Name:
Due Date:
Section Leader:

Part I

1.  Begin to define your topic.  You must have an idea of what you are looking for before you can start searching.  As you learn more about what is available on your topic, the definition will change.  Write a sentence that describes your topic.

2.  Look at the sentence you just wrote and circle or highlight the two or three most distinctive or unique words in your sentence.  Do not highlight common or ambiguous words.

Write the distinctive or unique words from your sentence here:

3.  Access the UCI Libraries' ANTPAC catalog at antpac.lib.uci.edu .

4.  ANTPAC offers several ways to look for information.  Select a Keyword search to get started.  Enter the word that you decided describe your topic.

Enter the number of records your search retrieved:__________________________________

5.  Browse the list of titles you found and evaluate your results.  Do these titles seem to be on the subject you had in mind?  Do some of the titles seem better than others for your topic?  Do any of the titles suggest particular aspects of your topic that might be of interest to you?

6.  Select one title that looks like it will be a good source of information on your topic. 

7.  Print a copy of the record you chose and attach it to this assignment.  The electronic copy of the record that you selected will have some links in it.  We are going to use the call number link to see the books that appear before and after this book on the shelf.  Click on the call number for the book you chose.  This will take you to a list of the call numbers.  The call number for your book will appear in bold in the middle of the list.

Write the call number for your book here:________________________________________________________

What are the titles and call numbers of the three books that come before your book?  HINT:  Scroll until you see your title which will be in bold.

What are the titles and call numbers of the three books that come after your book?

8.  Select the call number for the book you began with.  This should bring you back to the original record.  Look for the subject headings (Subj-lcsh) that were given to this work.

Write the subject headings for your book here:

Record the number of records found with that subject heading_____________________.

Browse the list of titles to determine if any of these titles might be useful to you.

9.  The end result of all this work is that you will have to come to the library to get the book.  Check the record for  the book you printed and record the following:

My book is in the ________________________ Library.

The call number for my book is_____________________________________.

 10.   The call number for the book determines its location.  There is a Guide to Call Number and Subject Locations for the Main and Science Libraries on the UCI Libraries HomePage at:

http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/callnos.html

 According to the Guide to Call Number and Subject Locations, my book will be on the _________ floor of the ________________ Library.

Part II

You will need to record the following information for each article you decide use in your paper.

You need the information requested below to locate a journal in the library.  Remember, not all journals are available electronically.  Fill in the form for the print journals you need to locate.

Remember to record this information for every journal article you are going to look up.