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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 Catalog | Choosing a Database |  Ebsco Host
Other db's | Emailing/Finding Articles |  Finding Images  |  Reference/Reserves |
Pamphlet Files | To Quality Sites | Search Engines | Works Cited

SUBJECT HEADINGS

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:

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.  For example,  most books on terrorism would be published, pre-September 11.   
 

Go into the Library Catalog and select .  Then, search by Subject Heading by entering your term and then clicking on .  Scroll down and click to other pages (if available) to view all the headings related to your main subject heading (see example of such list to the right).  Click on the links to headings that best meet your interest.
If instead of searching by Subject, you want to combine different terms such as: obedience AND authority or abortion AND religion, select Keyword from the top bar and enter your terms with AND in between and then click on . See Your Search Strategy for more information

 
Enter your search statement here:  __________________________________________________
 

List a Book You Have Found Here Look at the FULL record and make sure to enter all fields below.
                                                                             Also, Make sure the title is from Chabot:

Title:	Author:
Place of Publication, Publisher & Year:	Call Number:

 
Choosing A Database

For most topics, Ebsco Host Academic Search Elite will be a splendid database to begin finding materials for this assignment. It is a multi-subject database that will greatly investigate materials related to the humanities, the social sciences, and multi-cultural studies.  Project MUSE, GenderWatch, AccessScience, and Encyclopedia Britannica are other databases.  For newspaper stories related to anthropology, try Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.
 
 

EBSCO HOST PERIODICAL DATABASES	Ebsco Host from Home: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp
At the first window, click on	For login and password, contact the Reference Desk.

At the next window, place a check next to the database(s) of your choice and then click 
You will need to perform more specific searches here as there will be more material available.  Remember to use the connector, AND, in between your terms.  Remember: you want to search periodicals for more up-to-date material.
 
Enter your search statement here:  __________________________________________________
 

If you get results you do not want, click on Refine Search and perform a different search.

You can also search by ONE TERM at a time by clicking on. If you get results you do not want, click on  and perform a different search.o view your past searches, click on .
  

Reading the Results List Screen

Reading the Top of an Article

When you click on the full record of a result, which should be clicking on the title (NOT the full text icon) you will read information about the article.  If you find a really good article and want to find more like it, clicking on links next to Subject(s), Source, or Author(s) may help. Title: Survivor. Subject(s): SKULL; FOSSILS; ARCHAEOLOGISTS; HUMAN evolution Source: Discover, Mar2003, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p54, 6p, 6c Author(s): Stone, Richard Abstract: Discusses recent discoveries of skull fossils by archaeologists from different parts of the world and their significance to facts supporting the evolution of man, as of March 2003. Information on a skull discovered in Chad; Features of Hominid skulls; Comparison of the skulls to that of a chimpanzee. Database: Academic Search Elite Notes: CHECK-OUT COPIES: Chabot has 1998 to now. Las Positas has 1998 to now. Microfilm: Chabot has 1986 - 2000. Cal State Hayward has paper issues from 1987 to now. Rights Notice: This database normally includes full text of articles available from this publication. However, this particular article is not included at the request of the rights holder.

 
 

Select an article from Ebsco Host and enter relevant information:

Author:	Title:
Title of Journal:	Volume, year, and page numbers:

 
 
 
 
 
 
  OTHER DATABASES       Go to Magazine, Journal, Newspaper Articles and More and select a database such as:

	Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe will search the major and regional newspapers across the United States and the World.  Search in Quick News Search for articles from the last two years.  (Use Guided News Search for older articles).  For searching California newspapers only, go to Guided News Search, select U.S. News as the news category, and then California News Sources as News Source, then enter your search terms (search in Headline and Lead Paragraph--not just Headline).  This database is only available on campus.
	Project Muse will lead you to peer-reviewed journal articles in the areas of the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts, including articles relating to International Affairs, politics, and Multi-cultural studies.  This database is only available on campus.
	ProQuest Gender Watch will give you journal, magazine, and newsletter articles on topics related to gender.  A good place to search for anthropological studies and issues related to gender.
	AccessScience is an encyclopedia resource to all related to science and includes the latest news to the latest theories in science.

 
 
 
OFF CAMPUS/Full Text ACCESS: Logins and passwords are available on the small yellow sheet, copies of which are available at the reference desk.  Most of the articles have full text in our database products, but most often, pictures, graphics, and tables are omitted.
 
