Abstract
The answers to the following questions include the methodology as well as the answer to the question. The questions where obtained using a specified type of source. For group I the answers where found in print sources where possible. In section II the answers were sought using the electronic resources available through online databases at Southern Connecticut State University’s, Hilton C. Buley Library. In section III the answers were sought using the internet.
I. Print Sources
What is the name of the archbishop of Canterbury?
To answer this question I would look in a directory of religions leaders published in England. Using the WorldCat database I do a FirstSearch (FS) search using the keywords England and religion*. I find a title, but I am not sure if the archbishop is in the Catholic Church or the Church of England. I turn to Encyclopedia Britannica where I learn that the archbishop of Canterbury is the leader of the Church of England. I return to WorldCat and do a search for a non-fiction title published in 2009 – 2010 using the keywords, directory and Church of England. This search returns the Crockford’s clerical directory 2010/2011. The bibliographic data reveals that this source is lists clergy in the Church of England. When I look at the location codes I find that most of the libraries that own this item are in the United Kingdom. The two domestic copies are located in NC and NH. Going back to the Encyclopedia Britannica I am able to link to the official website of the Archbishop of Canterbury at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org. From that site I can navigate to a listing of all Archbishops of Canterbury from Augustine, the first, to Archbishop Rowand Douglas Williams, the current Archbishop of Canterbury.
Crockford’s clerical directory 2010/2011. (2009) London: Church House
Chin-Sue, Claire. (n.d.) The Archbishop of Canterbury. Retrieved from
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1
What University offered the first bibliography course and when?
To answer this question one could use an encyclopedia or factbook specific to library science or a resource on first facts. I first examine the Encyclopedia of Communication where I find information about the first schools to offer instruction in library science, but nothing that specifically mentions a course in bibliography. Going to World Cat and doing a search for the subject words history and library science, I find a promising resource on the shelves at Buley.
Wiegand, W.A. & Davis, D. G., (1994) Encyclopedia of library history, New York: GarlandPub.
Rather than drive to Buley I check the catalog at the local library, I find that the following resource in the reference collection:
Kane, J. N., (1981). Famous First Facts. New York: H.W. Wilson Company
According to Kane(1981) the first bibliography course was offered in 1878 by the University of Michigan , at Ann Arbor. Raymond Cazallis Davis, a librarian, was the instructor.
This entry was easily found, as it is an alphabetized entry under Bibliography Course.
When and where was Senator Edward Kennedy born? I need some information about his life.
Since this question is asking for details about the life of a Senator I immediately go to a biographic source dealing with members of the United States Congress.
Treese, J.D.., Unites States, & United States (2002). Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress
This source is also available online. Details about the life of Senator Edward Kennedy can be retrieved at http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000105. According to the Biographical directory of the United States Congress(2010), Senator Edward Kennedy’s full name is Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-2009). He was born in Boston on February 22, 1932 and served as a Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 until his death in 2009. He served in the United States Army from 1951-1953. He was elected to the United States Senate on November 6, 1962 in a special election.
Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present. (2010). Retrieved from http://bioguide.congress.gov/
What information should be included in the first paragraph of the minutes of a meeting?
Questions about procedure to running and recording meetings are answered using a copy of Robert’s Rules of Order.
Robert, H.M. (1990). The Scott, Foresman Robert’s rules of order newly revised, Glenview Ill: Scott, Foresman
According to Robert (1990) “content of the minutes. The first paragraph of the minutes should contain the following information (which need not, however, be divided into numbered or separated items directly corresponding to those below):
1) the kind of meeting; Regular, special, adjourned regular, or adjourned special
2) 2 the name of the society or assembly
3) the date and time of the meeting, and the place, if it is not always the same;
4) the fact that the regular chairman and secretary were present or, in their absence, the names of the persons who substituted for them and
5) whether the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved – as read, or as corrected- the date of the meeting being given if it was other than a regular business meeting.” (p. 458-459)
Provide a list two articles on Public Libraries and Lifelong Learning published in the past two years.
For a question requesting articles, the answer will be found in an index. Many indexes today are available online. Using WorldCat FS a search is conducted using index* & periodical* in the subject field and library science as a keyword. The search is also limited to works published in 2008-2010. I did not find any print sources. When I expanded the search to include works published from 2000- 2010, I find the following print source.
