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Resources Available at the Library (English 101A: Hicks)
http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Eng1A/Hicks.html
To begin, go to the Library’s web site: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library  or Your Search Strategy
 

Reference and Statistical Resources (Print & Web)  |  Library Catalog  |  Choosing a Database
Ebsco Host  |  Other db's  |  Emailing/Finding Articles  |  Using Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
     Pamphlet Files  |  Reference (Web) | To Quality Sites | Search Engines | Works Cited

Where to Begin to Find Facts:  Start with Reference Resources such as Almanacs, Statistics, and Encyclopedias BEFORE searching for books and articles.  Articles and Online resources will sometimes contain the most up-to-date materials, but remember that reference books can provide a good overall context.



 
 

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.
 
 

World Almanac This almanac provides statistical and factual data on a broad and comprehensive level.	Reference Desk: AY67 N5
Statistical Abstract of the United States This convenient reference volume offers current statistics on the social, political, and economic organizations of the United States	Reference Desk: HC202 U58
CQ Researcher Provides overviews on pro/con information, accompanied with chronologies, editorials, statistics, documented facts, and a bibliography of other resources for further reading.	Reference Shelves: H35 E35 Index to CQ Researcher is at the Reference Desk.
FACTS.com Issues & Controversies On-line pro/con overviews with statistics and documented facts.  For username and password to access from home, look at the half sheet.	http://www.2facts.com/ICOF/icof-main.asp
Opposing Viewpoints Center (trial lasts until 10/31) Contains pro/con information, with most often, separate articles stating the pro or the con of a particular issue.  From the folder tabs on top, click on "Reference" to get overviews on an issue, "Statistics," for statistics, "Web," for quality web sites related to your topic, and more!	Enter the following URL: http://trials.galegroup.com/cclc/
Encyclopedia of Associations This source lists tens of thousands of associations, many dealing with one side or the other of major controversial issues as well as societies devoted to events of History.  Each listing gives a short description and includes an address and phone number, along with Web site address.  Most associations would be happy to send you information materials and/or promotional brochures describing their specific point of view.	Reference Desk: HS17 G33
Statistical Handbook on the American Family For more detailed statistics regarding the American Family.	Reference Desk: HQ536 .S727 1999
Growing up in America Statistics on Children with in-depth analysis.	Reserves: HQ 792 U5 I6 1997
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence	Reference Shelves:  HQ772 G27 1998
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology & Behavioral Science	Reference Shelves: BF31 C8263 2001
American Decades: 1990-1999	Reference Shelves: E169 12  A425 2001
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture	Reference Shelves: E169.1 .S764 2000
American FactFinder (U.S. Census)	http://factfinder.census.gov/
Bay Area Census For regional statistics based on the 2000 U.S. census.	http://census.abag.ca.gov/
Statistical Resources on the Web If you cannot find desired statistics from the Statistical Abstract of the United States or the World Almanac, go to this excellent directory to selected reliable statistic web sites.  Subject index is available on the left with terms such as Families.	http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/frames/statsfr.html
Online Subject Index: Statistics Chabot Library's index to resources that will lead you to reliable statistics	http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/ dbsbysubject.html#statistics

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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.
 
 

Family Family--United States Family--Economic Aspects Parenting Child Rearing Parent and Child Parental Deprivation Parental Influences Parental Overprotection Parenting, Part-Time Parenting, Shared Single-Parent Families Single Parents Single Fathers Single Mothers Divorced Parents Divorced Fathers Divorced Mothers Gay Family Gay Parents Lesbian Mothers African American Families Arab American Families Asian American Families Mexican American Families

Children Children--United States Child Development Children--Research Boys Girls Adopted Children Homeless Children Poor Children Illegitimate Children Poor Children Problem Children Children and Adults Children of Single Parents Children of Divorced Parents Children of Unemployed Parents Racially Mixed Children Children of Interfaith Marriage Children of Heterosexual parents Children of Gay Parents

Children--Attitudes Children--Conduct of Life Child Psychology Children--Religious Life Education Internet and Children Mass Media and Children Motion Pictures and Children Music and Children Newspapers and Children Radio and Children Television Advertising and Children Television and Children Children and Violence Children--Suicidal Behavior Children and Sex Children and Politics Children's Rights

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE LIBRARY CATALOG
 

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,  books on terrorism would almost all 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: Children AND Advertising or Family AND society, 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.  GenderWatch would also be an excellent resource for any issues related to gender, and Ethnic NewsWatch would be an excellent resource for points of views from different ethnicities and races across the United States.  For undercovered stories, Alt-PressWatch would be good.  For general newspaper stories, search SIRS Researcher.Finally, Encyclopedia Britannica is another excellent resource for this assignment.
 
 
 
 

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, the top fields will appear as in the right.  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: Interactions, Activities and Gender in Children's Television Commercials: A Content Analysis. Subject(s) : TELEVISION advertising & children -- United States; TELEVISION broadcasting -- Influence; SEX role in television -- United States; VIOLENCE in television -- United States Source : Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media  , Winter2001, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p41, 16p, 5 charts Author(s) : Larson, Mary Strom Abstract : Analyzes the content of television commercial for young children in the United States. Portrayal of activity and interactions of boys and girls in single and mixed-gender commercials; Display of violence and aggression in children commercials; Change in the landscape of children's television programming. Database:  Academic Search Elite

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:

	ProQuest Ethnic NewsWatch will lead you to newspaper and magazine articles from the ethnic, minority, and native presses across the United States.  An excellent resource to find alternative viewpoints.
	ProQuest Gender Watch will give you journal, magazine, and newsletter articles on topics related to gender, such as women's issues, men's issues, gay/lesbian issues and sex roles in society.
	ProQuest Alt-PressWatch will give you the undercovered stories from newspaper and magazine articles from the alternative presses across the United States.

OFF CAMPUS/Full Text ACCESS: Logins and passwords are available on the half 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 Encyclopedia Britannica, GenderWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch, or Alt-PressWatch, 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 SIRS Knowledge Source Issues & Controversies 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

 
 
 
 
 
 

FINDING AN ARTICLE IN OUR COLLECTION

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

MICROFILM COPIES: If Ebsco Host notes 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
 
 

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.

Sites that Select and Evaluate Quality Web Sites:

Below are five examples of search engines you will find on the left side of the Web Guides and Search Engines page.

Academic Info  http://www.academicinfo.com/

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/
 

Select Search Engines or Directories 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. Use the search engines listed on the right side to find pages devoted to specific topics, but keep in mind there is no "quality control" for what you will get, especially from using any search engine or directory, especially listed on the right side.  Remember, when searching you will want to surround your phrases with quotes such as "american dream" or "minimum wage" and to place the + sign before all your terms, whether as one word or a phrase:  +success +"american dream"

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

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/Hicks.html