Writing 303 Spring 2011
Library
Assignment: Finding books and articles
Prof.
Di Su
Library Resources Homepage
http://www.york.cuny.edu/library
Books (print and electronic)
http://apps.appl.cuny.edu:83/F/?func=find-b-0&local_base=york
http://www.york.cuny.edu/library/reference-databases/e-books
Articles (print and electronic)
http://www.york.cuny.edu/library/reference-databases/full-text-databases
Research topic
The recession’s impact on families and communities
Search technique
Choosing the right database: topic-related
Using keywords: recession, impact, families, communities
Using Boolean Logic Operators: and, or, not
Using truncation: ? (for one letter); * (for any number of letters)
Limiting (narrowing down): year, full-text, peer reviewed, adding more search terms
Notes
Citing styles: MLA, APA,
Remote access to York College
Library’s databases: ID barcode (14 digits); VPN (your
Created: 4/4/11 Updated: 4/25/11
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