopy the printed materials on the microfiche cards |
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Where to return microfiche cards after use |
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What a 'microfilm' is |
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The difference between microfiche and microfilm |
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How to operate the machine in order to read or photocopy the printed materials on microfilms |
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Where to return microfilms after use |
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