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Finding Images Handout  |  Sample of Books for Checkout Handout

Resources Available at the Library (Anthropology 1: Casqueiro)
To begin, go to the Library’s web site: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/  or Your Search Strategy

 Subject Headings |  Library Subscription Databases (Finding Articles) |  Books | Pamphlet Files
Finding Images  |  Reference Resources | To Quality Sites | Search Engines | Works Cited

Sometimes instead of searching by keywords, you may have better luck finding materials by consulting the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).  This is important because you can sometimes get better search results.  For example, articles, books, and web sites on the "death penalty" will usually be indexed under "Capital Punishment."  To browse such headings, they are in the four thick red volumes on the left side of the reference desk.  They are also listed in the Library Catalog and in some of the subscription databases.

Here is just a sample of subject headings:

More Subject Headings

Library Subscription Databases http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dblist2.html

To find articles related to your topic that originally appeared in magazines, journals, and newspapers. Originally published in print form. To access any of these databases, start by clicking on "Magazines, Journal, Newspaper Articles and more," scroll down and select the database to search. For off campus access, use the bright green handout or go to the web version of this handout and click on the Off Campus Access links.

Pamphlet Files— At the Library, we have several filing cabinets of articles and documents to many topics.  Use the Card catalog that rests on TOP of the filing cabinet, and search by Library of Congress Subject Headings.  Then find the folder that has the articles/documents related to your topic.  You can check out up to five articles/pamphlets at the Check Out Desk.

MLA Works Cited http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/cited.html

Library Catalog and Books on Reserve

For this class, Chabot College Library has a cart of a number of books placed on Reserve, behind the reference desk, most available for a three day checkout. Additional books can be found from the Library Catalog using the search terms used above—however, before going to the Stacks, ask to see the cart behind the reference desk.

List of Books on Reserves for Anthropology 1 http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Anthro1/Anthro1.pdf

Library Catalog http://tinyurl.com/8mo5z

How to Search the Library Catalog http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/librarycatalog.html

Finding Images http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Anthro1/Anthroimages.html

Reference Resources: Overviews, Encyclopedias, and More

Be sure to also look at the books placed on Reserve for research for the Poster Project!

World Wide Web

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. For guidelines for evaluation, use the Web Evaluation Checklist (found at http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/evalution.html).

Sites that Select and Evaluate Quality Web Sites:

Search Engines: SearchGov http://www.searchgov.com SearchEDU http://www.searchedu.com

Google Limited to .org http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=site:.org  Google limited to PDF http://tinyurl.com/5f294

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