SOC315: Practicum in Community Based Research



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Spring 2008 - G. Candelario
reference contact: David Podboy x2913, IM:davidpodboy

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WEB SITES / STATISTICS

American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)

Municipal Solid Waste in the United States -"latest publication describing the national waste stream based on data collected from 1960 through 2006. It contains information on the benefits of recycling, as well as data on waste generation, recycling, and disposal."

2008 Statistical Abstract: Geography & Environment: Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Superfund

National Center for Health Statistics

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health

LexisNexis Statistical

Holyoke Public Library

FINDING ARTICLES

Newspaper Articles

Source	Access
LexisNexis Academic	remember to select sources and navigate to Massachusetts News Sources
Daily Hampshire Gazette	2006 to present online (ask for username and password at Ref. Desk) Microfilm available at Forbes Library
Republican (Springfield)	1988 to present
Massachusetts Newsstand	collection of Massachusetts newspapers

Journal Articles

Sociological Abstracts 1952+

LexisNexis Environmental

Science Direct

General Science Abstracts 1984+

Waste Management 1995+

Waste Management & Research 1999+

FINDING BOOKS

Begin by searching the Five College Library Catalog using the SUBJECT KEYWORDS search. Try the following terms with your keywords:

Refuse and refuse disposal	Refuse disposal industry	Sanitary landfills
Refuse collection	Refuse disposal facilities	Hazardous waste disposal
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Massachusetts	Hazardous waste management industry	Holyoke (Mass.)

To expand your search, use WorldCat to search libraries worldwide.

CITE YOUR SOURCES

Resource	Website
Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper (Duke University)	Click on appropriate link to see citation examples.
Style Manuals & Citation Guides	Smith College Libraries' web page with links

RefWorks
Bibliographic software designed to help researchers gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as to generate citations and bibliographies.

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CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Contact the instructors for your library session: David Podboy, dpodboy@email.smith.edu

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Last Updated: February 19, 2008