 
 

Enter your search statement here:  __________________________________________________
 
 
 
 
Select an online article from Lexis-Nexis, Project MUSE, an online encyclopedia, or another database, and enter relevant information:

Author:	Title:
Title of Source:	Volume, Year, and Page Numbers:

 
   
 

EMAILING/FINDING/CITING ARTICLES

EMAILING ARTICLE

If you are at home, or can only print, please click on any "print," "format for printing," or "print-friendly" option from the database, first, then once the screen has been reformatted, select "Print Preview" from the File pull down menu of your browser to make sure you are printing what you are seeing and to select pages to print.   At the Library, Please print as FEW PAGES AS POSSIBLE.

IN GENERAL, IF YOU ARE IN THE LIBRARY, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR ARTICLES INSTEAD OF PRINTING. Make sure you have the article itself on the screen.  Otherwise, you may be emailing yourself a list of citations. Click on the Email button.  It is available on the top of the screen of each database.  On the right are Email buttons as they appear in our many databases You may be asked to make certain selections.  If you want full text make sure it is selected and then click on "Submit" or "OK" Enter Email address and then select "Submit" or "OK"

Ebsco Host Encyclopedia Britannica A link that says Email This Article will be on the top left of your Encyclopedic entry. Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, Alt-PressWatch Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Project MUSE No Email function is available.  Click Print Preview from the File menu of your browser to see what pages you want to print, and then click OK Issues & Controversies

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FINDING AN ARTICLE IN OUR COLLECTION

PAPER COPIES:  When finding a citation on Ebsco Host, check Notes to see if we have the Year in paper or Microfilm, first.  Go to the Periodicals Desk which is next to the elevator.

MICROFILM COPIES: If Ebsco Host Notes state Chabot has it on Microfilm, go to the green cabinets on the Mezzanine.  Microfilm readers are available on the wall.  For assistance in finding microfilm or using the readers, go to the Audio Visual Center desk on the Mezzanine.

If we do not have the title, do not despair.  Does Ebsco Host list another library having it?  Also, check to see if the Library at California State University, Hayward has the title by going to: http://aphid.csuchico.edu/lso/hayward/search.asp
 
 

 

Finding images can sometimes be a bit like finding a needle in a haystack.  However, Ebsco Host does have an Image database and we do have an excellent Library Research Guide to assist you in finding images from the Web.  Since there are no color copiers and printers on campus and copiers have very limited types of papers and enlargement capabilities, it is best to plan finding your images and graphics in advance.  Keep in mind that cutting out anything from a magazine, journal, newspaper or book from the Library's collection is vandalism.  You can check-out books and magazines and can certainly save what you find on the Web onto a floppy disk (or Email to yourself the image as an attachment).  Saving onto a floppy disk requires you to use the Student Computer Lab (not the reference computers).  Any requests for checking out a reference book requires approval from the librarian and will require you to leave your Student ID or Driver's License with the Library.  Color copiers and printers are available at copy services such as Kinko's.  Costs for color copies at such services are usually $1 per page.  Some copier services may refuse to do any copying for you based on copyright restrictions, but you can use any self-service copiers or printers.

Ebsco Host Image Database  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp 
Go into Academic Search Elite and then from the top right, click on , (green button on top right).  Enter your search terms.  Images can be printed or saved onto disk (you can save onto disk in the Student Computer Lab on campus). 

Online Reference Shelf: Images  http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/graphics.html
This Library Research Guide provides tips on how to find images on the World Wide Web as well as how to find images from traditional books in the Library.  There are many search engines specifically designed for finding images that have been posted on Web sites.  Once you find images, you can then save the image onto a disk or print.  Do pay attention to any copyright restrictions, when relevant.  Below is an example of finding an image from FAST Multi-Media search:

 

1)  Go to FAST Multi-Media Search  http://multimedia.alltheweb.com/ 2)  Select "Images" and enter your search strategy
3)  When finding a desirable image, click on the image itself (do not automatically save it, unless you want the image at the size indicated)
4)  You will get description about the image, including the size of the image, the page where the image rests, copyright information, and links.  Click on "Image" to just have the image by itself appear on the page.
5.  Bring your Mouse over the image and Right Click.  A menu will appear with different choices.  Select Save Image As.
6.  When "Save Picture" appears, make sure you save in 3 1/2 Floppy (A:) to save onto your diskette.  Under File Name, give it a name you will recognize, followed by the extension of the matching file type (example on right uses a JPEG image so the extension is .jpg.  When done, click on Save.

