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Fall
2008 - A. Hearst
reference contact: Sika Berger
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Getting
Started | Finding
Books
| Finding
Articles
| Cite
Sources
|
Research
Skills Quiz
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Give Feedback
GETTING
STARTED - FINDING FACTS & BACKGROUND
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
| Encyclopedia
of American Civil Rights & Liberties
(3 vols.) |
ref
KF 4748 E53 2006 |
| Encyclopedia
of Law & Society (3 volumes) |
ref
K 583 E53 2007 |
| West's
Encyclopedia of American Law |
click
here |
| Encyclopedia
of Community (3
volumes) |
ref
HM 756 E53 2003 |
Blackwell
Reference Online
(includes Companion to Law and Society + other titles) |
click
here |
| CQ
Press Electronic Library |
click
here |
Ask
about Reference materials on specific subjects, including immigration,
civil rights, education, employment, age discrimination, Native Americans....
FINDING
BOOKS
Look
for books in the Five
College Library Catalog with Subject begins with... or combine keywords.
power
(social sciences)
social policy
community life
human rights
assimilation (sociology) - United States
aging - social aspects
Asian Americans ethnic identity
draft united states history
discrimination in education law and legislation
illegal aliens
immigrants United States history
Indians of North America cultural assimilation
Japanese Americans evacuation and relocation 1942-1945
marginality, social
minorities United States social conditions
older people services for
public welfare
race discrimination United States
race relations United States
social status
United States emigration and immigration
veterans education law and legislation United States
whites race identity
world war 1939-1945 - participation, Japanese American
FINDING
ARTICLES
Social
Sciences Abstracts 1983+
Index
to "core periodicals" in political science and other fields.
America:
History & Life 1953+
Look
for the limits for English language journals and collections (essays in
books). Allows limit by the time period of your research, by decade.
Academic
Search Premier 1965+
Good
starting place for all topics; look for limit to peer-reviewed or academic
sources.
Additional
databases are available - ask for help or see suggestions on other subject
pages:
Government
Education
Public
Policy
Sociology
CITING
SOURCES
See
the libraries Citation
Guides & Style Manuals page for links and help.
Citing
Sources: Documentation Guidelines for citing sources and avoiding plagiarism
(Duke University Library) Guides for Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style,
MLA, and APA.
TAKE
THE TWO REQUIRED QUIZZES
Please
connect to Moodle
and log into the Research Skills for Students class. Please take the two
brief quizzes on Research Skills and the Plagiarism Challenge. (If you
wish you may take these as many times as you like to get a perfect score).
WHAT
DID YOU THINK ABOUT THIS LIBRARY CLASS?
Let
us know your thoughts. Please fill out the brief Feedback
Form.
CONTACT
THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
Contact
Sika Berger, the instructor for your library session: sberger@email.smith.edu
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