LIBR 53 TREASURE HUNT #5 (50 PTS) DUE 12/5/17

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1 LIBR 53 TREASURE HUNT #5 (50 PTS) DUE 12/5/17 Name: I. Terminology/Concepts (7 pts) Answer the following questions: A. Based on the Learning Inventory Style assessment, what is your learning style? Comment on what motivates and inspires you to learn best. (3 pts) Learning style: Motivation for learning: B. Explain the purpose of these circulation tasks below. (2 pts) Check-in: Check-out: C. The government agency responsible for publishing, collecting, and distributing federal government documents (acronym OK): D. Public and academic libraries sometimes collect and store selected federal government publications, providing access to them for the general public. What is the name of this federal program? Libraries that participate in this program are known as libraries. LIBR 53, Treasure Hunt #5, Fall 2017 Page 1 of 6

2 II. Work Environment Conflicts (5 pts) Describe a time you dealt with a difficult co-worker. How did you resolve the conflict? Check this video for extra guidance: III. Literary Resources (8 pts) For these questions, use the print version of the Book Review Digest (1990) to answer these questions: A. Find a list of reviews for a book by Kay Brown. 1. Title of book: 2. Date book was published: Publisher: 3. Identify 2 periodicals where this book was reviewed (no abbreviations!): a. b. 4. A patron is seeking a specific book review she thinks it came out in the fall of Look for this review and answer these questions: Title of periodical: Book reviewer: LIBR 53, Treasure Hunt #5, Fall 2017 Page 2 of 6

3 5. Date of book review (month/day/year): Volume: Page number: 6. ISBN: 7. Number of words: IV. Gale Biography in Context (10 pts) Using San Francisco Public Library s website <sfpl.org>, access the Biography in Context (Gale) database. Go to the Advanced Search screen. A. Use the Person Search link (underneath the search box), run a search to find African American female writers born in Chicago. Run this search first before proceeding. Answer these questions: 1. Identify the See cross-reference for Zuwena Packer and answer these questions: Name: Birthdate: 2. Articles for this writer appear in various types of resources. Identify the title of the biographical resource published in 2009: 3. Using the resource above (IV.A2), answer these questions: a. At which university does the writer teach? b. What is the title of her short story collection? B. Next, from your previous search results (IV.A), find the writer who died in Answer these questions: 1. Identify the writer s name (according to the See cross-reference): Death date: LIBR 53, Treasure Hunt #5, Fall 2017 Page 3 of 6

4 2. Using the encyclopedia published in 2006 under the Biographies category, answer these questions: a. Who did this writer marry? b. Identify 2 novels written by this writer published in the late 1920s: 3. Identify the encyclopedia where this article was published: Author of article: C. Return to the previous page, click the Magazines link, and answer these questions: 1. Find the article published in 2012: Title of article: Byline: 2. Title of periodical: V. Statistical Abstract of the United States (10 pts) Use the Statistical Abstract of the United States to answer these questions. Include the units for each answer. Note: If you wish, you can access the PDF files online: OR A. Find information about how many students enrolled in foreign language classes in public high schools in Answer these questions: 1. Which foreign language had the lowest enrollment? Foreign language: No. of students: 2. Which foreign language had the highest enrollment? Foreign language: No. of students: 3. Out of all the languages, which one does not apply as a foreign language? LIBR 53, Treasure Hunt #5, Fall 2017 Page 4 of 6

5 4. In which section of the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. is this located? 5. Source of data: Year of Statistical Abstract volume: Table No.: B. Find information about the employment of physicians (by medical practice). Answer these questions: 1. In the office-based practice category, how many physicians in were employed in psychiatry in 1999? 2. Identify the medical practice that had the fewest physicians in 1999: Medical practice: Number: 3. Which category had 8100 physicians? 4. In which section of the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. is this information located? 5. Source of data: Year of Statistical Abstract volume: Table No.: LIBR 53, Treasure Hunt #5, Fall 2017 Page 5 of 6

6 VI. Literature Resource Center (10 pts) Using San Francisco Public Library s website <sfpl.org>, access the Literature Resource Center (Gale) database. Answer these questions. A. Using the Works Search link, find articles about a book entitled The Valley of Amazement. Author of this work: B. A patron is searching for a review about this book published during the summer of 2013: 1. Title of periodical: 2. Title of article: Book Reviewer: 3. Publication date: 4. On which page does the review appear? (Check PDF): 5. According to this review, how many copies of the first printing of this book are there? C. Using Person Search, find information about an author named Evelina Galang. Find a 1999 review of her book Her Wild American Self. Answer these questions: 1. Title of periodical: Book Reviewer: 2. Title of periodical: 3. Page number(s); Check PDF: Word count (Do not literally count!): 4. According to this review, identify 2 recurrent themes in women s ethnic writing: LIBR 53, Treasure Hunt #5, Fall 2017 Page 6 of 6