Immigration Scavenger Hunt

This scavenger hunt is meant as a basic introduction to the library services. The goal is for you to explore and get familiar with the library and how to use its resources.

What are the first names of the library staff working today?
Find the Magazine Section. List the titles of three magazines which might contain information on immigration.
Find the World Book Encyclopedia on the shelf near the Non-Fiction section. If you have trouble finding the Encyclopedia, ask a librarian. Go to Volume 10 (I) and look up "Immigration." What ancestry group is the largest in the US? (Hint: See graph page 83)
Find the New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia on the shelf near the Non-Fiction section. If you have trouble finding the Encyclopedia, ask a librarian. Go to Volume 9 (I) and look up "Immigration." Which country of origin has the most immigrants to the US from 1820-1998? (Hint: See table page 90)

In the Computer Lab at the Library,

Go to the Southwest Early College Library Website at index.htmllibrary.html.
Click on "SEC Library Catalog-In School Access" at the top of the screen. In the Search box, type "immigration" in the keyword search box. Click the "Go" button or press "enter" on the keyboard.

How many results are found?
Name a title of a book with Call Number 305.8 BOD.
Is the book available at Southwest Early College library?

Go to the Southwest Early College Library Website at: index.htmllibrary.html.

Click on the "Online Databases" link. Find "Student Research Center" under the heading "General Reference including Science & Technology." Click on the link to "Student Research Center." If it asks you to login, type the username and password in the appropriate boxes. (Note: the username is your Last Name and the password is your DPS ID#)

Type "immigration" in the "Find" box. Click "Search."

How many results do you find?
Narrow your results by Subject, "United States" by clicking on the link on the left side of the screen. Now how many results do you find?
Narrow your results by Subject, "Immigrants" by clicking on the link on the left side of the screen. Now how many results do you find?