Assignment Task
1. You will become familiar with the GBC St. James campus library learning commons. Apply what you have learned to complete this assignment.
2. Name at least two problems you may encounter by using Google and/or Wikipedia for your research.
3. What five main questions should you ask yourself to determine whether a source is reliable? (HINT: the answers begin with the letter W). Write the complete questions that start with the “W” words.
4. Name five different kinds of materials available through the library.
5. There are 4 types of articles available from the library. If you were looking for industry-specific Information (j.e. about major developments or trends in your profession), which type would be best?
6. If you were looking for information about the importance of social media in the marketing industry, what keywords would you use to search the library databases? Write them here, exactly as you would type it into the search bar, including punctuation and connecting words.
7. Find one article in the library databases that you would use to support your research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and jobs. Record the information about the article below. (HINT: Most of this information can be found when you click on the title of the article): Send the article to yourself along with the APA citation. Make sure you attach a copy of the article to this submission on Blackboard.
- Article Title
- Author (s)
- Source/name of Publication
- Date of Publuication
- Volume/Issue / Pages
- APA citation
8. Using the main search bar option on the library homepage, try a search using keywords for AI. Refine your results to Books and write down the author’s name and title of the book. Copy and paste the abstract onto the end of this document. Write the APA citation for that book below.
9. The library provides research assistance to students. Name 4 ways you can contact the GBC Library.