For the semester project you are asked to conduct research, document your sources in MLA or APA format and write a brief annotation or summary of each article (three sentences exactly). Include three sources in the proper format. Here is a link to a citation machine. Click on style you desire, click the source, enter in the information. If a piece of information is missing…skip it move on to what’s next. Hit submit, information generated will be in format.
NOVELNY gives communities across New York State online access to the full text of hundreds of journals, newspapers, and other references.
If you have access to the Internet and hold a public library card, New York driver license, or New York non-driver ID. Students may access the NOVELNY databases through their school or academic library. Remote access is also available to holders of a New York State Resident Borrower’s Card or a New York State Library Borrower’s Card.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. New York State is the first to have this.
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992) is a multi award-winning documentary film that explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, a linguist, intellectual, and political activist. The film presents and illustrates Chomsky’s and Herman’s propaganda model, the thesis that corporate media, as profit-driven institutions, tend to serve and further the agendas of the interests of dominant, elite groups in the society. A centerpiece of the film is a long examination into the history of The New York Times’s coverage of Indonesia’s invasion and occupation of East Timor, which Chomsky claims exemplifies the media’s unwillingness to criticize an ally.
If you search “mental detox week” in the live search engine, you get results for a spa treatment and a diet. If you Google “mental detox week” you are pushed this link:
http://www.adbusters.org/metas/psycho/mdw/
What do you think the results for these search engines mean in terms of quality of information?
What does the difference in results say about propaganda, bias and big companies who control media?
How would using the results from the first search engine effect your grade in terms of quality of information sources used in your research?
How would searching the hidden yield even more variance in results?
The “invisible web” is what you cannot retrieve (“see”)in the search results and other links contained in these types of tools or search engines.
Searchable Databases. Most of the invisible web is made up of the contents of thousands of specialized searchable databases that you can search via the Web. Simply type “database” or “directory” at the end of a regular search in say Google or Yahoo.
From this page you can access all the services our library provides including the OPAC or college catalog which indexes Brooklyn and New York campuses library holdings. Also you can connect with the databases using your username (last name only) and password (first three letters of your first name followed by the first three of you last name). You can access other catalogs of the NYPL, Queens Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library. Other helpful online libraries are also listed. A listing of helpful websites recommended by the library staff may also be found under the library homepage. EBooks, journals and newspapers are also available for use in any term paper, writing project or other assignments. If you are having trouble with your research, library staff can help you. The ASA library is a resource dedicated to helping you succeed in school, please do not hesitate to ask for any help.
Safari, a guided expedition through the information world will help you to feel more confident about finding, evaluating, and using information. Rollover or follow the links to learn about Skills in Accessing, Finding & Reviewing Information, or to take up the trail again.
Safari is divided into seven sections, each covering a particular aspect of information skills. Within each section there is a series of topics to work through. Although the material in the first two sections of Safari is largely just for you to read and reflect upon, the later sections of Safari will require you to undertake some activities.
Over 1 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries world wide.
This 45 minute tutorial was designed for students at University of Wyoming. Yet, this information is applicable to our class so feel free to browse it and see what you can learn.
