IMPORTANT: To do well on this assignment, attend the library session held at the library
Wed.
April 1st during our regular class time.
Directions: Answer the questions below on this paper as neatly as possible.
1. On what floor is the info den? ______________
2. On what floor are the new periodicals? ______________________
3. On what floor are the children's books? ______________________
4. On what floor can you photocopy microfilm? __________________
5. On what floor can you find new books bought by the library? ___________________
6. On what floor can you find the card catalogue of art images and the art images themselves?
______________
7. On what floor are the maps located? ______________________
8. What data base or print source should you consult to find out if someone's biography is in
any
of the world's major collections of biographies?
______________________________________
9. On what floor are the indexes to the New York Times
located?________________________
10. What is ILL or the Inter-library Loan service?
11. What sort of books are in the PR 1 to PR 6000 section?
12. What sort of books are in the PS 1 to PS 6000 section?
13. What sort of books are in the HQ 1 to HQ 6000 section?
14-16. Name three databases that would be extremely helpful in finding recent periodical
articles
on women writers and women's literature.
14. Database 1:
15. Database 2:
16. Database 3:
17. What is the difference between microfilm and microfiche?
18-19. Name at least two reference sources that can give you brief summaries of important
literary
works.
18. Source 1:
19. Source 2:
20. How do you find out if the library owns a particular journal? (be as exact and detailed as
possible)