SLS Library Assignment
Student Name:
Make sure you complete all three activities of this assignment.
Activity 1: SJR State Library’s Borrowing Policies
1. What do you need to show the library staff in order to borrow items from the Library?
2. How many items can you check out if you have one overdue item?
3. How many books can you borrow at one time?
4. How long is the loan period for books?
5. How are SJR State Library’s books shelved/organized?
6. How many DVDs can you borrow at one time?
7. How long is the loan period for DVDs?
8. How long does it take to receive a requested library item from another SJR State campus?
9. How long does it take to receive a requested item from another institution?
10. How are you notified when your requested items have arrived?
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ACTIVITY 2: Finding & Citing a Book
You will be using the Library’s Catalog to find book and then create APA & MLA style
citations of that book. To help with your citations, I am providing two examples. If you need
a citation refresher, please check out the SJR State Library’s Citation Guide
Example APA Book Citation (Double space & use a hanging indent after the 1st line.)
Stoneman, R. (2008). Alexander the Great: A life in legend. Yale University Press.
Example MLA Book Citation (Double space & use a hanging indent after the 1st line.)
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999.
1. Find a book by keyword:
Use the SJR State Library Catalog and search for a print book (Not eBook) using the
keyword Fake News. Provide the following information for your book.
A. Who is the author?
B. What is the title?
C. Who is the publisher?
D. What is the year of publication?
E. What is the Library of Congress call number?
2. Create APA style citation for your book.
APA Citation Format (Remember to double space & use a hanging indent after the 1st line.)
Last Name, Initial of First Name, Middle initial if provided. (Year of publication). Title of book. Publisher Name.
3. Create MLA style citation for your book.
MLA Citation Format (Remember to double space & use a hanging indent after the 1st line.)
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of publication.
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Activity 3: Finding & Citing a Scholarly Journal Article
You will be using Academic Search Complete to find a scholarly article and then create APA
& MLA style citations of that article. To help with your citations, I am providing two
examples. If you need a citation refresher, please check out the SJR State Library’s Citation
Guide
Example APA Scholarly Journal Article Citation (Double space & indent after the 1st line.)
Valle, A., Cabanach, R. G., Nunez, J. C., Gonzalez-Pienda, J., Rodriguez, S., & Pineiro, I. (2003). Multiple goals,
motivation and academic learning. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 73(1), 71.
https://doi.org/10.1348/000709903762869923
Example MLA Scholarly Journal Article Citation (Double space & indent after the 1st line.)
Valle, Antonio, et al. “Multiple Goals, Motivation and Academic Learning.” British Journal of
Educational Psychology, vol. 73, no. 1, Mar. 2003, p. 71. Academic Search Complete,
doi:10.1348/00070990376286992. Accessed 8 Aug. 2020.
(Include the date you viewed the article.)
1. Find an Article:
Use the Academic Search Complete Database to find a Full Text, Scholarly Journal
(Peer-Reviewed) Article about Student Loan Debt. Provide the following information for your
article.
A. Who are the authors?
B. What year was the article published?
C. What is the title of the article?
D. What is the title of the journal?
E. What is the volume number?
F. What is the issue number:
G. What are the page numbers?
H. What is the DOI # (Your article must have a DOI #.)
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2. Create an APA style citation for your article.
APA Citation Template (Double space & indent after the 1st line.)
Last Name, Initial of First Name, Initial of Middle Name if given, & Last Name, Initial of First Name, Initial of Middle
Name if given. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, Vol.(Issue), page numbers. DOI #
3. Create a MLA style citation for your article.
MLA Citation Template (Remember to double space & indent after the 1st line.)
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol., no., publication date, page numbers. Academic Search
Complete, DOI #. Accessed Date Month Year.
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