Rentschler, C., (2000). Library literature & information science, 1999. New York: H.W. Wilson Co.
This source is currently no longer in print except for the retrospective volumes, but is available online through EBSCO. Using that source the following two articles were found. A keyword search was done using the words public library* and (life long or continuing education) and limiting the search to articles published between 2008 and 2010.
Butcher, W., & Street, P.-A. (2009). LIFELONG LEARNING WITH OLDER ADULTS. APLIS, 22(2), 64-70.
Pinkston, J. (2009). Wanted: A Revolution in Library Continuing Education. Public Library Quarterly, 28(4), 295-311.
II. Buley Electronic Resources Questions
I need to buy some books by African Writers, who is the publisher of African Writers series?
This patron is looking for bibliographical data of which WorldCat is an excellent source. Doing a series search on African Writers Series, 4051 entries are retrieved. Looking at the bibliographical data of the first few entries reveals the publisher to be Heinemann International.
OCLC (2010) WorldCat, Retrieved using FirstSearch.
The patron may want additional information including contact information for the publisher. That could be found in the Literary Market Place, or by doing a simply search against the iCONN Business & Company Resource Center. The following is the result of a search for Heinemann International.
Current Company: Heinemann International Southern Africa
Business & Company Resource Center, (2010). Heinemann International Southern Africa. Retrieved at http://tiny.cc/qcc4z using iConn.
In what ways does the meaning of “Device” differ from “Contrive”?
Since this question deals with the meaning of a word, a dictionary will be resource used. Using Credo Reference the Penguin English Dictionary is selected because it describes itself as having “clear, detailed definitions, with particular emphasis on difficult concepts and meanings”.
The Penguin English Dictionary offers the following definitions:
device/di’vies/noun : 1. a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed for a special purpose or function. 2. a scheme to trick or deceive. 3. something elaborate or intricate in design. 4.(a) a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed for a special purpose or function. (b) a scheme to trick or deceive. (c) something, e.g. a figure of speech or a dramatic convention, designed to achieve a particular artistic effect. (d) something elaborate or intricate in design.
5(a) an emblematic desing with a motto used as a heraldic bearing: compare CHARGE(b) a motto * leave to somebody to their own devices to leave somebody alone to do as they please.
‘device’ 2007, in The Penguin English Dictionary, Penguin, London, United Kingdom, Retrieved from http://0- www.credoreference.com.www.consuls.org/entry/penguineng/device.
contrive /ken’triev/verb trans
1(a) to devise or plan (something).(b) to create (something) in an inventive or resourceful manner – They contrived a stretcher from a couple of branches 2(a) to bring about or manage (something) Perhaps he could contrive another encounter with her (b) to manage (to do something stupid) – He contrived to lock himself out
contrivability /-ʹbiliti/ noun
contrivable adj
contriver noun [earlier controve from late Latin contropare to compare, from contra- + Latin tropus turn, manner, from Greek tropos].
‘contrive’ 2007, in The Penguin English Dictionary, Penguin, London, United Kingdom, Retrieved from http://0-www.credoreference.com.www.consuls.org/entry/penguineng/contrive
The clearest difference between the words “Device” and “Contrive” is that “Device” is a noun and “Contrive” is a verb.
My neighbor complained to me about the NIMBY syndrome that is affecting the
community. What does NYMBY mean?
Since the patron is looking for clarification of an acronym, a factbook about acronyms, such as a dictionary of acronyms, would be a good source. Not finding such a specific source in Buley Electronic resource I try a more general factbook, the Encyclopedia Britannica. This source does have a dictionary option which I use to search for NIMBY. The following result was returned:
Main Entry: NIMBY
Pronunciation: nim-b
Function: noun
Etymology: not in my backyard
Date: 1980
: opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (as a prison or incinerator) in one’s neighborhood
- NIMBY·ism \-i-zm\ noun
‘Nimby’ (n.d.), in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://0-search.eb.com.www.consuls.org/dictionary?va=nimby&query=nimby
What literary awards did Jack Vance receive?
