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Anth 3000: Anthropology and Global
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Richard Wallace
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From home, password and user ID when entering library databases. More information.
Step one: getting started
How many resources? "Scholarly only (peer reviewed)?"
Formulate your topic and derive key concepts and synonyms
Choose a resource:
- reference books
- library catalog
- article and newspaper databases
- the Web
- Government documents
Books
Reference Collection near the Reference Desk
Reference items include dictionaries and encyclopedias to give you a start, and they include statistics and geography sources. Some are near the reference desk, and some are online. Ask the reference librarian for help. They also appear in catalog searches.
Catalog of everything we own, including books, videos and journal titles. If the item is "available," copy down the call number and find it on the shelf. If you want help finding it, please ask!
Consortium of California libraries. A couple days turnaround time. Check our catalog before searching here.
Academic libraries across the United States. Order from Interlibrary Loan if not available in our catalog or Link Plus.
Journal and newspaper articles
Databases have lists of articles, and sometimes full text.
- Click here for search tips.
- If no full text, click on the Find It button and navigate to full text if available from another database.
- If not available from Find It, you can order it from Inter-Library Loan.
This page includes several general databases, Proquest news database, and CQ Researcher.
Great places to start. Get the background, latest news, and magazine articles. CQ Researcher compiles reports on many current issues.
This page includes all of our databases broken down by discipline.
Find more in-depth research studies in these databases.
- The Library catalog includes many government documents that we collect, and they will be among your catalog search results.
- USA.GOV is the gateway to all online government information from various departments, including the US Census Bureau.
Statistics
Many resources contain statistics that you can use (and cite). In all cases, make sure the source is authoritative. Also, make sure you are not taking the statistics out of context and thereby distorting their intended purpose.- Journal articles and books. Include the keyword "statistics" in your database search terms.
- Government
reports. The government now posts much of its statistical information on its Web sites.
- World Wide Web sites may have statistics. You judge whether they
are relevant and accurate.
- Some reference resources include statistics (ask the reference librarian).
Web Resources
Use the Google or Yahoo! search engine. Web sites should be evaluated not only for relevance, but also for authority.
· Is it relevant to your topic? Appropriate audience?
· what is the site’s name and purpose? .com? .edu? .gov?
· Who owns the site? What is the site’s purpose? What are its biases?
· is an author cited? How is she an authority? Are her sources cited?
· does it seem up to date, accurate, thorough?
- Drop in at the Reference Desk
- Call the Reference Desk
- Email the Reference Desk
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