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Resources Available at the Library: English 1A (Johnson)

Library Home page: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/library/

Search Strategy Handout: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Eng1A/strategy.html

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 Civil Liberties will usually be indexed under “Civil Rights."  To browse such headings, they are in the five thick red volumes on the left side of the reference desk.  Here are some examples:

Civil Rights
Women's Rights
Women—Social Conditions

China
Footbinding
Body, Human—Social Aspects

Mass Media
Mass Media & Business
Mass Media—Law and Legislation

Federal Regulation
Federal Communications Commission
Obscenity (Law)
Television—Law and Legislation

Radio—Law and Legislation
Radio Braodcasting
Radio Stations
Music

Mass Media & Women
Women in Mass Media
Women in Television
Women in Advertising

Stereotype (Psychology)
Sexism
Sexual Discrimination

Advertising
Television
Sports

Sex Role
Feminism
Housewives

Library Subscription Databases: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dblist.html.  —To find articles related to your topic that originally appeared in magazines, journals, and newspapers.  Originally published in print form.

Mainly Magazines and Journals

Mainly Newspapers

EbscoHost Academic Search Elite

A multi-subject database, covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more!   Tutorial available at:
http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/ebscohosthandout.html

You can also try searching the full text only in all EbscoHost databases option, but try Academic Search Elite by itself, first.  For the media assignment try searching Academic Search Elite and Communication and Mass Media Complete at the same time.

Lexis-Nexis Academic

Mostly full-text articles from hundreds of newspapers, transcripts from many news programs, and other news resources from all over the world.  Search “Quick News Search” for articles from the last two years.  For older articles, search in “General News Search.”

GenderWatch

Full text database of peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newsletters, and books  that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.  Search All Three "Watches" at Once
 

Alt-PressWatch

Full text articles to many alternative newspapers, newsletters, magazines, and peer-reviewed journals. 

Project MUSE

Scholarly journal articles in the Humanities and Social Sciences. 

Ethnic NewsWatch

Contains newspapers, magazines, and journals fromthe ethnic, minority and native press. 

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.

Reference/Statistical Sources (Books, Databases and Web sites—This is just a sample)                   

CQ Researcher

Index at Ref. Desk.  Reference: H35 E35
Facts on File Issues & Controversies

Click on link from online handout or Articles page
Online Reference Shelf: Pros and Cons

http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/proscons.html
10,000 Ideas for Term Papers, Projects, Reports, and Speeches

Reference Desk: LB1047.3 .L35 1998

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Reference Desk: HA202 U58 S7 2002

Gale Virtual Library: Social Trends and Indicators USA

Click on link from online handout or Articles page

Online Subject Index: Statistics

http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dbsbysubject.html#statistics
Encyclopedia of Associations

Reference Desk: HS17 .G334 2004

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family

Reference: HQ9 .E52 2003

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

Reference: E169.1 .S764 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

Reference: E184.A1 G14 1995
Countries and Their Cultures

Reference: GN307 .C68 2001
CountryWatch

Click on link from online handout or Articles page

West’s Encyclopedia of American Law

Reference: KF154 .W47 1997

Encyclopedia of Psychology

Reference: BF31 .E52 2000

International Encyclopedia of Sexuality 

Reference:  HQ21 .I68 1997
http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/IES/BEGIN.HTM

Online Subject Index

http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dbsbysubject.html

Library Catalog—Finding Books and Videos: http://tinyurl.com/8mo5z/

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

Library of Congress Classification Handout: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/lc.html                       

 

World Wide Web: Academic Searching

 http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/metasites.pdf

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

INFOMINE
     http://infomine.ucr.edu/

Online Subject Index     http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dbsbysubject.html

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

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

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

 

World Wide Web: General Searching http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Eng1A/Transue.html#search

SearchGov
     http://www.searchgov.com/

SearchEDU
     http://www.searchedu.com

Google (limiting to .org)
    http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=site:.org

About
     http://www.about.com/

Map of Library: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/librarymap.html

Finding a Relevant Article—You can always find articles more like the one you find by using subject headings that were given for the article.

Assignment For Today:  Find one article from EbscoHost. 

1.      Go to Magazine, Journal, and Newspaper Articles and More

2.      Select a database and follow its directions until you actually get to the one, particular database itself.

3.      Enter your search terms.

4.  Select an article and enter relevant information:

Author:

Title:

Title of Journal:

Volume, Issue, Year and page numbers:

5.      Send the article to yourself by E-Mail (Look for the E-Mail button inside your database)

Remember: A reference librarian is staffed at the reference desk all hours the Library is open.  We will be more than happy to help you learn how to find information for this assignment.