The patron asking this question is looking for biographical information about an author. A good source for this type of data is Who’s Who in Literature. Not finding that source on Buley I go to Biographical Resource Center on iCONN. Doing a search on Jack Vance I retrieve the following information about the awards John Holbrook Vance has received:
AWARDS
Edgar Allan Poe Award, best first novel by an American author, Mystery Writers of America, 1961, for The Man in the Cage; Hugo Award, World Science Fiction Convention, best short fiction, 1963, for “The Dragon Masters”; Nebula Award, best novella, Science Fiction Writers of America, 1966, and Hugo Award, best novelette, 1967, both for The Last Castle; Jupiter Award, best novelette, 1975, for The Seventeen Virgins; World Fantasy Awards, life achievement, 1984, and best novel, 1990, for Lyonesse: Madouc; GilgamXs Award, 1988; named Grand Master, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 1997.
Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2010. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2010. http://0- galenet.galegroup.com.www.consuls.org/servlet/BioRC
I am looking for short stories published by Cyprian Ekwensi and African writer.
This user is requesting bibliographical data that can be found using a FS search against the WorldCat database. The search was set up with Ekwensi, Cyprian in the author field and short stories in the descriptor field. Four relevant titles where returned.
Ekwensi, C. (2004). Lokotown: And other stories. Trenton: Africa World Press.
Ekwensi, C. (1971). The rainmaker and other stories. African reader’s library, 6. Lagos: African Universities Press.
Ekwensi, C. O. D., & Young, T. C. (1947). African new writing: Short stories by African authors. London: Lutterworth Press.
Easmon, R. S., Agbadja, A., & Ekwensi, C. (1963). Transatlantic review [offprint]: No. 14, autumn 1963. London: s.n..
OCLC (2010) WorldCat, Retrieved using First Search.
I will like to apply for a grant for services to the homeless, help me locate the names and contact information for three foundations to which I can apply for the grant.
Contact information regarding foundations will be found in a specialized directory. In this case the Founders Directory Online, a featured resource at Buley Library. An index driven interface allows a search for grantmakers offering grants for homeless or human services or homeless. The search can also be narrowed by looking only in Connecticut to organizations accepting applications. The following foundations where chosen from a list of 27 because they may provide grants to the Northwest Corner of Connecticut.
Swindells Charitable Foundation
c/o Bank of America, N.A.
777 Main St., CT2-102-22-02
Hartford, CT 06115-2303
Telephone: (860) 952-7405
Contact: Kate Kerchaert, Sr. Prog. Off.
Fax: (860) 952-7395
E-mail: kate.kerchaert@baml….
URL: www.bankofamerica.com/grantmak..
The Connecticut Community Foundation
(formerly The Waterbury Foundation)
43 Field St.
Waterbury, CT 06702-1906
Telephone: (203) 753-1315
Fax: (203) 756-3054
E-mail: info@conncf.org
URL: conncf.org
NewAlliance Foundation, Inc.
195 Church St., 14th Fl.
New Haven, CT 06510-2009
Telephone: (203) 784-5042
Contact: Kim A. Healey, Exec. Dir.
Fax: (203) 772-0254
E-mail: khealey@newallianceb…
URL: www.newalliancebank.com/about/…
Foundation Center (2010). Foundation Directory Online Professional. Retrieved from
http://0-fconline.foundationcenter.org.www.consuls.org/prof_search.php
I need an article on world geography Lesson Plan that discusses Gender Equity.
Not being familiar with resource for lessons plans, the Buley online databases subject index is a good starting point. There a list of education specific databases is found. The KCDL Online database is chosen as it is a curriculum development library. Using the advanced search feature entries are located in the field of Social Sciences dealing with the subjects of gender bias, gender differences or gender discrimination, and that included lesson plans. No limitations are put on grade level, issuing agency, state, country or publication year. The following are the results.
Social Sciences
Amnesty International U.S.A.
Intended Consequences: Genocide Mothers; Children of Rape.
RISE! Revolutionary Women Reenvisioning Afghanistan Companion Curriculum.
The Kite Runner Companion Curriculum.
Buck Institute for Education
Problem Based Government.
