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Resources Available at the Library

To begin, go to the Library’s web site: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library  or Your Search Strategy

Library Catalog | Ebsco Host | Other db's | Reference (Print) | College Catalogs  |  Reference (Web) | To Quality Sites | Search Engines

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.

Enter your search statement here:

Enter a book you have found here:
 

Title:	Author:
Place of Publication/Publisher:	Call Number:

Ebsco Host Periodicals Databases  To access Ebsco Host from Home: http://www.epnet.com/ehost/login.html
                                                                  For login and password, please contact the Reference Desk.

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.

Enter your search statement here:

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):

1. Click on Print/Email/Save
2. After making selections, click on blue "Submit" button on bottom left
3. After print friendly screen appears, print the document from your browser

Desk that is next to the elevator. Check to see if Ebsco Host states we have it in print, first

Other Databases

Go to Complete List of Databases and select a database such as Literature Resource Center, Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, SIRS Knowledge Source, or Facts on File.

Enter your search statement here:

Select an online article and enter relevant information:
 

Author:	Title:
Title of Source:	Other information (volume or date, page numbers, if available):

Tips on Finding Newspaper Articles on Local Area Schools:

1)  Go to Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe  (Note: It's a database retrievable on campus, only) 2) Select  3)  Select U.S. News 4) Enter Keywords (such as the particular school such as Chabot College) 5)  Select California from the pulldown menu for states. 5)  Select a date range. 6)  Click on the Search button.

 

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.
 

Encyclopedias	Available under AE in the Reference Shelves
CQ Researcher	Reference Shelves: H 35 E35
Statistical Abstract of the United States	Available at the Reference Desk

Available for two hours to one week checkout (depending on title) at the Periodicals 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 and Other Sites

Some reference resources are also available on the web.

Online Reference Shelf http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/

Online Reference Shelf: Biographies  http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/Biography.html

Web66: International School Registry (in California) http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools/US/California.html
Includes links to Public, Charter, Private Schools and School Districts in the entire state of California

Online Guide to Bay Area Private Schools  http://www.baprivateschools.com/

Bay Area College and Universities  http://www.abag.ca.gov/abag/local_gov/univ.html

Online Reference Shelf: College Newspapers  http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/California.html#college

A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict  http://www.pbs.org/weta/forcemorepowerful/
Provides examples and stories where individuals and/or groups protested against their governments in nonviolent ways

Best Information on the Net: Ethics  http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Majors/philos/philgen.htm

Online Reference Shelf—Citation Guides/ Style Manuals http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/citation.html

Sites that Select and Evaluate Quality Web Sites:

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

Librarians' Index to the Internet  http://lii.org

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

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

Select Search Engines or Directories that will More Likely Lead you to Academic Web Sites
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.

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/handouts/Eng1A/Tenn.html