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To begin, go to the Library’s web site: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/
Library Catalog | Ebsco
Host | Other Databases | Reference
Resources (Print)
World Wide Web | Sites
That Select Quality Sites | Search Engines
Search the library catalog for books related to your topic. Select a topic and create a search statement. Find a book and then its call number. Remember: Books will have in-depth material but will be dated.
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Enter a book you have found here:
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| Place of Publication/Publisher: | Call Number: |
Ebsco Host Periodicals Databases
Search the Periodicals databases to find articles related to your topic, some of which will be available as full text from your computer. Remember: you want to search periodicals for more up-to-date material.
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Select an article and enter relevant information:
| Author: | Title: |
| Title of Journal: | Volume, edition and page numbers: |
Take note here, how to print or how to Email an article (when available
as full text):
Where do you go to see if we have a magazine, journal, or newspaper,
in print?
To access Ebsco Host from Home: http://www.epnet.com/ehost/login.html
Login: chabot Password: glads
Go to More Databases and select a database such as Encyclopedia Britannica. the Infotrac Newspaper Database or SIRS Knowledge Source.
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Select an online article and enter relevant information:
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| Title of Source: | Other information (web site address, volume, issue and page numbers, if needed): |
The Library contains many reference books, which are useful for many purposes such as: providing you with an overview of a particular subject, leads to other good resources on your subject, statistics and facts, and directories to organizations or associations that can provide you with more information.
CQ Researcher Reference Shelves: H 35 E35
The Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce, and Family Reference Shelves: HQ9.D38 1989
Encyclopedia of Psychology Reference Shelves: BF31.E52 1994
Encyclopedia of Sociology Reference Shelves: HM17.E5 1992
Statistical Abstract of the United States Available at the Reference Desk
Face it. The World Wide Web can contain good resources for library research, but trying to find them is a chore! There is just too much junk and misinformation or web pages that have information without having their facts verified. Take caution and evaluate each web site you come across carefully.
Reference Resources
Some reference resources are also available on the web. We are currently developing an Online Reference Shelf that will soon be added to the Library web page. Below are what’s been developed, as well as other online reference resources available:
Librarians’ Index to the Internet www.lii.org
Online Reference Shelf—Citation Guides/ Style Manuals http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/citation.html
Adolescence Directory Online http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Special Education Resources on the Internet: Attention Deficit Disorder http://seriweb.com/add.htm
Scout Report Signpost http://www.signpost.org/signpost/
Select Search Engines or Directories that will More Likely Lead you to Academic Web Sites
Web Guides and Search Engines http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/websearch.html
Look at especially:
Google www.google.com
SearchEdu(Maxbot) www.searchedu.com
This handout is also available at the following address: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/ECD52.html