Davidson College Library Research Guide for English 101W

Serious Play: Writing about Toys Professor Campbell Fall 2006 Reference Works Books Articles Starting Points Subject-Specific Databases Book Reviews RefWorks Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Children & Toys | Works on History, Society, & Culture Children & Toys Childhood in America: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Miram Forman-Brunell. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001. Reference R 305.23 G525 Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society. 3 vols. Ed. Paula S. Fass. New York: Macmillan, 2004. Reference R 305.23 E56 Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. James. W. Guthrie. 2nd ed. 8 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2003. Reference R 370.3 E561 Encyclopedia of Family Life. Ed. Carl L. Bankston III. 5 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Reference R 306.85 E56 The Encyclopedia of Toys. Constance Eileen King. New York: Crown, 1978. Reference R 688 K52e The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood & Adolescence. Ed. Jerome Kagan. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998. Reference R 305.23 G151 Girlhood in America: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Miriam Forman-Brunell. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001. Reference R 305.23 G525 Growing up in America: An Atlas of Youth in the USA. Rickie Sanders & Mark T. Mattson. New York: Macmillan, 1998. Reference R 305.23 S215g Handbook of Child Psychology. Ed. William Damon. 4 vols. New York: Wiley, 1998. Reference R 155.4 H236 The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Ed. Jack Zipes. 4 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2006. Reference R 809.892 O98 Play and Playthings: A Reference Guide. Bernard Mergen. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1982. Reference R 790.1 M559p Statistical Abstract of the United States. Reference R 317.3 U54 Government Document Stacks C 3.134 Online (1995 to present) A compendium of statistics on a wide variety of subjects. Particularly useful for its source notes, which will direct to statistical publications that contain additional information. Also useful for retrospective information; the Library has a long run of this title, so you can consult tables in earlier volumes if you need to chart historical trends. Unique Games and Sports Around the World: A Reference Guide. Ed. Doris Corbett et al. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001. Reference R 790 U58 Works on History, Society, & Culture The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising. Ed. John McDonough. 3 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003. Reference R 659.1 A244 Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- . Cold War Culture: Media and the Arts, 1945-1990. Richard A. Schwartz. New York: Facts on File, 1998. Reference R 973.92 S399c The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. Ed. W. Edward Craighead and Charles Nemeroff. 3rd ed. 4 vols. New York: Wiley, 2001. 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 Education. Ed. Harlow G. Unger. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2001. Reference R 370.973 U57e Encyclopedia of American Social History. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton et al. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1993. Reference R 301.097 E56 Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. James. W. Guthrie. 2nd ed. 8 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2003. Reference R 370.3 E561 Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America. Ed. Marc Stein. 4 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2004. Reference R 306.76 E56 Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ed. Alan E. Kazdin. 8 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000. Reference R 150.3 E561 Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America. Ed. Gary S. Cross. 2 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2004. Reference R 306.48 E56 Encyclopedia of Sociology. Ed. Edgar F. Borgetta. 2nd ed. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2002. Reference R 301.03 E561 2000 Encyclopedia of Television. Ed. Horace Newcomb. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004. Reference R 791.45 E56 Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 4 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 Handbook of Child Psychology. Ed. William Damon. 4 vols. New York: Wiley, 1998. Reference R 155.4 H236 Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia. Ed. Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004. Reference R 305.31 M534 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: Children United States History Dolls Games Play Television advertising and children Toy industry Toys 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. 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 "Consumer Goods," "Leisure News," or another relevant category. 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 Indexes & Databases Anthropology | Business | Education | Gender Studies | History | Psychology | Sociology Anthropology Anthropology Plus (Late 19th century to present) Indexes journal articles, edited books, commentaries, and reports in the fields of biological, cultural, linguistic, physical, and social anthropology. Search Syntax Truncation: use a question mark ?. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. Business 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 ?. Business Source Premier (1965 to present) Indexes over 8,800 business magazines and journals. Also includes over 3,800 industry reports, 500 market research reports, and 140 books. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Education Education Abstracts (1983 to present) Indexes articles from over 500 English-language education periodicals, books, and yearbooks; covers a wide variety of education-related topics. 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 ?. ERIC (1966 to present) Indexes articles in over 775 journals as well as reports, conference proceedings, and curriculum guides in education and related areas. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Gender Studies 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. 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 ?. Humanities Abstracts (1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes 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 ?. JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. Project Muse Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Social Sciences Abstracts (1907 to present) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology. 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 ?. Psychology PsycINFO (1887 to present) Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and related disciplines. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. Sociology JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. 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 ?. Social Sciences Abstracts (1907 to present) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology. 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 ?. Finding Book Reviews For tips on finding book reviews, please see the Library guide How to Find Book Reviews. Using RefWorks Need help managing the citations that you are finding in databases? Try RefWorks! You can use it to organize your citations, keep track of your notes on books and articles, and generate bibliographies. Find out more; consult our guide on Using RefWorks. Connect to RefWorks 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 How to Use RefWorks Research Planner (pdf document) Research Log (pdf document)

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