Reference Questions
A student is having trouble coming up with a topic for research. What is the first thing that you do?
Have them read you their prompt.
I am an overview of a topic and I am scholarly. I am also published a year or years after an event.
Books and Reference Materials
You need a scholarly article about deforestation. You found an article that supports the topic and the author’s expertise is in computer science. Could you use this for your assignment?
No you could not. The writer is not an expert in that that field.
Where is the bathroom?
Right outside the library there is one upstairs and downstairs.
What is a strategy to expanding my topic?
The game host will be the judge of this answer.
I am scholarly and I am a focused and detailed analysis on a topic. I am also published 6 months to a year after an event.
Scholarly Journals Articles
You need a scholarly source about a semi-recent event. You found information from a very widely used magazine source. Would you be able to use this information?
Even if it is a commonly used magazine source, it is still not scholarly.
Do you have color printing? Does it cost extra?
We do have color printing, it costs 40 cents a page.
A student needs help finding their textbook. Where would you look?
Check if we have it on the library website and then walk the student over to the textbook section.
I am a long form story that is comprised of opinions. I am also published a week or weeks after an event.
Magazine Articles
You found an article about a pain medication that you needed to research for your project. The information is a full description on the drug from 1995. Would you be able to use it?
The information is outdated. Information about this topic needs to be recent.
How do I login to the computer?
The username is msjc\Canvas Username. The password is their canvas password.
A student needs help finding print books on climate change. Where would you look?
You would do a search on the library website and then find the call number.
I am an explanation or timeline of an event. I am comprised of facts and statistics and I also contain quotes, photographs and editorial coverage. I am released the next day after an event.
Newspaper Articles
Does the presence of a works cited page mean that the article is done by a professional or an amateur?
Everyone uses a works cited page, even experts.
How do I find out when I register?
They would need to go to EagleAdvisor and click on "When is my Registration Appointment; do I have any Holds to clear first?"
Can you help me with this paragraph? I feel like I could word this better.
You would not be able to help them with that and need to send them to the writing center.
I obtain details as they come, I am updated frequently, I often contain inaccuracies, and I am quick with less details. I also am released the same day as an event.
Web and Social Media
You need a scholarly article for your project. The author is making clear connections in their research, but they are showing some bias. Would you be able to use this article?
If the information is done by an expert and it is peer reviewed, then it is still scholarly.
Where do I plug in my headphones?
Only the computers in the front left pod have a headphone jack. The other computers need a USB cable.