Ishmael by Daniel Quinn: A Research/Writing Experience   Tags: daniel_quinn, english_102, ishmael, literature, mla_citation, mla_style, newark_english, research, works_cited  

Here are some sample searches for the Rutgers library catalog:

Change agents -- WORDS anywhere (This is a keyword search.)

Milgram Stanley -- AUTHOR (last name first) (This search will retrieve books written by psychologist Stanley Milgram.)

Nearing Helen -- AUTHOR (last name first) (This search will retrieve books written by back-to-the-land activist Helen Nearing.)

Social change -- SUBJECT begins with (This search will retrieve books by Library of Congress subject heading.)

Green movement -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books with these words in a Library of Congress subject heading.)

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology -- PERIODICAL TITLE begins with

After this class, you will be able to:

1. Find periodical articles, including scholarly articles, on the Rutgers University Libraries site.

2. Document what you find as you go and prepare a preliminary bibliography in MLA format from database output.

3. Find books in the Rutgers system.

Applicable standards:

1. Association of College and Research Libraries.  Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education  http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm#stan
   
   • Standard Two:  The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.
     • Performance indicators 2.1-2.5
2. Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education: Requirements of Affiliation and Standards for Accreditation, [Online Version updated March 2009 http://www.msche.org/publications/CHX06_Aug08REVMarch09.pdf (p. 42).  The document states that "information literacy is an essential component of any educational program at the graduate or undergraduate levels."  Applicable skills on the Middle States list include the ability to:
   • access information effectively and efficiently;
   • evaluate critically the sources and content of information.
3. Support of University mission:
   
   • providing for the instructional needs of New Jersey’s citizens through its undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs