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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) | Reference (Web) | To Quality Sites | Search Engines
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: |
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Sometimes instead of searching by keywords, you may have better luck finding materials by consulting the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). To browse such headings, they are in the four thick red volumes on the left side of the reference desk. Here are a few subject headings that may be helpful to your assignment:
| Study Skills | Study, Method of | Values Clarification
(In our catalog, you have to be broader and use Moral Education) |
| Learning | Memory | Self-actualization (Psychology) |
| Learning, Psychology of | Comprehension | Motivation |
| Learning Strategies | Recollection (Psychology) | Note Taking |
Searching by keywords may be more useful when you need to combine different terms such as: Memory AND learning. See Your Search Strategy for more information
Ebsco
Host Periodicals Databases To access
Ebsco Host from Home: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp
For login and password, 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):
Desk that is next to the elevator. Check to see if Ebsco Host states we have it in print, first
Go to Complete List of Databases and select a database such as SIRS Knowledge Source, Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe and FACTS.com
Enter your search statement here:
Select an online article and enter relevant information:
| Author: | Title: |
| Title of Source: | Other information (web site address, volume, issue and page numbers, if needed): |
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.
| 10,000 Ideas for Term Papers, Projects, Reports, and Speeches | Available at the Reference Desk |
| Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science | BF31 .C8263 2001 |
| CQ Researcher | Reference Shelves: H 35 E35 |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | Available at the Reference Desk |
| MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers | LB2369 .G53 1999 |
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.
To get a good idea why this is important, take a look at:
http://www.lme.mankato.msus.edu/class/629/dhmo.html
Take some time to really think what DHMO is. Then, take a look at
this web
site: http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/dhmo.htm
(Read the whole page!)
Online Reference Shelf http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/
Psychology Resources on the Web http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/psych.html
Study Guides for Testing, Reading, Writing and Classroom Participation http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/
Study Skills Resources http://www.howtostudy.org/
Librarians’ Index to the Internet www.lii.org
Online Reference Shelf—Citation Guides/ Style Manuals http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/citation.html
Sites that Select and Evaluate Quality Web Sites:
Psychology Resources on the Web http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/psych.html
CCSF Learning Assistance Center Study Skills Web sites http://www.ccsf.edu/Services/LAC/lernsites.shtml
Scout Report Archives http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/archives/
Academic Info http://www.academicinfo.us
Select Search Engines or Directories
that will More Likely Lead you to Academic Web Sites
Start with the right side of the Web Guides and Search
Engines page first, to find pages based on broad topics. Use the search
engines listed on the left 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 left
side.
Web Guides and Search Engines http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/websearch.html
Look at especially:
Virtual Learning Resources Center http://VIRTUALLRC.COM/
Google www.google.com
SearchEdu(Maxbot) www.searchedu.com
For tips on Web Searching, go to the World Wide Worksheet at: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/wwwworksheet.html
This handout is also available at the following address: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/PSCN20/Johnson-Murphy.html