Skunk Ape: Module 3

Module 3: Locating Sources

Finding Books- Using the Catalog

When you decide that you need book sources for your research project, the first place you should search is the library catalog. The library catalog is an online inventory of materials and resources available through your library. To learn the basics of the FGCU Library Catalog, view the video below.

Using the Library Catalog - Basic Video:

 

 

It's your turn to try searching the catalog. Complete the exercises below.

 

 

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Go to the FGCU Library Catalog: http://fgcu.catalog.fcla.edu/gc.jsp. Do a search using Bigfoot as your keyword. Is there at least one book on Bigfoot in the catalog? a. Yes b. No

When you did your keyword search in the catalog, you should have found the book, The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide, by Loren Coleman and Patrick Huyghe. The book has an eight page bibliography; the bibliography is comprised of citations like the one below. 

Try following the citations by searching in the library catalog for one of the books listed in the bibliography above. 

 

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Go to the FGCU Library catalog: http://fgcu.catalog.fcla.edu/gc.jsp. Search by author. Is there at least one book by John Green on the subject of Bigfoot in the FGCU library catalog? a. Yes b. No

 

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