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Resources Available at the Library-- Ancient Greece Resources
http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/shannon.html

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

Subject Headings   | Library Catalog  | Ebsco Host  | Other Databases  |   Reference Resources (Print)
World Wide Web  | Sites That Select Quality Sites  |  Search Engines   |  Your Search Strategy
Email/Printing/Finding Articles   | 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.  Here are a few examples.
 

Greece--History History, Ancient Greece--Politics and Government Greece--Social Life and Customs

Greek Drama (Tragedy) Theatre--Greece--History Classical Literature Greek Literature

Greece--Religion Mythology, Greek Philosophy, Ancient

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.
 

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.  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:

EBSCO HOST PERIODICAL DATABASES	Ebsco Host: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp
At the first window, click on	For off campus access contact the reference desk.

Search the Ebsco Host databases such as the Academic Search Elite.
 

Select the databases you want to search such as Academic Search Elite and click on

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.  For more information, look at Your Search Strategy.  The example below uses "Sex Role AND Work Environment," but the same rules apply if you enter "religion AND sophocles."

Enter your search statement here:  __________________________________________________

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: Antigone's mirrors: Reflections on moral madness. Subject(s): FEMINISM Source: Hypatia  , Summer92, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p77, 17p Author(s): Pritchard, Annie Abstract: Argues that the contradictory factors which constitute Sophocles's Antigone's social identity work against the possibility of assessing her actions as either `virtuous' or not. Hegel's critique; The `oppositions' critique; Public morality and private madness.

Select an article from Ebsco Host and enter relevant information:
 

OTHER DATABASES
Go to Magazines, Journals, and Newspaper Articles and More  and select a database such as:
 

	Encyclopedia Britannica Online will give you a general overview of your topic.  Use broad subject terms for results.  This database is only available on campus.
	Literature Resource Center will give you biographies of authors and criticisms on their literary works.  Use for famous Greek authors such as Sophocles, Aristotle, and Homer.
	ProQuest GenderWatch gives you journal and magazine articles that focus on gender issues including history.  An excellent resource to look up information on women in ancient greece, in greek tragedies, myths, etc.

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  and enter relevant information:

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

Sites that Select and Evaluate Quality Web Sites:

Best of History Web Sites: Ancient Greece http://www.besthistorysites.net/AncientBiblical_Greece.shtml

Academic Info: History of Ancient Greece Resources  http://www.academicinfo.us/histancgreece.html

Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World  http://www.stoa.org/diotima/

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Greece  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html

INFOMINE   http://infomine.ucr.edu/

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

Encyclopedia Britannicahttp://search.eb.com/
(Select "Britannica’s Internet Guide" from the options below)

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 "sex role" or "gender stereotyping" and to place the + sign before all your terms, whether as one word or a phrase:  +communication +"sex differences"

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
 
 
 

EMAILING/FINDING/CITING ARTICLES

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 Literature Resource Center 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

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/shannon.html