• Reference and Biographical Sources (Print & Electronic: statistics, gdp, maps, etc)
  
  
• Indexes (Print & Electronic Journals and Newspapers)  - click for off campus access
  
  
• Journals/Periodicals (Print & Electronic, Scholarly)
  
  
• Online Catalogs (Books, Journal Holdings, Maps, Videos, Software, Other materials)
  

• Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
  

• Citation Guides to Print and Electronic Resources
  
  
• Scholarly Journals
  
  
• Evaluating Sources
   
• Internet Sources (Liberation Theology, Email Discussion List)
   
• In-class Identification of Source Type - Primary / Scholarly / Popular / Statistics / Reference-Secondary

• Encyclopedias

New Catholic encyclopedia
REF BX841 .N44 2003

Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture
 REF F1406 .E53 1996

Encyclopedia of Latin American politics
 REF  F1410 .E56 2002

Encyclopedia of African-American civil rights : from emancipation to the present
REF E185.61 .E54 1992

Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History
REF E185 E54 2006

Britannica Online
http://search.eb.com/
The Encyclopedia Britannica full text with external hyperlinks to the Internet.   

The Encyclopedia of Religion
REF BL 31 .E46

• Biographical sources

Encyclopedia of World Biography
REF CT103 .E56 1998 -- v. 1-17

Biography databases from WilsonWeb
The databases included are Biographies Plus Illustrated, Biography Reference Bank, Current Bio Illustrated, and Junior Authors and Illustrators.  One search covers all four databases.

Credo Reference
Search Biographical encyclopedias and dictionaries

Current Biography
REF CT100.C8

AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive 
http://accuweather.ap.org/cgi-bin/aplaunch.pl 
 "...perhaps the most important visual archive available today."    Try search words like "liberation theology" 

• Country Studies

Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html 
This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army.

CIA World Fact Book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html 

The Europa World Year Book.
REF JN1 .E85
 

• Statistical Sources

Statistical Abstract of Latin America
REF HA 935 .S8

International Historical Statistics:   The America 1750-1988
REF HA 175 .m52

World Development Indicators
Query database contains over 550 time-series indicators for 208 countries and 18 country groups, covering 1960 to 2005, and offers mapping, charting and data export formats

LexisNexis Statistical
Statistical information available as indexed tables from federal, state, and international intergovernmental (IGO) publications.

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Census Bureau Mission: "... to be the preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States."

Look in the D- F, and statistical sources in the HD's sections of the Print Reference Collection for background information on your topics.

• General Multidisciplinary Databases
  All of the databases and indexes below may be reached from this page.  Also, information about accessing databases off-campus is available here.
  
  Academic Search Premier
  Excellent source for full text journals and scholarly articles

  Example search: "el salvador" and "liberation theology"

  Expanded Academic ASAP
  Includes abstracts or references for articles from more than 3,000 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, as well as references for The New York Times.  Full-text coverage for 1900 titles. 
   

• Newspapers full text

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
The LEXIS-NEXIS Academic database offers full text coverage for news, business, legal and medical information. Sources include newspapers, magazines, wire service news, newsletters, journals, company and industry reports, broadcast transcripts and reference databases.  International sources included from publications published in country of origin.

ProQuest National Newspapers
Online access to 27 major newspapers.

Ethnic NewsWatch
A full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic and minority publications. Ethnic NewsWatch contains over 830,000 full-text articles from 240 publications, with dates of coverage beginning 1991+.  ENW is searchable in both English and Spanish

New York Times Online (1851-2001) - excellent for primary surces
Full-image articles for the New York Times from 1851-2001.  For full-text coverage (no images) of the New York Times after 2001, use New York Times Current (1980-present)

Washington Post Historical 1877-1987 - excellent for primary surces
Full text and full-image articles for the Washington Post from 1877-1987 
Washington Post Current (1980-present).

• History Journal Indexes

America: History and Life
History and related fields. Covers the Americas;

JSTOR
Full text archive of over 1,000 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences covering all issues published, except for the last 2 to 5 years.

Project Muse
Approx. 200  full text journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press. 

• Religion Periodical Indexes

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Religious studies and theology. The main index to scholarly works in these areas. Indexes periodicals, multi-author works, and book reviews. 1949-present

example search - "el salvador" and "liberation theology"

Catholic Periodical and Literature Index* EBSCOhost
The Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online database includes indexed citations to articles published in Roman Catholic periodicals, Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers. Indexing for Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online corresponds to the print version. Coverage in the database dates back to 1981.

