Week 5 Assignment: Online Library Exercise and Annotated Bibliography

Description: The assignment will help the student begin to identify research questions and the strategies to answer the question from week 3 assignment.

Part 1: Go to the APUS Online Library and watch the following videos:

https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/online-research/search/library-video-tutorials.html

Navigating Your APUS Library 

Get to Know Your Trefry Library

• Trefry Library Tour | 2:58
  Take a quick navigational tour of your Library
• Defining the Library
  An interactive glossary of terms commonly used in the library

Research

• Finding Books Using a Primo Search | 2:18
  Learn how to use Primo to find books for your research.
• Finding Articles Using a Primo Search | 2:09
  Learn how to tailor your Primo search using filters, how to access full-text, and how to save resources for later use.
• Finding Articles Using Subscription Databases |3:31
  Learn how to find and choose the best database to search for relevant research on your topic.
• Finding Journals Using a Primo Search | 2:30
  Learn how to track down a specific journal or full text to a specific article.
• Finding Scholarly Resources Using Google Scholar | 2:14
  Learn how to use Google Scholar to find scholarly resources on the open web.
• Search WorldCat | 0:59
  Learn how to search for books (and more!) in libraries near you.

Subject Specific Research

• Researching Federal Legislation Using Congress.gov | 4:31
• GIS for Public Policy | 13:30
  This is an introductory video that discusses how GIS (geographic Information Systems) can be used in the field of Public Policy.
• Introduction to Nexis Uni | 6:09
• Legal Writing and Citing Resources | 4:15

Part 2: Annotated Bibliography

Using the library, locate two articles from journals of interest (eg. American Journal of Public Health) 

Complete the Annotated Bibliographies for two scholarly sources.  This is a formal bibliography that includes citations of sources with summary and evaluation information for each source. The emphasis is on finding accurate, reliable sources and providing a clear summary and evaluation for each source.  Please see attached for examples on how to complete the Annotated Bibliography.

(I have attached supporting documents for your convenience.)