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E-Books LAB assignment

Submitted by

Hanem A. Ibrahim

ILS 504- Fall 2009

Dr. Elsie Okobi

Date of submission

November 8, 2009

In this Assignment we were asked to answer the following questions using Credo as an example of E-

resources which includes electronic full text resources as well as some reference e-books. It was

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challenging effort that we could find the answer to these questions through only Credo since the budget

cut stop subscription to most of the resources that should be answering these question easily , so I tried

through this assignment to solve that problem as far as I could , but still I didnt get the answer to the last

question throughout Credo or any of the Full- text resources, while I get the answer to that question in

second through Google search engine. I tried to get the answer through Buley librarian but I didnt gotthe answer. I searched through this link and chose Credo Reference

http://libguides.southernct.edu/ils504

Questions

1. Cyprian Ekwensi , an African writer is said to be a prolific writer, provide a bibliography of

FIVE of his books.

The type of resource needed to answer the question

I think we need an international bibliographic E- resource that could referee to his books, or an

any E-resource that includes bibliographic information through its contents.

The reason for my choice

To provide a source that include bibliographic data about some African writer it should be a

bibliographic source, and Since there is no E - bibliographicresources available through Credo now ,

we could search for that through Encyclopedia or Literature dictionary and they are available

through Credo , then it is the reasonable choice c these E- Encyclopedias or dictionaries includes

articles that contains biography and bibliography of this writer.

Search strategy

Through Credo, I clicked on find a book, then through the searching box, I searched for these termsCyprian Ekwensi and bibliography and since there is no E-bibliographic resources I didnt limitthe results to any of the other E- sources , so I ll I got many articles about Ekwensi, Cyprian fromdifferent E- sources through CREDO, by browsing the firsts results, I found the answer in two E-resources which include articles about Ekwensi contain short bibliographic data about his books ,the first one from The Crystal Reference Encyclopedia .and the second one from BloomsburyDictionary of English Literature.

The answer to the question

The answer from : The Crystal Reference Encyclopedia .

Novels(1947) When Love Whispers(1950) The Leopards Claw1954, revised 1969 People of the City

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(1961) Jagua Nana(1962) Burning Grass(1966) Iska(1976) Survive the Peace(1976) For a Roll of Parchment

(1980) Divided We Stand

Stories(1966) Lokotown and Other Stories

The answer from Bloomsbury Dictionary of English Literature,

Ekwensi, Cyprian (1921)

Nigerian, novelist and short-story writer.

Ekwensi's fiction, widely read in Nigeria, depicts in many cases the experience of modern urban life in Lagos. For example, Jagua Nana (1961) is about the life of aprostitute (its title refers to the famous novel by Zola , Nana ) and People of the City (1954) is a story of journalists and jazz musicians. Ekwensi's work stresses storytellingand uses a rich variety of language and styles. His other novels include: When LoveWhispers (1947); Burning Grass (1962); Beautiful Feathers (1963); Iska (1966); Survivethe Peace (1976); For a Roll of Parchment (1987); Divided We Stand (1980); JaguaNana's Daughter (1986). Volumes of short stories: Locotown (1966); Restless City (1975). He has also written fiction for children and edited an anthology of Nigerianwriting.

The full bibliographic citation

1- Ekwensi, Cyprian (Odiatu Duaka) (1923 ) . (2005). In The Crystal ReferenceEncyclopedia . Retrieved from http://0-www. Credo reference.com.www.consuls.org/entry/cre/ekwensi_cyprian_odiatu_duaka_1923

2- Ekwensi , Cyprian (1921) . (1997). In The Bloomsbury Dictionary of English Literature .Retrieved from

2- Who was the winner of 2006 World Series?

The type of resource needed to answer the question

The reasonable reference that answer this kind of question is calendar event almanac. Also

it could be in Sport encyclopedias

The reason for my choice

Almanacs provide a current events that occurred throughout the years, and also current

subject encyclopedias ( sports) could have the answer in one of its articles.

