Library Scavenger Hunt

Alex White

MCOM 100W

September 14, 2009

1. The type of organizational system that San Jose State’s Martin Luther King Library uses is the Dewey Decimal system. This system separates books into different categories, subcategories, etc. The books then have a different call number; this way, it makes it extremely easy to find different books without having to search for hours. One can look up the call number and immediately know physically where in the library the book is located.
2. The browsing library on the first floor has many different copies of popular items. This includes popular books (fiction and nonfiction), movies, CDs, audio books, etc.
3. There are several types of electronic databases available in San Jose State’s Martin Luther King Library. There are subscription databases, e-books, and many others.
4. There are two different ways to access MLK Library’s database. The first is to physically get onto a computer within the library—the computers located in the library are allowed access to databases. However, the only way to access the databases at home is to be a SJSU student with an ID number and password.
5. There is a countless array of different newspapers in the Martin Luther King Library on campus. Some of them are The San Jose Mercury News, The San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, The Oakland Tribune, The Chicago Tribune, The Sacramento Bee, The San Francisco Examiner, The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The London Post, and The Denver Post. These are just some of the few that the library holds; there is a ton more located within the library itself.
6. I found a DVD on advertising—its call number was XD1351, and it was titled “Advertising and the End of the World.” A video I found on advertising was entitled “A Closer Look at Advertising” and its call number was XS2399. I found a Mozart CD, “Essential Mozart” (obviously by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart!), under CD Classic Mozart.
7. I found a reference book on Internet advertising and ways to improve and draw more attention to advertisements online. Its call number is HF6146.I58 A38 2007. The book was titled Internet Advertising: Theory and Research.
8. I found a book in Spanish entitled, Salimos o nos quedamos II : las mejores mesas, sus mejores recetas. Its call number was SPA 641.5972 Salimos. The DVD I found was “La Otra Conquista,” and it’s call number was XD1248. The CD I found was Selena’s “Siempre Selena” and it’s call number is SPA CD POP SELENA.
9. The library has a ton of different types of magazines. Some of them are Times, Forbes, Business Week, The Economist, and Consumer Reports.
10. I found an article on John Steinbeck entitled “Consillence and Ecological Vision in the Works of John Steinbeck” by Kathleen Margaret Hicks. Its call number is PS3537.T3234 Z7143x 2003.
11. One book about John Steinbeck is by Harold Bloom, and it’s called John Steinbeck. Its call number is PS3537.T3234 Z71546 2008.
12. One of the books found in the California Room about farm labor is Mary Bowden Carrol’s Ten Years in Paradise. Its call number is 917.94.
13. The California Room has a lot of different books in it about the history of California. A lot of the ones I found interesting were about San Jose and it’s history. One of them was San Jose: California’s First History by Edward Beilharz. Its call number is 979.473.
14. A book on minorities in California is Women and minorities in California public postsecondary education: their employment, classification, and compensation, 1975-1985. It’s authorless, but its call number is LB2331.73.C2 W65x 1987.
15. There are three different types of collections in the Cultural Heritage Collection. They are Africana, Asian American, and Chicano. These collections help to promote learning and appreciation for other cultures.
16. In the Center for Beethoven Studies, one can find materials about Beethoven’s life, works, and accomplishments.
17. Someone who is well versed in the subject, and knows what he or she is talking about normally writes a scholarly article. These articles are clearly written, and have a predetermined structure. They are also geared towards readers who are interested in the subject. Popular magazine articles are written for the general public, and are written for informational purposes. This means that the vocabulary in a magazine article will be more general instead of specialized like a scholarly article would be.
18. Advertising and Selling, Advertising Age, The Public Relations Journal, Public Relations Quarterly, and Journalism Abstracts are some of the many different mass communications journals found in the library.
19. There are 34 different art installations in the library.