Recreation 10 Library Assignment - Spring 2005
Finding & Evaluating Articles Using a Library Database
Prepared by Barbara Pease, Recreation Librarian


Select one article from the 9 articles listed below. Circle it. Follow the instructions in section 2 to fill in the blanks and answer questions about the article you selected. Complete section 3.

Article 1
Title: Applying Judicial Doctrine to Visitor Capacity Decision Making
Author: ________________
Source: Society & Natural Resources, Sept. 2003, Vol. 16, Issue ___, p. 741

Article 2
Title: USA Team Tennis Makes a Racket (a team tennis program for children)
Author: Murren, ___________
Source: Parks & Recreation, July______, Vol. 39 Issue 7, p40.

Article 3
Title: Data-driven Hospitality (a customer-information system used by Hilton Hotels.)
Author: Kontzer, _______.
Source: InformationWeek, 8/2/2004, Issue _____, p__.

Article 4
Title: Roll out of Bed and Work (trends in business travel and internet use.)
Author: Flynn, ___________; Seno, Alexandra A.
Source: Newsweek, 10/18/2004, Vol.____ Issue 16, pE34, 1p,

Article 5
Title: Being a 'Doer' instead of a ___________: The role of inclusive leisure…for people with disabilities
Author: Devine, Mary Ann
Source: Journal of ________________________________, 2004 2nd quarter, vol. 36, issue 2, p. ____

Article 6
Title: The __________________of leisure as a method of coping with work related stress
Author(s): Trenberth, Linda; Dewe, Philip
Source: Counseling Psychology Quarterly, March 2002, vol. ____, issue ____, p. 59

Article 7
Title: Fast feeders bite into casual dining (fast food chains vs casual dining)
Author: Macarthur, Kate
Source: Advertising ________, 11/1/2004, vol. ____, issue 44, p. 3

Article 8
Title: Uncle Sam's one-armed bandits (recreational gambling on military bases)
Author(s): Mazzetti, Mark
Source: U.S. News & World Report; 5/20/2002, Vol. ___ Issue ___, p. ___,

Article 9
Title: Locating a large theme park addressed to the tourist market: The case of _____________
Author(s): Modrego, Fernando; Domenech, Vicente, and others
Source: Planning, Practice and ___________________, Nov. 2000, vol. 15, issue ______, p. 385

 
Section 2 - Finding & Evaluating an Article
 

Your name _____________________________________________________Date _____________

When you have circled an article from the list above, complete the following.
The article you chose is # __________________ red arrow An arrow indicates when you must do something.

red arrowConnect to Academic Search (EBSCO)
PATH: ReSEARCH Station / Articles & Databases / Academic Search
red arrowSearch for and find the article you circled. If you don't find your article, CHECK YOUR SPELLING. Check for hyphenated words. For help, see Database Search Tips in Section 3 of the Rec 10 Info Guide http://www.csuchico.edu/lref/guides/recr/rec10_InfoGuide.htm

With the brief citation on the screen in front of youred arrow Fill in the blanks in the citation of your article above. All of this information is found in the brief citation. You will need this information to cite this article in a paper.
red arrow How long is the article? ___________
(The number of pages is given after the start page - e.g. p. 60, 3 p.)

red arrowClick on the title to view the abstract and subject headings.
List 3 words or phrases you could use to find a similar or related article:

____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

red arrowView the full text. (Look for a link to HTML or PDF )
This article is:
scholarly...........................trade / professional.............................. popular? ...)(.Circle one)

Why do you think so? If you are not sure, look at http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/scholarly.html


red arrowE-mail this article to yourself

red arrowFind a similar article using some of the subject words or phrases you wrote above. For help with searching see part 3 of the Rec10 Infoguide at http://www.csuchico.edu/lref/guides/recr/rec10_InfoGuide.htm
red arrowWrite the citation for this second article below. (Author, year, title, journal name, volume, pages.) See APA Style Basics or Citing Full text articles for citation details.

 

 
Section 3 - Finding Full Text Online
Sometimes the full text is not available. Sometimes you have to look in more than
one place.
Section three takes you along the FIND IT trail - a trip you will take often when doing library research

 

Your Name______________________________________ Date______________

Scenario A:
red arrowUse Academic Search. Find the article titled:
Tourist Spending and Race of Visitors,
Journal of Travel Research, Nov. 1999, vol. 38.

red arrowClick the FIND IT icon to see where the article is available.
The next screen (Citation Station screen) shows various options for finding the article.

Starting from the bottom of the screen:
Ask-a-Librarian lets you send a question to a librarian.

Interlibrary Loan - If the library doesn't have the journal you can request the article from
another library through Interlibrary Loan. Allow 8-10 days for the article to come.

Meriam Library Catalog means some issues are available in the library, in print.

red arrowClick the link for theMeriam Library Catalog.
What is the library call number for Journal of Travel Research? ___________________

What years does CHICO have in print? (look for the words "Chico Has") _______________

What years does Chico have ONLINE? ________________________

red arrowFind the "Web Link" and click on it. This takes you to online issues of Journal of Travel Research.
Follow the prompts until you see the full text of the "Tourist Spending" article. If necessary, select
the appropriate issue from the archive by year, volume and pages

Scenario B:
red arrowReturn to the Citation Station screen. (Close windows or Back up. If you get lost, start over in
Academic Search. Find the article on tourist spending and click the FIND IT icon to get to the citation station screen. )

The links at the top of the Citation Station screen represent online sources for this article.
The recommended link is usually given first.
red arrowHow many sources are given for the full text of this article? ____________
red arrowClick Ebscohost, one online source for this article. Follow the prompts until you get to the
full text
. Did you find it? Yes................... No .................Circle one
red arrowClick Ingenta, and follow the prompts until you get to the full text. Did you find it? ________
red arrowClick Factiva, a third possible source for this article. Are you able to find the full text?________

(Full text availability changes when databases drop or add publications. The Library doesn't control this. This is why several sources may be listed for a single article, and why some may be dead-ends.)

Congratulations! You have finished the assignment. You are now familiar with Academic Search, an excellent, all purpose database. You know how to locate articles online and in print. You know some of the characteristics of scholarly, professional and popular articles. You are ready for some independent research on a topic of your choice.