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Locating Library Resources for Research Projects

Reference books, multi-media resources, and reference materials can be located using the Cook Library webpage.  Answer the following questions that pertain to locating resources:

    1.    What is the URL of the Cook Library home page?

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu

    2.    What is the name of the catalog that allows you to search all of the colleges and universities associated with the University of Maryland?

USMAI

3.    If you wanted to find a technical definition for educational terms, such as "full inclusion," or “class size,” where might you look?

In one of the subject oriented encyclopedias.

4.    Where can you look to find terms that might be similar or associated with your educational topic?

In the catalogue, they give you words that are related to your topic when you type in a search.

5.    On which floor of Cook Library are materials located (for circulation) that relate to educational topics?

Fourth floor

The following questions relate to the topic of special education: 

1.      Following the librarian's directions, perform a simple search using the topic as the keyword.  How many "hits" (results) did you get (remember, you will be locating books or other media – not journals or magazine articles – in this search)?

6511

2.    Choose one of the titles returned in your search.  Fill in the information in the sections below:

Book title:  Student Teacher to Master Teacher: A Practical Guide for Educating Students with Special Needs

Author:  Michael S. Rosenberg

Year of publication:  2006       

What other subject headings might you choose to search to find additional information (look in the citation)?

 

Is the book available for check out at Towson?  No           

At what other institutions is this book held?  Coppin State University 

Briefly describe how you might go about borrowing this book from another institution if it's not available at Towson.

 The student needs to click on the “Request” button; they would then be prompted to fill out their student barcode and last name.  The book would then be mailed to Towson University for pick-up at the circulation desk.

What options do you have for keeping a record of the books that you may be interested in borrowing?

 Click the “Add to Basket” option on the top of the screen, which keeps a record of all the selected sources.

 

When looking at the record for this book, how can you tell if the contents will be helpful to your in your research on your topic?

 One can decide how helpful a source may be by looking at the contents description that the source information provides.

 

Finally, using assistance from the Cook Library home page  "How To" section, fill in the full bibliographic citation for your book in APA format below.  Be careful to follow the example given for citing books (note hanging indent style for citations):

Rosenberg, M.S. (2006).  Student teacher to master teacher: A practical guide for educating students with special needs.  New Jersey:

     Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall.