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Finding Exercise

Practice identifying the source type for each citation.

How would you search for this source?

1. Kalb, Claudia. "What Dreams are Made Of." Newsweek. 8 Nov. 1999. 2 Dec. 1999. http:///www.msnbc.com/news/712062.asp?0m=NICTN.

Type url (web address) and go to article directly
Search for Newsweek in E-Journal Locator or UCAT
Search for "What Dreams are Made of" in UCAT
Search for articles by Claudia Kalb in UCAT
Correct! This is a safe bet. Searching UCAT or E-Journal Locator for a magazine title is a reliable method for finding an article. Incorrect.

2. Scwartz, Susan. "Yes, Life is But a Dream: Counselor Helps Interpret Meaning." The Montreal Gazette. 24 April 2000, B2.

Search for The Montreal Gazette in E-Journal Locator
Search for "Yes, Life is But a Dream" in UCAT
Search by author for Susan Schwartz in UCAT
Browse the newspaper section for The Montreal Gazette
Correct! This is a great way to find out if UTSA Library has The Montreal Gazette electronically. Incorrect.

3. Flannagan, Owen. "Sleepy Heads." Dreaming Souls: Sleep, Dreams, and the Evolution of the Conscious Mind. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 65-92.

Search the Oxford University Press website
Search for "Sleepy Heads" in UCAT
Search for "Sleepy Heads" in the PsycINFO database
Search for the book title, Dreaming Souls in UCAT
Correct! This is the best way to find out if UTSA Library has a copy of this book. Incorrect.

3. Mazzoni, G.A. and Stephano Malvagia. "Dream Interpretations and False Beliefs." Professional Psychology, Research and Practice. 30.1 (1995): 45-51.

Search by author for G.A. Mazzoni in UCAT
Search for Professional Psychology, Research and Practice in E-Journal Locator
Search Google or Yahoo for "Dream Interpretation and False Beliefs"
Search for the book title Dream Interpretation and False Beliefs in UCAT
Correct! E-Journal Locator is the best place to look for the full-text of journal articles. Incorrect.

Finding Sections

1. Finding
2. Library Classification Systems: Citations
3. Reading Citations
4. Citation Exercise
5. Library Catalogs

     6. Finding Exercise

7. Library Organization: Sections
8. Library Classification Systems: Subject

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