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ARAB 491- Database Searching & Annotated Bibliography (Spring 2024)

How to Use the New Online Catalog: A Quick Exercise

https://catalog.library.tamu.edu
 

1- Japanese religions : past and present / Reader, Ian.  • Call Number: BL2202.R43 1993

      Where is it shelved? _____________________
      Is the book still available? _________________
      How to export it to RefWorks? ______________


     [Learning Objectives: LC call numbers / Export Records / Status / Use Map It/ Get It for Me]

2- Japanese religions and globalization / Dessì€, Ugo. •  Call Number: BL2202.3 .D47 2013eb

     How many pages can be downloaded? ___________
     How many simultaneous accesses are allowed? ____


     [Learning Objectives: eBooks / # of User Access / Download meaning (any 53 pages per day)]

3- Women, gender, and language in Morocco /  Sadiqi, Fatima.  • Call number: PJ6074.S25 2003

     Where is the book? _____________________  
     Does it have an online Table of Contents? ______
     Subject: Arabic language>Morocco>Sex differences. How many items under Morocco? ______


     [Learning Objectives: Remote Storage / Search by Subject / Table of Contents only]

4– Search Keywords - - Arabic studies
     Sorting by Format. How many of the following formats did you find:  
     Journals___ / eBooks___ / Videos____/ Databases___/ Government Documents _____  


      [Learning Objectives: Sorting by Formats]

5– The Arab-Israeli conflict: a history / Bickerton, Ian J.

     What SUBJECT is it under? __________________
     What are the SIMILAR ITEMS. List two items: (1) _____________________, (2) _____________________
     Find 3 other AUTHORS who have also written on this topic__________;   ____________;  ____________


     [Learning Objectives: Subject / Use Similar Items tab / Other Authors]

6 - Israel and the Palestinian Refugees  / Corporate Author SpringerLink
     What kind of book is this? _______ / How many citations mentioned? ______
     What is its Altmetrics attention score? __________


     [Learning Objectives: Citations  /  Altmetrics, Dimensions or other metrics]

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[Altmetrics captures attention data from “research blogs, mainstream media coverage, bookmarks on reference managers like Mendeley, and mentions on social networks such as Twitter” and more. <https://www.altmetric.com/about-altmetrics/what-are-altmetrics>]