Search strategy

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I couldnt find any E- almanac available through Credo. so I tried to find the answer

through other available e- encyclopedias in Buley.

I searched for these terms ^the ^winner "2006 World Series" through the Credo find a

book searching box. I limited the results to Encyclopedias, there is no subject limitation

like ( sports, entertainments...) I found the answer in the first hit among (8 results)which was from Encyclopedias > The Hutchinson Unabridged

Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide , its an article about the

Baseball World Series

The answer to the question

I found a Email this entry table of Baseball World Series winner since1998, I select thewinner of 2006 from it. as follows:

Year winner Runner- up Score

2006 St Louis Cardinals, NL Detroit Tigers, AL 4-1The full bibliographic citation

Baseball World Series . (2009). In The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with

Atlas and Weather guide . Retrieved from http://0-

www. Credo reference.com.www.consuls.org/entry/heliconhe/baseball_wo

rld_series

1- Provide the meaning of the word Euphemism

The type of resource needed to answer the question

Dictionaries is the type of resources to answer the question

The reason for my choice

Dictionaries provide the meaning of words .spelling, examples and pronunciation, so I chose to

look for the answer in one of CREDOs dictionaries.

Search strategy

Through CREDO I searched for the term Euphemism I limited the search to dictionaries I got

170 results, I got the answer from the first hit from The Macquarie Dictionary

Search Results > Dictionaries > The Macquarie Dictionary

The answer to the question

euphemism

/ jufm zm / noun

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1- the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for a harsh, blunt or offensive one.

2- the expression so substituted; `to pass away' is a euphemism for `to die'.

Greek euphmismos, from euphmizein use fair words

euphemist nouneuphemistic /juf m st k / , euphemistical /juf m st kl / adjectiveeuphemistically /juf m st kli / yoohfuh'mistiklee adverb

The full bibliographic citationeuphemism . (2005). In The Macquarie Dictionary . Retrieved from http://0-

www. Credo reference.com.www.consuls.org/entry/macqdict/euphemism

1- I need to send a letter of complaint to Bristol Meyers Squibb, I need theaddress of the company and the name of the c.e.o to whom the letter

should be addressed.

The type of resource needed to answer the question

General directory would be the type of reference resources that needed to answer that

question.

The reason for my choice

Directories includes information about different kind of information about organizations, or persons ( addresses, phone numbers ) and since I dont know what type of specialtiesfor this company , Ill choose General directory.

Search strategy

Because Credo doesnt include directories in its collection of E- reference , so I chose to look for these terms (Bristol Meyers Squibb) in Biographies , through Credo searching box , Ireceived many results includes these terms, I chose first to look at Marquis Who WasWho in America 1985-present , because I need any information about the present, Ifound that name Vita, Giulio who was working there but he died , anyway I found theaddress of the company under his name, but since I need a recent name that I could e-mail or

send my letter to , I searched through the other results. I searched through Marquis Who'sWho in America there I found a name of a person who works as rsch.. investigator atBristol-Myers Squibb Co, I thought he may be the best one to send him an e- mail , and if heis not the one, he could help me to know the best name to send my complaint to.

The answer to the questionThe address of the company I found it through Marquis Who Was Who in America 1985-

present under Vita, Giulio Additional address:

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says, has only about 400 bridges -- and his book, adding insult to injury, sniffs that many

of them are "small." He says Pittsburgh also has more bridges than St. Petersburg, Russia,

which has just 308. In The Steps of Pittsburgh , he similarly disposed of the public-

staircase claims of San Francisco, with a paltry 350 sets, and Cincinnati, with a mere 400.

The full bibliographic citation

Biemiller, L. (2006). More Bridges Than Venice, More Steps Than Cincinnati. Chronicle of Higher Education , 53(11), 59. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

I know that this last answer not from Credo, but I couldnt get it from any otherway better than that.