Davidson College Library Research Guide for English 100IS

College Writing for International Students Professor Alvarez Fall 2006 Reference Works Books Articles Starting Points Subject-Specific Databases Finding Book Reviews Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Economics | Globalization | Historical, Social, & Cultural Issues | Law | Political Science | Science & Medicine Economics Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders. John N. Ingham. 4 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1983. Reference R 923.8 I48b The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior. Ed. Nigel Nicholson. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Business, 1995. Reference R 302.3 B632 Dictionary of Business. P.H. Collin. 3rd ed. London: Peter Collin, 2001. Reference R 650.03 C699d Dictionary of Economics. Donald Rutherford. New York: Routledge, 1992. Reference R 330 R975d The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. Ed. John Eatwell et al. 4 vols. New York: Stockton Press, 1987. Reference R 330.3 P16d, 1987 The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance. Ed. Peter Newman et al. 3 vols. New York: Stockton Press, 1992. Reference R 332.03 N532 Globalization Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics. Ed. Martin Griffiths. New York: Routledge, 2005. Reference R 320.03 E562 Gale Virtual Reference Library A collection of over sixty scholarly reference books in all subject areas. International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Bates. 26 vols. New York: Elsevier, 2001. Reference R 300.3 I611 Historical, Social Issues, & Cultural Issues Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 10 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2003. Reference R 973 D554 2003 Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Ed. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter Williams. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2001. Reference R 973.04 E564 Encyclopedia of American Social Movements. Ed. Immanuel Ness. 3 vols. New York: Sharpe Reference, 2004. Reference R 303.484 E56 Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century. Ed. Stanley Kutler. 5 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1996. Reference R 973.03 E562 Encyclopedia of Women and Gender. Ed. Judith Worell. 2 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001. Reference R 305.4 E56 Historical Dictionary of the 1970s. Ed. James S. Olson. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999. Reference R 973.923 H6731 Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Ed. Timothy L. Gall. 11th ed. 6 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2004. [Online only] Law Black's Law Dictionary. Ed. Bryan A. Garner. 7th ed. St. Paul, MN: West, 1999. Reference R 340 B62L7 Dictionary of Selected Legal Terms. Margaret C. Jasper. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana, 1996. Reference R 340 J39d A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage. Bryan Garner. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1995. Reference R 340.03 G234d 1995 The Oxford Companion to American Law. Ed. Kermit L. Hall. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002. Reference R 349.73 O981 The Oxford Companion to Law. David Walker. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1980. Reference R 340.3 W178o West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Jeffrey Lehman and Shirelle Phelps. 2nd ed. 13 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004. Political Science Encyclopedia of Government and Politics. Ed. Mary Hawkesworth and Maurice Kogan. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 1992. Reference R 320.03 E56 Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics. Ed. Martin Griffiths. New York: Routledge, 2005. Reference R 320.03 E562 Encyclopedia of Politics, the Left and the Right. Ed. Rodney P. Carlisle. 2 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005. Reference R 320.03 E561 Europa World: The Europa World Year Book Online. London: Europa, 1959- . The online edition contains current data and information. The Library also has print versions of the Europa World Year Book from 1959 to present (Reference R 341.1 E89). Governments of the World. Richard M. Pious. 3 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998. Reference R 320.3 P662g The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World. Ed. Joel Krieger. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. Reference R 320.03 O98 2001 Political Handbook of the World. New York: CQ Press, 2003- . Reference R 320 P7691 Library has 2000-2002 and 2005-2006. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 11th ed. 6 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004. Science & Medicine A Dictionary of Genetics. Ed. Robert C. Kim and William D. Stansfield. 6th ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002. Reference R 576.5 K54d The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. Ed. John A. Matthews. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. Reference R 363.7 E562 Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Ed. Stephen G. Post. 3rd ed. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2004. Reference R 174.2 E56 Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology. Ed. William A. Nierenberg. 3 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1995. Reference R 574.5 E56 Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues. Ed. Craig W. Allin. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2000. Reference R 363.7 E56 Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies. Ed. William Ashworth and Charles E. Little. New ed. New York: Facts on File, 2001. Reference R 333.7 A831e Encyclopedia of Genetics. Ed. Sydney Brenner and Jeffrey H. Miller. 4 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2002. Reference R 576.5 E562 Encyclopedia of Genetics. Ed. Eric C.R. Reeve. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. Reference R 576.5 E561 Encyclopedia of Genetics. Ed. Jeffrey A. Knight. 2 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Reference R 576.5 E561 Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human Society. Ed. Andrew S. Goudie. 2 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002. Reference R 363.7 E561 Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change. Ed. Ted Munn. 5 vols. Chichester, NY: Wiley, 2002. Reference R 363.7 E563 Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues in Biotechnology. Ed. Thomas H. Murray and Maxwell J. Mehlman. 