Institute on Religion and Civic Values (formerly Council on Islamic Education)
Online Lesson Plans for the documentary film Frontline: Muslims.
Teaching Tolerance, A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Vietnamese Americans: Lessons in American History.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Modules on Major Topics in American History: The Tumultuous 1960s.
Kcdlonline. (2010). Kraus Curriculum Development Library. The Rowman Littlefield Publishing Group. Retrieved from http://tiny.cc/q1v6a
The distance librarian at Buley Library published an article on “Second Life.” I will like to the full title of the article and where I can get a copy of the article.
A user is looking for an article a librarian has written. This calls for a search against a Library specific index of journals. Using the EBSCO interface to search against Library, Information Science & Technology Database while using second life in the subject field and (Buley library or Southern Connecticut State University) in the keyword will produce the desired results. The second result retrieved using this search criteria is the article the patron is seeking.
Exploring Virtual Librarianship: Second Life Library 2.0.Citation Only Available By: Hedreen, Rebecca C.; Johnson, Jennifer L.; Lundy, Mack A.; Burnette, Peg; Perryman, Carol; Van Den Brekel, Guus; Jacobson, J. J.; Gullett, Matt; Czarnecki, Kelly. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2008, Vol. 13 Issue 2/3, p167-195, 29p, 16 Black and White Photographs; DOI: 10.1080/10875300802103833; (AN 33777473)
Subjects: DIGITAL libraries; LIBRARY 2.0; WEB-based instruction; INTERNET in education; PUBLIC services (Libraries); ACADEMIC libraries — Effect of technological innovations on; Libraries and Archives; WEB librarianship; VIRTUAL reality; SECOND Life (Game); COMPUTER games
Database: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
The Author Affiliation information on the entry confirms that author #1, Hedreen, Rebecca C., is the Coordinator for Distance Education at Buley Library, Southern Connecticut State University.
Hedreen, R., Johnson, J., Lundy, M., Burnette, P., Perryman, C., Van Den Brekel, G., et al. (2008). Exploring Virtual Librarianship: Second Life Library 2.0. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 13(2/3), 167-195. doi:10.1080/10875300802103833.
III. INTERNET
What was the editorial in New York Times on November 1st, 2001
Since the user is looking for relatively recent information that was published in the New York Times going directly to the New York Times Web site at http://www.nytimes.com/ to search back issues is a logical step. From that site the keywords November 1, 2001 editorial can be entered into the search bar. The results reveal that there was more than one editorial printed on November 1, 2001. The following are the results from the editorial desk.
Your search has been narrowed to results published on November 1, 2001.
Yesterday President Bush bluntly encouraged Congress to ”get to work” on an economic stimulus package and bring a bill to his desk by the …November 1, 2001 – Editorial Desk
With many Americans still too worried about the level of airport security to resume flying, and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta …November 1, 2001 – Editorial Desk
The death from inhalation anthrax yesterday of a woman who worked at a hospital in New York adds a puzzling new dimension to the anthrax …November 1, 2001 – Editorial Desk
Editorial opinion: Tough Economic Times Ahead. (2001, November 1) New York Times Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
Editorial opinion: Restoring Confidence in Air Travel. (2001, November 1) New York Times Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
Editorial opinion: A Puzzling Anthrax Death. (2001, November 1) New York Times Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
I need an article that discusses “Multiple Personality Issues” published in the last five years.
A general search was done using the keywords psychiatry journal to identify an appropriate journal to search. The American Journal of Psychiatry was selected and can be retrieved at http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/index.dtl. At that site a general keyword search on multiple personality issues returned the following article.
Rottman, B.M., Ahn, W., Sainslow, C. A. and Kim, N.S. (2009) Can Clinician Recognize DSM- IV Personality Disorders From Five-Factor Model Descriptions of Patient Cases? American Journal of Psychiatry 166:427-433. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08070972
I want to borrow a book from a public library with the title, The thing around your neck. I live in Hamden CT, which is the nearest public library that owns the book and how do I get to the library from 126 Ursini Drive? How far is the library from my house?
Since this patron is from Connecticut and interested in driving to the nearest library that has the request book title, AGent:the Connecticut State Online Library Catalog, is an excellent source for finding a copy of the title.
