College of San Mateo

LIBR105

Lesson Five

Electronic Resources

Learning Objectives:

The goals for this lesson include:

• To learn about the different electronic resources available at the C.S.M. Library.

• To learn how to use several popular electronic databases, including Infotrac and Proquest.

Reading Assignments:

Quaratiello, Arlene Rodda. The College Student’s Research Companion. 4^th ed. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2007.

• Read Chapter 6, “Selecting Electronic Resources,” pp. 103-125.

Homework:

Complete the Lesson Five Graded Assignment .

• E-mail it to Mark Fink at finkm@smccd.net .

• Read the LIBR105 blog entry for this assignment, which can be accessed here: http://libr105.wordpress.com/

• Respond to the question posed by the instructor that pertains to this assignment. 
• Add your own comment(s) and/or questions to the blog.

Return to the LIBR105 Course Syllabus or go on to Lesson Six.