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  1. What type of system is used to organize the books in the MLK Library? Briefly describe how it works.
    The Library of Congress system is used to organize the books of the MLK Library. The system organizes books by letter, number, and topic.
  2. What's in the "Browsing Library" on the first floor?
    The browsing library on the first floor features bestsellers and other high demand items. It is considered to be more of a bookstore environment.
  3. What types of electronic databases are available in the MLK Library?
    There are many different types of databases that MLK Library has to offer. Many of them are focused on different topics or research needs.
  4. Briefly explain how to access the library's electronic databases.
    To access the database you need both a library card and library pin number.
  5. List 10 daily newspapers that are available in the MLK Library.
    San Jose Mercury News
    Milpitas Post
    Almaden Resident
    Campbell Reporter
    Cupertino Courier
    Los Gatos Weekly-Times
    Rose Garden Resident
    Saratoga News
    Sunnyvale Sun
    Willow Glen Resident
  6. Give the title and call numbers of a video, DVD and CD.
    Video:
    How to listen to and understand great music. [videorecording] / Robert Greenberg.
    3 videocassettes (400 min.) : sd., col. ;
    Call Number(s): KIT VIDEO 780.9
    DVD:
    Music business 201 [videorecording] / Heat Rocc Entertainment presents ; produced by Marvin Watkins, Marquis "Big Daddy" Watkins ; directed by Marvin Watkins, Darius "Black" Henderson.
    1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ;
    Call Number(s): DVD 780.2373 Music
    CD:
    Play the music of-- Randy Brecker : jazz play-a-long for all musicians. /
    2 sound discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) +
    Call Number(s): CD6718
  7. Find a reference book; give the title and call number, and briefly describe the type of information found in this book.
    Women icons of popular music : the rebels, rockers, and renegades / Carrie Havranek.
    2 v. (xxviii, 504 p.) : ports. ;
    Call Number(s): ML82 .H39 2009
    This book has information on popular music icons such as Diana Ross and Tina Turner.
  8. Find a DVD, CD, newspaper and book in a foreign language. Give the title and call number for each.
    DVD:
    Le dernier métro [videorecording] = The last metro / Les Films du carrosse ; Sedif S.A. ; T.F. 1 ; Société française de production ; script by François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman ; dialogue by François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Claude Grumberg ; directed by François Truffaut.
    2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sd., col. ;
    Call Number(s): FRE-ENG DVD Last
    CD:
    Cette blanche agonie [sound recording] ; Indian sounds ; The force for peace in war ; Wir tönen allein ; Fonte di Rimini / Gloria Coates.
    1 sound disc (78 min.) : digital ;
    Call Number(s): CD5101
    Newspaper:
    Revue d'histoire de la deuxième guerre mondiale. /
    31 v. ;
    Call Number(s): D731 .R49
    Book:
    The Jews of North Africa during the Second World War / Michel Abitbol ; translated by Catherine Tihanyi Zentelis.
    212 p. ;
    Call Number(s): DS135.A25 A2513 1989
  9. List five magazines available the MLK Library.
    Rolling Stone
    Time
    Yankee Magazine
    Entrepreneur Magazine
    National Geographic
  10. Locate a scholarly article on John Steinbeck. Give the call number, title and author.
    Title: John Steinbeck in Salinas: a subject index to articles in the Salinas Newspaper
    Author: Margaret Corlett
    Call Number: PS3537.T3234 Z624372x 1974
  11. Locate a book about Steinbeck. Give the call number, title and author.
    The John Steinbeck bibliography, 1996-2006 / Michael J. Meyer.
    ix, 434 p. ;
    Call Number(s): PS3537.T3234 M495 2008
  12. Find a book on farm labor in the California Room. Give the call number, title
    Farm Labor:
    Farm labor problems : the anguish of Delano. /
    28 p. ;
    Call Number(s): REF CAL 331.8928 Farm
  13. Find a book on San Jose in the California room. Give the call number, title and author.
    Theatres of San Jose / Gary Lee Parks.
    127 p. : chiefly ill. ;
    Call Number(s): REF CAL 791.4309 Parks, NA6845 .P37 2009, 791.4309 Parks ...
  14. Find a book on California minorities. Give the call number, title and author.
    People of California / Mir Tamim Ansary.
    48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; Rev. and updated.
    Call Number(s): J 305.8009 Ansary
  15. What is in the MLK's Cultural Heritage Center collections?
    Information on various cultural groups
  16. List three things you'll find in the Center for Beethoven Studies.
    A lock of his hair, Beethoven database, a bust
  17. What is the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular magazine? How can you tell them apart? (2 pts.)
    Scholarly journals are written by those who have the credentials to write about the topic and are a credible source.Popular magazine articles are written to inform the general public.
  18. List five mass comm (journalism/PR/advertising) journals available in the MLK Library.
    American Communication Journal, Atlantic Journal of Communication, Global Media and Communication, Journal of Creative Communications, Journal of Mass Media Ethics
  19. How many art installations are there in the library. Briefly describe your favorite one.
    There are 33 in the library. I like the counter mounted on the 1st floor that counts the number of books checked out. Until I went to the website I did not know it was considered an art instillation.