Before I use AGent the USPS zip code locator retrieved at http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp is used to determine the zip code for the address 126 Ursini Drive. It is determine that 06514 is the correct zip code. This will allow me to rank the results from AGent by distance from the patrons’ home to holding library.
Zip Code Lookup (2010). United States Postal Service, Retrieved at http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_0_results.jsp
The search feature in AGent is used to look for a book with the title “Thing around your neck”. The Limit Results for Library Catalogs:Library Location and /or Distance feature is also used. By inputting the zip code of the patron from Ursini Drive the results can be ranked by distance from the patrons’ home. Executing the search reveals 57 copies of this title are in the state catalog. Expanding the results to show the list of holding libraries one can see the left hand column list the miles of the holding library from the zip 06514. By clicking on the miles column header, the list is sorted from the closest to furthest. The closest library is the Hamden Public Library at 3.3 miles. The search results may be retrieved at http://tinyurl.com/2562my4. Using the Map Location button I may get directions for the patron. Also, by clicking on the name of the library one may obtain the phone number of the ILL department. This allows one to call ahead and have the library set the book aside for the patron before they drive over, just in case it’s not on the shelf. The state library system does not list the status of items.
What is the current number of U.S. fatalities in the current war in Afghanistan?
An accurate answer to this question would be found in a government source. The United States Department of Defense website at http://www.defense.gov/ is a likely source. A search is executed using the terms Afghanistan fatalities 2010. The first document reveals the data sought.
As of August 4, 2010, 10 a.m. the total U.S. causalities in Afghanistan as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom(OEF) are 1,204.
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) U.S. Casualty Status: Fatalities as of August 4, 2010, 10a.m. EDT, Retrieved from http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf
I am looking for a journal article on a new Teacher Tool, white boards and a meta-analysis.
After doing a general search using the keywords education and journal it was discovered that many education journal are hosted by Sage Journals online at http://online.sagepub.com/. A search is executed using the keywords whiteboard, and meta-analysis. The following article was retrieved:
Nesbit, J.C. and Adesope, O.O. (2006). Learning with Concepts and Knowledge Maps : A Meta-Analysis, Review of Educational Research, Fall, Vol. 76, No. 3, pp. 413-448. Retrieved on August 4, 2010 from doi: 10.3102/00346543076003413 using Sage journals online.
Only the abstract of this journal was available without a subscription.
I hear that the banks have been prohibited from charging overdraft fees on ATM transactions – I need to find the details of the rule.
The most reliable source for legislative action would be a government source. Since this question deals with banking regulations the Federal Reserve website at http://www.federalreserve.gov/ is an appropriate source. From their home page there is a consumers information tab. The second entry under consumer information contains the information sought.
According to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (2010) banks can no longer automatically enroll customers in overdraft protection plans, customer must opt-in. If customers do not opt-in the default will be that there is not overdraft protection. These new regulations do not apply to checks and automatic bill payments. Your bank may still automatically enroll you in their standard overdraft protection plan.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, (2010). What you need to know: New Overdraft Rules for Debit and ATM cards. Retrieved August 4, 2010 from http://www.federalreserve.gov/consumerinfo/wyntk_overdraft.htm.
When and where was the last earthquake, and how many people died in the disaster?
Since the patron here used the word disaster, we will assume that the patron is not interested hearing about milder earthquakes that are recorded daily by the United States Geographical Survey. Going directly to their home page at http://www.usgs.gov/ and after navigating to earthquakes section a site search is executed using the word fatalities. That presents the user with a host of options including links to earthquakes with over 1,000 deaths, over 5,000 deaths or earthquakes Magnitude 8 and over. If the patron was available one could ask them to elaborate on what they where looking for and what the data will be used for. Lacking the actual patron we will define a disaster as 1,000 or more deaths. According to the USGS the most recent earthquake with over 1,000 deaths occurred on January 12, 2010. This event occurred in Haiti when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake resulted in 222,570 deaths.
USGS (2010). Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths, USGS: Earthquake Hazards Program, Retrieved on August 3 from http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/world_deaths.php
