Professor Paoli - Assignment Instructions
From the Assignment "...locate books, recordings, scores, and videos in the COD collection and like materials in libraries throughout the country to complete the historical perspective, biography and musical analysis. This assignment teaches you to use authenticated sources; sources that have been scholarly referenced."
Goals:
After successful completion of this assignment you should be able to:
- Access and use the COD Library electronic resources, including the catalog and databases
- Employ various search strategies to locate and access resources
- Save and export records to an email address
- Understand check out procedures for COD "online" students and Interlibrary Loan procedures
Assignment Preparation:
- Review the COD Library Research Fundamentals website.
Library Services
Reference Help -Need assistance finding resources? Contact the Humanities Librarian, Ken Orenic at orenick@cod.edu for answers to quick questions or to set up an appointment for an in-depth consultation. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Reference Services.
Due Date
The due date for this assignment is listed on the course calendar and syllabus.
Grading
This assignment is graded on a 100 point scale and if not submitted, your research paper will not be accepted and you may fail this course.
Assignment Procedure
Choose a 20th Century composer of interest after listening to their music and use the COD Library catalog to find the following materials:
- Books
- A Sound Recording
- A score (if available)
- A video (if available)
Searching the Library's Catalog
Use the COD catalog to search our collection of books, music recordings and scores, and films. This catalog also searches the I-Share catalog, giving you access to over 11 million items.
Start by adding a search term, such as the composer's name.
Limiting Your Search Results
On the right side of the screen, click on the "Resource Type" and then select the resource type, such as Books, Videos, Scores, etc. Note that you can select more than one resource type.
Interlibrary Loan Requests
All three catalogs can now be searched simultaneously using the Library’s catalog. For more information on using I-Share and Interlibrary loans, visit this site.
Please note that Interlibrary Loan requests can take up to 10 business days, so plan your requests accordingly. Also note that you can check out a book from a participating library directly by visiting the library that owns the book you want. You'll be prompted to login using your MyAccess username and password.
Summary Paragraph
A concise paragraph (on one page, double spaced) summarizing your search experience should be emailed with the other portions of this assignment.
Submission
All material should be submitted to the following email: paolik2@cod.edu
You may consolidate all of the information in a single email as a .doc or .pdf
You may submit each of the three portions separately as .doc files to the same email address.
Addenda
I-Share Instructions
From the COD Library Home page enter your subject in the search box.
Select All I-Share Libraries for your catalog search.
You will need to sign in with your COD User Name and Password to use I-Share.