You will need to print out this page and take it with you to the library to complete this exercise.

Check the Library of Congress Subject Headings for two subject headings that will lead to information about your topic. Write them down here:

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Look in the subject section of the library’s electronic catalog. Write down information for three books on your subject. Information should include author’s names, book titles, city and name of publisher, year of publication, and call number:

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Use three sources to find three different articles. One should be from a magazine, one should be from a journal, and one should be from a newspaper.

1. Article from a magazine: Use the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature to find an article on your topic. Write down the author’s names, article title, name and date of magazine, volume number, article number, and call number. Find the article. Make a copy of it for your research. Write down the first and last sentence of it here:

2. Article from a Journal: Use another periodical index to find another article on your subject, this time from an academic journal. (An example is Applied Science and Technology). Write down the author’s names, article title, name and date of magazine, volume number, article number, and call number. Find the article. Make a copy of it for your research. Write down the first and last sentence of it here:

3. Article from a newspaper: Use a newspaper index to find an article on your topic. (Examples are the Wall Street Journal Index and the New York Times Index). Write down the newspaper index used, the author’s name, article title, name and date of newspaper, section and page numbers, and call number. Write down the first and last sentence of it here:

Use other sources to find more information–for example, government literature, encyclopedias, or computer networks:

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