Session #2 - Searching Information at UM
This session meets on the fourth floor of the Undergraduate Library

[Please complete UM-Library modules #1 and #3 of "SearchPath" prior to coming to class- point your browser to: http://www.lib.umich.edu/ugl/searchpath/ ]

In Class Objectives

During this session you will learn how-to do the following:

  1. Differences between an index and a catalog.

  2. Differences between search engines and subject directories.

  3. Connect to and use Miryln to search for specific information.

  4. Locate people, places and things on the internet.

  5. Access and perform a simple and advanced Google search.

  6. Connect to and use the Web of Science.

  7. Connect to and use ProQuest.

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Assignment

General Instructions

To complete this assignment send an email to your MVS110 lecture instructor (the subject title of your email should read “MVS110L.Assig#3”). Your e-mail should contain two attachments (#1 should contain a listing of MOVSCI faculty members and their most recent research article (title of attachment: MVS.fac.research.doc); #2 should contain a listing of research articles, a 50 word abstract and 5 URLs with a brief summary of their content (title of attachment: Res.topic.rev.doc). Be sure to explain to your instructor what the assignment is about.


Part 1

List each full-time, tenure track faculty member in the Movement Science Department of the Division of Kinesiology and list their most recent research article (use proper notation for each reference: author name(s), year published, article title, name of journal, journal volume number.) [Note: do not take this information from the Kinesiology web page as this is not updated regularly; use Web of Science or another search engine.]


Part 2

  1. Choose one of the research topics listed below based on the first letter of your unique name (topic #1 unique name begins with A, B, C; topic #2 unique name begins with D, E, F; topic #3 unique name begins with G, H, I; topic #4 unique name begins with J, K, L; topic #5 unique name begins with M, N, O; topic #6 unique name begins with P, Q, R; topic #7 unique name begins with S, T, U; topic #8 unique name begins with V, W, X; topic #9 unique name begins with Y, Z.)

  2. Do a search from as far back as you can and list the total number of peer reviewed references on the topic.

  3. Read at least one of these articles (or an abstract) and tell what the article was about in 50 words or less.

  4. Search the WWW for information about your topic. List 5 URLs that have information about different aspects of your topic. Briefly summarize (1 to 5 sentences) information about each site.

Research Topics

  1. Effects of high protein diets on body fat loss in males and females.

  2. Relationships of whole body inversion and blood pressure.

  3. Effects of television watching on energy balance and weight control in children.

  4. Role of exercise on aging.

  5. Basal metabolic rate of children.

  6. Is there an obesity gene?

  7. Sex differences in world record running and/or swimming times.

  8. Body frame-size and body fatness?

  9. Cellulite: causes, consequences, and treatment.

Grading Guidelines

e-mail with subject title: “MVS110L.Assig#3” with 2 attachments (#1 title: MVS.fac.research.doc; #2 title: Res.topic.rev.doc) 1 point
Attachment #1: Listing of each fulol-time MVS faculty member with a listing of their most recent research publication (in proper format) 3 point3 (1/4 pt for each person + research publ. (12 faculty x 0.25 = 3 pts)
  1. Attachment #2
    Listing of number of articles on research topics
  2. 50 word or less summary of research article
  3. Listing of 5 URLs with description
  1. 1 pt
  2. 4 pts
  3. 1 pt

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