Marilyn Scoville SAINT MICHAEL

Marilyn Scoville SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE

“Research Guide for Global Studies”

refugee camp near the Jordanian-Iraq border in Al Ruweishid, Sunday, March 30, 2003

Locating Materials in the Library Collection

SMC online catalog: search SMC's online catalog to locate books, videos, maps, cd's, magazine titles.
WorldCat: search WorldCat to find books not owned by SMC but available through Interlibrary Loan.

Search with subject headings	Search with keywords
globalization religious aspects globalization social aspects global warming child labor sweatshops poverty developing countries darfur history kenya economic conditions iraq war 2003 atrocities bhutto, benazir suharto	globalization and poverty "sweat shops" and "child labor" "iraq war" and civilians Beijing and olympics "illegal transplants" and india and kidney "human rights" and darfur darfur and peace kenya and violence headscarves and women and turkey "Benazir Bhutto" and assassination mtv and africa

Locating Magazine, Newspaper and Journal Articles through Online Databases

Databases available on the library web pages: http://www.smcvt.edu/library/databases/title/

Academic Search Premier
Searches over 4,000 full text publications; on current events and historical topics.

           Ethnic News Watch
           Searches hundreds of ethnic and minority magazines, journals, and newspapers with full text.
           Coverage begins in 1990; search in English or Spanish.

           Gender Watch
           Indexes scholarly and popular publications, provides historical and current perspectives on the
           evolution of gender roles; includes regional publications, government and special reports.

          Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
          An online library of current event topics: the facts as well as the arguments of each topic; dates
          back to 1980.

          CQ Researcher
          Reports on political and social issues currently in the news; noted for in-depth, unbiased coverage of
          health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and
          the economy; coverage back to 1991.

Encyclopedias and Other Reference Sources
located in the library's reference collection

Encyclopedia of Community. 4 vols. CA: Sage, 2003.
Reference HM756 .E53 2003

Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Reference JC 571.L2747

                Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide. 6 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
                     Reference HQ 1115.G74

               Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 8 vols. Boston: Hall, 1995.
                    Reference GN 307. E53

Encyclopedia of World Poverty. CA: Sage, 2006.
Reference HV12 E54

Ethnic Groups Worldwide. Phoenix: Oryx, 1998.
Reference GN 325.L46

The World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places. 6 vols. Chicago: World Book, 1993.
Reference GN 128.W55

World Disasters Report. Dordrecht : Martinus Nijhoff, 2001 - 2007.
Reference HV 553.W67

Searching the World Wide Web: Anybody Can Publish on the Web!!

Search engines such as Google (www.google.com) provide access to millions of unfiltered, unedited
documents, often with no authors or dates noted.
Select reputable websites by checking credibility with the CRAAP test: http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf

Comparison and Evaluation of Print and Electronic Resources:

Evaluation Criteria	Database Articles	Web Pages
Currency: What's the date of the document?	Articles always dated in magazines, newspapers or journals.	Dates often not provided! Date of the last web page update should be posted at the bottom of the web page.
Authority: Who are/is the author(s)? Are the authors experienced with and knowledgeable about the subject matter?	Authors' names usually provided.	Authors' names are difficult to locate or not available. When authors' names are absent, check the organization or business that published the article on their website.
Scholarship: What are the authors' credentials? Is the source scholarly or news or opinionated? Is there a bibliography which demonstrates research?	Authors' credentials sometimes provided. Source of article always available. Bibliographies indicate research completed by author (s).	Authors' credentials are sometimes provided but may be difficult to locate on the web pages. Anyone can publish anything on the web--no editorial process for many sites.

Locate an encyclopedia article on your topic. Encyclopedias provide background information, present important issues and topics, and provide a timeframe and history. Articles in subject encyclopedias are often signed and written by scholars in the field and provide a bibliography of additional sources.

Look for books using the SMC catalog. Search with the subject headings listed above or with keywords that identify your topic. If you have started your research several weeks ahead of the due date, you can take advantage of ordering materials from other institutions by searching catalogs such as UVM or WorldCat. WorldCat is a database of worldwide library catalogs and provides links to Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Step #4: Full text Databases for Magazine, Journal, and Newspaper Articles

Online electronic databases such as Academic Search Premier and Ethnic News Watch search newspaper, magazine, and journal articles. These databases cover a broad selection of publications, some scholarly and some for a more popular audience.

Search for scholarly articles on your subject by selecting databases such as JSTOR, or SocINDEX which provide access to articles based on research and written by scholars and researchers.

Primary sources are valuable resources which provide first hand accounts of events and topics. Ethnic News Watch provides newspaper articles reporting on current issues and events back to 1990. Another excellent source for primary research is the New York Times Historical database which searches and provides full text for articles dating back to the 1800's.

To request books or articles not located at SMC, use our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services: Inter Library Loan. Books from other institutions travel to our library through the mail so you will need to start your research ahead of time to take advantage of ILL for books. Magazine and journal articles may arrive electronically, by means of the UVM courier, or through the mail. Starting your research ahead of time allows you time to take advantage of materials located outside of SMC.