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Guide for Twentieth Century Senior Seminar

Books

Library Catalog (electronic and paper) – Reference area.  Search by author, title, subject, or keyword to obtain a list of books in the library.  Note: The library catalog is available from any computer that has Internet access. 

Electronic books through netLibrary - Full-text access to nearly 50,000 e-books.

Essay & General Literature Index – Call #R/AI3.E752 – Reference area.  This index is unique in that it identifies what the chapters of selected books are about.

The Reference Shelf and/or Opposing Viewpoints – Circulating series of books. Search the OPAC by subject (such as crime, drugs, government, juvenile delinquency, sports, terrorism, women and society) – OR – search Reference Shelf or Opposing Viewpoints as keywords

Reference Materials

General Encyclopedias – Call #R/AE5 – Reference area.  Provide background information and give ideas about how a subject is typically organized in the literature. Sets in Reference include: Academic American, Collier’s, Encyclopedia Americana, The New Encyclopedia Britannica, and World Book Encyclopedia.

Subject Encyclopedias – Reference Area – Sample titles include:

American Decades – Call #R/E169.12.A419

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics – Call #R/BH 56.E53

Encyclopedia of American Social History – Call #R/HN57.E58 1993

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency – Call #R/JK511.E53 1994

Encyclopedia of Bioethics – Call #R/QH332.E52 1995

Encyclopedia of Business – Call #R/HF1001.E466 1995

Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance – Call #R/HF5381.E52 1993

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice – Call #R/HV6017.E52 1983

Encyclopedia of the Holocaust – Call #R/D804.3.E53 1990

The Encyclopedia of Philosophy – Call #R/B41.E5

Encyclopedia of Political Anarchy – Call #R/HX830.G39 1999

Encyclopedia of Special Education – Call #R/LC4007.E53 2000

Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century-Call #R/E169.1.E626

Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century-Call #R/E740.7.E53

Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America – Call #R/GV709.E53 1998

Encyclopedia of World Art – Call #R/N31.E4833

Ethics – Call #R/BJ63.E54

Grzimek’s Encyclopedia of Mammals – Call #R/QL701.G7913 1990

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life – Call #R/QL45.A6 1961

International Encyclopedia of Communications – Call #R/P87.5.I5 1989

International Encyclopedia of The Social Sciences – Call #R/H40.A2I5

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology – Call #R/Q121.M3 2002

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas - Call #R/CB9.N45 2005

Thinkers of the 20th Century -Call #R/CT120.T45

The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food & Nutrition – Call #R/TX353.M344 1992

Women’s Issues – Call #R/HQ1115.W6425 1997

World Philosophy Essay-Reviews of 225 Major Works – Call #R/B29.W68

You Eat What You Are: People, Culture and Food Traditions – Call #R/GT2850.B37 1999x

Yearbooks, Annuals, Statistics – Reference Area

Contemporary Issues Criticism – Call #R/H31.C755

Demographics of The U.S. – Call #R/HB 849.49.R875 2000

Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970 – Call #R/HA202.A385 1976

Science & Technology Almanac – Call #R/Q173.S395 1999

Science & Technology Firsts – Call #R/T15.B684 1997

The Statesman’s Year-Book – Call #R/JA51.S7

State of the World 2001- Call #R/HC59.S734

Statistical Abstract of the United States – Call #R/HA202.U5

U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook ’98 – Call #R/HC106.82.U16 1998

Vital Signs – Call #R/TD 193.2.V57

World Almanac & Book of Facts – Call #R/AY67.N5W7

Opinions

CQ Researcher (formerly Editorial Research Reports) – Call #R/H35.E35 – Reference Area

Editorials – search through periodicals and newspapers (Lexis-Nexis provides the best coverage of full-text newspapers)

Journal Articles

It is best to use the library's indexes to locate journal articles – Main floor.  The library's print indexes allow searching by author, title, and/or subject. Sample titles include:  Biography Index, Business Periodicals Index, Education Index, Humanities Index, Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, and Social Sciences Index.

Electronic Journal Articles

All databases are listed on this page http://www.lambuth.edu/academics/library/subjectdirectory.html

Tennessee Electronic Library

Academic OneFile – covers journal literature of all academic disciplines

General Reference Center Gold – covers journal literature, but also includes information from reference books

Business & Company ASAP – covers journal literature in business and management

Health Reference Center – Academic – covers journal literature in the health fields

Informe! – a Spanish-language database

National Newspaper Index – provides citations to The New York Times; The Wall Street Journal,

Academic Search Premier - Provides full text for nearly 4,650 scholarly publications, including full text for nearly 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.

ERIC – Available campus-wide; index of resources in the field of education;

Annual Reviews – Contains full-text articles timely coverage of the sciences including biochemistry, cell & developmental biology, ecology & systematics, genetics, microbiology, physiology, and psychology.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe – Contains full-text articles.  Categories include news; business, legal, medical, and reference

Government Information

Government information is a good source for statistics, population data, and environmental studies.

Online database for government information -

Some government agencies that may provide useful information are Census Bureau, EPA, Department of Justice, Library of Congress, and Department of Interior.

 

FROM: Kapoun, Jim. "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." Five criteria for eC&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523.
URL: http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html

Evaluation of Web documents

How to interpret the basics

1. Accuracy of Web Documents

·        Who wrote the page and can you contact him or her?

·        What is the purpose of the document and why was it produced?

·        Is this person qualified to write this document?

Accuracy

·        Make sure author provides e-mail or a contact address/phone number.

·        Know the distinction between author and Webmaster.

2. Authority of Web Documents

·        Who published the document and is it separate from the "Webmaster?"

·        Check the domain of the document, what institution publishes this document?

·        Does the publisher list his or her qualifications?

Authority

·        What credentials are listed for the authors)?

·        Where is the document published? Check URL domain.

3. Objectivity of Web Documents

·        What goals/objectives does this page meet?

·        How detailed is the information?

·        What opinions (if any) are expressed by the author?

Objectivity

·        Determine if page is a mask for advertising; if so information might be biased.

·        View any Web page as you would an infomercial on television. Ask yourself why was this written and for whom?

4. Currency of Web Documents

·        When was it produced?

·        When was it updated'

·        How up-to-date are the links (if any)?

Currency

·        How many dead links are on the page?

·        Are the links current or updated regularly?

·        Is the information on the page outdated?

5. Coverage of the Web Documents

·        Are the links (if any) evaluated and do they complement the documents' theme?

·        Is it all images or a balance of text and images?

·        Is the information presented cited correctly?

Coverage

·        If page requires special software to view the information, how much are you missing if you don't have the software?

·        Is it free or is there a fee, to obtain the information?

·        Is there an option for text only, or frames, or a suggested browser for better viewing?

Putting it all together:

Accuracy. If your page lists the author and institution that published the page and provides a way of contacting him/her and . .

Authority. If your page lists the author credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, or .net), and, . .

Objectivity. If your page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting the information, and . . .

Currency. If your page is current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and. .

Coverage. If you can view the information properly--not limited to fees, browser technology, or software requirement, then . .

You may have a Web page that could be of value to your research!

 

 

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