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.  For books on Reserves, come up to the Circulation Desk and ask for them by your instructor's last name: Casqueiro.  Reserves books are usually available for one day checkout.
 

Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory Coverage includes disciplines related to Physical Anthropology, evolutionary biology concepts, geographic regions, primate taxa, related concepts of geology, paleontology and archaeology, and biographies of noted anthropologists.	Reference Shelves:  GN281 E53 2000
Dictionary of Anthropology Extended definition of terms related to anthropology, followed by bibliographies for related information (Note: Names of authors and years indicate the complete bibliography stated at the end of the book).	Reference Shelves: GN307 D485 1997
Man, Myth, and Magic This source contains encyclopedia-length articles and many full photographs and illustrations of beliefs from cultures all around the world, including earlier civilizations and pre-historic cultures.	Reference Shelves: BF1407 .M34 (1994 ed.) Stacks: BF1407.M34 (1983 ed.)--available for checkout.
Encyclopedia Britannica	Reference Shelves: AE5 .E363 2002
Encyclopedia of Associations This source lists tens of thousands of associations, where you can find societies devoted to Anthropology.  Each listing gives a short description and includes an address and phone number, along with Web site address.	Reference Desk: HS17 G33
Chamberlain, Andrew T. and Michael Parker Pearson. Earthly Remains. The history and science of preserved human bodies, including mummies and ice mummies.	Reserves: GN 293.C53 2001
Ferllini Timms, Roxanna.  Silent Witness. This book records the most famous cases related to Forensic Anthropology.  Accompanied with many full-color photographs.	Reserves: GN69.8 F47 2002
Sachs, Jessica Snyder.  Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death. This book records the many challenges involved in the field of Forensic Anthropology.	Reserves: RA1063.4 S23 2001
Walker's Primates of the World. Breakdown in classification of primates, with encyclopedia entries and photographs and illustrations.	Reserves: QL737.P9 N66 1999
Online Reference Shelf Find important facts, overviews, statistics, and other reference resources online!	http://www.chabotcollege.edu/onlineref/
Online Subject Index For a particular discipline or a type of article, find the best databases, reference books, and web sites!	http://www.chabotcollege.edu/abby/dbsbysubject.html
Early Man Reference book is published in 1980, but does give good overviews and has excellent photographs.  Focuses on human evolution, discoveries of human fossils and early architecture, and information on humans in prehistory.	Reference Shelves: QH 368 H638 1980

 

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:

Academic Info   http://www.academicinfo.us/
    Biological and Physical Anthropology  http://www.academicinfo.us/anthbio.html
    Evolution  http://www.academicinfo.us/evolution.html
    Genetics http://www.academicinfo.us/genetics.html

  Anthropology Resources on the Internet: Physical Anthropology  http://www.archeodroit.net/anthro/Texts/physic.html

Virtual Learning Resources Center http://www.virtuallrc.com/

Librarians’ Index to the Internet www.lii.org

Scout Report Archives http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/archives/

INFOMINE http://infomine.ucr.edu/

 
Search Engines that will More Likely Lead you to Academic Web Sites
Note: For this assignment I would strongly recommend you resort to this option last.  You will very likely find many biased web sites for this assignment that are furthermore, not of acceptable quality.  Unless you are an expert for evaluating the quality of a web site, I would recommend you not use a regular search engine, including Google and SearchEdU.

Start with the left side of the Web Guides and Search Engines page first, to find pages based on broad topics. Remember, when searching you will want to surround your phrases with quotes such as "forensic antrhopology"  and to place the + sign before all your terms, whether as one word or a phrase:  +"ice man" +austria

Web Guides and Search Engines http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/websearch.html

Look at especially:       Academic Searching Tools (on the left)

For General Search Engines, look at:  Google  www.google.com        

                                                                        SearchEdu(Maxbot) www.searchedu.com

Take a look at the MLA Citation Handout.  Take note that when citing an article from a Library Subscription Database such as the ones listed above, you need to follow special instructions.

MLA Citation Handout  http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/cited.html

Article From a Library Subscription Database  http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/cited.html#database

This handout is also available at the following address: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Eng1A/Lundberg.html