LIS4060 - Assignment 4

Respond to the following email questions inan email letter format. Your emphasis should be on licensed resources as a first resort (Penrose Library databases). You shouldn't be providing answers as much as research strategies. That is, point out a database and suggest search strategies. Don't just dispense answers. Your task is to educate the person asking the question. Teach them about the resources you use to respond. Keep in mind that these are the kinds of questions you will be responding to on the final exam. Consider this homework as practice for the final.

Download Jing (free version) and install it on your computer. http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html  We will begin using Jing to insert graphics into patron's questions to help in clarifying our responses. Please use Jing images in answering the questions below as appropriate. You don't need to overuse it.

1. Question Submitted: How can I find information on the company that makes Fat Tire beer? Patron's name: Fred. [Provide at least 3 strategies]

2. Question Submitted: I am in a marketing class this summer and need to know how to look up/find marketing trends for an accounting business. Patron's name: Mary. [Provide at least 3 strategies]

3. Question Submitted: I am writing a paper for my Residential Construction Systems Class in the Executive RECM program. Can you please assist me with researching the topic in the library. My topic is Low Country Homes or Low Country Style. This is a type of home popular in the Charleston, SC area. I would appreciate any guidance you may provide such as the appropriate databases to start with etc. I will be writing on the history, current trends, etc. Thank you! Patron's name: Bill. [Provide at least 3 strategies]

4. Question Submitted: Are there scholarly articles on job training programs in the prisons under Colorado Department of Corrections? My search by subject wasn't fruitful. Patron's name: Sarah. [Provide at least 3 strategies]

5. Question Submitted: I am researching "netbooks" and am required to use Penrose Databases and need a newspaper article with an actual print source. I am having a hard time finding that type of result. Which database(s) might return that type of result? Patron's name: Alice. [Provide at least 3 strategies]

6. Question Submitted: What is the best way for me to enter a search criteria for researching how family members communicate with an Alzheimer's disease patient? Patron's name: Joseph. [Provide at least 3 strategies]