The Catholic Periodical and Literature Index. PRINT REF BX800
This in Print only, but it allows you to access journal articles back to 1930.

click for   off campus access

See the Religion Journals available online from 36,000 total EJournals A-to-Z

• Full Text available through Academic Search Premier  and Expanded Academic ASAP,

America

National Catholic Reporter

Commonweal

Cross Currents

Christian Century

Sociology of Religion

Sojourners

The Other Side

• Full text available in Lexis-Nexis

Catholic New Times

Many Latin America Sources full text

•  Use the Religion Database ATLA Religion Database , Expanded Academic ASAP, or JSTOR to find Scholarly Journal articles

Theological Studies

Theology Today

Horizons

Journal of Ecumenical Studies

Semeia

International Review of Mission

Journal of Church & State

 

click for   off campus access

Saint Michael's College Online Catalog
http://voyager.smcvt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First 
Over 129 books in the collection on Liberation Theology alone

Subject Searches: "Liberation Theology"  proper names, country studies, maps, videos, Chiapas

Keyword Searches: Mexico and histor?

University of Vermont's Online Catalog
http://voyager.uvm.edu/

WorldCat 
The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with 42 million books from other libraries.
*-you may ILL documents that SMC does not own electronically from this database

• Students may request materials (journal articles, books) not available in the SMC library through ILL.  It is important that ILL is done early in your research project as it may take from 10 to 14 days for book materials to be delivered to the SMC Library.  Journal article ILL often only take a few days

• Note: You may now use your SMC ID to take out books from the UVM Library

You may start the ILL process by either:

1. ONLINE Form is available to submit electronically @
http://www2.smcvt.edu/library/services/ill/index.htm 

2. The following Indexes allow ILL directly from the index interface:
   - Ebscohost Databases
   - Religion Database
   - WorldCat
   - Catholic Periodical and Literature Index

Citation Guides

Citing Internet and Electronic Sources
An overview of electronic citation.  Includes examples citations of sources commonly used by SMC undergraduates.

You should evaluate all your sources (particularly the Internet) for the following:

Authority: To determine the authority of the source, ask yourself who is the author of the article--is the individual a reporter, another student, an educator, a researcher, a scholar, a subject specialist? Look for information about the author or explore the authority of the source with your professor or a librarian.

Objectivity: Is the material written from a biased point of view? Has the document been written to persuade or to inform?   How balanced has the material been presented?

Currency: When was the article, book, video, or Internet source written or produced. Does your research topic require current sources of information or historical primary sources?

Relevance: Does the source you have located address your specific topic or research question? Is the coverage of the material too general to be of use to you?

Accuracy: Compare the article or book to other sources that you have located on your topic. Does the information seem credible? How does it compare to other readings on your subject? Who is taking responsibility for the information provided? Has the information been published by a credible source?

See http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html  for a thorough review of evaluating sources

Links below from http://www.landreform.org/ 

Leonardo Boff: A Concise History of Liberation Theology

Henry George's Remedy

Sojourners Online

Catholic Worker 

Economic security project

The Nonviolence Web

Fascinating travelogue on Haiti's elections

In-class Identification of Information Types

Identify the following Sources as One or More of the following types of information listed in the boxes below.  Remember, your research should cover a broad range of information sources to have a comprehensive understanding of your topic.

TYPE of Information?	Sources
	Salvador Archbishop Assassinated By Sniper While Officiating at Mass Special to The New York Times,  Mar 25, 1980 ProQuest_112146480.pdf
	Health [Public Expenditures, Access To Health Resources, And Infant And Maternal Mortality Rates, By Country, 1980-1998] [Part 01: Albania-Malaysia] Report Title: World Development Report, 2000/01: Issued By: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Publication Date: 2001 Table on Page(s): 286
	Journal of Religious Ethics; Mar2001, Vol. 29 Issue 1 A Civil Art: The Persuasive Moral Voice of Oscar Romero Abstract - When moral or religious teachings have public and political effects, analysis usually focuses on the message, but attention to the manner in which the teachings are communicated is equally important in understanding their power to influence the course of events. Oscar Romero's particular style of moral discourse was remarkably effective for three reasons: First, his moral reasoning resonated with Salvadoran identity. It was intelligible within those reigning assumptions about national history and territory that could actually move a public to action. Second, his moral judgments were timely. Romero sought to discern what was possible for the Salvadoran public at a given moment. Third, Romero had integrity as public figure. He lived in such a way that his life, and especially his death, became an exemplary embodiment of the larger religious narrative that both grounded his ethics and gave meaning to the nation.
	Official calls for inquiry into Romero assassination. National Catholic Reporter; 12/7/2001, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p18, 1/9p
	Archbishop Oscar Romero : A Shepherd's Diary / translated by Irene B. Hodgson. Author: Romero, Oscar A. (Oscar Arnulfo), 1917-19 Subject(s): Romero, Oscar A. (Oscar Arnulfo), 1917-1980 --Diaries. Bishops--El Salvador--Diaries. Publisher: Cincinnati, Oh. : St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1993. Call Number: BX4705.R66913 A3 1993 Location: Stacks
	"El Salvador" Country Studies published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress 1990.  < http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/svtoc.html  >

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