2 vols. New York: Wiley, 2000. Reference R 174.2 M981e Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ed. Alan E. Kazdin. 8 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000. Reference R 150.3 E561 Encyclopedia of World Environmental History. Ed. Shepard Krech III et al. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2004. Reference R 304.2 E56 Environmental Encyclopedia. Ed. Marci Bortman et al. 2 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2003. Reference R 363.7 E564 The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. 5 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2002. Reference R 616.03 G151 2002 McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. 9th ed. 20 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Reference R 503 M14 2002 Finding Books Library Catalogue Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first). Useful subject headings include: Biotechnology Ecology Environmental protection Famines Genetic engineering Genetics Globalization Hunger International trade Management Marketing Personnel management United States history twentieth century Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. WorldCat Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan. Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war"). Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Finding Articles Starting Points | Subject-Specific Databases Starting Points Academic Search Premier (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. LexisNexis Academic (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as the text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts. Search Tips: Use the "Guided News" search option. Try several types of searches: For "News Category," choose "General News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "Major Papers." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range. For "News Category," choose "Arts & Sports News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "Book, Movie, Music, & Play Reviews" or "Entertainment News." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range. From the "Academic Search Forms" list (upper left-hand corner of the screen), choose "Business. Then select "Industry & Market." Enter relevant keywords, and from the "Industry" drop-down menu, choose "Arts & Entertainment." Finally, choose an appropriate date range. Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. OmniFile Full Text Mega (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Readers' Guide Abstracts (1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Subject-Specific Databases Business & Economics | Globalization | History | Law | Political Science & Public Affairs | Science & Medicine | Sociology | Women & Gender Business & Economics Business Abstracts (July 1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 600 business periodicals, including scholarly journals, trade journals, popular magazines like Business Week, and newspapers like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Also contains citations for product reviews, corporate profiles, and interviews as well as the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Globalization LexisNexis Environmental (1975 to present) Includes Environment Abstracts, which indexes over 650 environmental sciences journals. LexisNexis Environmental also contains full-text articles from newspapers, trade journals, consumer magazines, newsletters, and more than 40 law reviews as well as codes and regulations from federal and state agencies. Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. PAIS International (1915 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 to present [publication date of articles indexes]) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. History America: History and Life & Historical Abstracts (Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.) Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Law Index to Legal Periodicals (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 1,000 legal periodicals, including law reviews, as well as yearbooks, bar association publications, court decisions, government documents, books, and book reviews. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1994 to the present. International in scope. Note: to find articles published from 1952-1981, consult Index to Legal Periodicals, shelved in the Reference Index area at call number R 050 I38. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Political Science & Public Affairs PAIS International (1915 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 to present [publication date of articles indexes]) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Science & Medicine Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (1984 to present) Indexes articles in over 600 periodicals in a wide variety of applied science and technology fields. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. General Science Abstracts (1984 to present) Indexes articles in over 250 English-language periodicals in a variety of science disciplines, including physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, environmental science, mathematics, and medicine. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. LexisNexis Environmental (1975 to present) Includes Environment Abstracts, which indexes over 650 environmental sciences journals. LexisNexis Environmental also contains full-text articles from newspapers, trade journals, consumer magazines, newsletters, and more than 40 law reviews as well as codes and regulations from federal and state agencies. Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. Sociology Social Services Abstracts (1980 to present) Covers the fields of social work and human services, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Includes citations and abstracts for articles in over 1,400 periodicals; also indexes dissertations and book reviews. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Sociological Abstracts (1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Women & Gender Contemporary Women's Issues (1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health. Search Syntax Truncation: automatic. Phrase searching: automatic. Finding Book Reviews For tips on finding book reviews, please see the Library guide How to Find Book Reviews. Tips & Further Help How to Narrow or Broaden your Search How to Identify a Scholarly Article How to Search the Web: Tools & Tips How to Evaluate Web Resources Research Planner (pdf document) Research Log (pdf document)

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