Davidson College Library Research Guide for English 101W

Interpretation in "The Contact Zone" Professor James Spring 2006 Reference Works Books Articles Starting Points Subject-Specific Databases Finding Book Reviews Using RefWorks Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Biographical Information | Social Issues & Historical Background Art | Education | Literature | Music | Religion | Science & Medicine | Sports Biographical Information Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Ed. Nicolas Slonimsky. 6 vols. New York: Schirmer, 2001. Reference R 927.8 B16b8 2001 Music Library Reference 927.8 B16b8 2001 Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians since 1990. 2 vols. New York: Schirmer, 2004. Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- . Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1984- . Reference R 927.9 C761 Great Athletes. Rev ed. 8 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2002. Reference R 796 G786 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. ed. H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. Reference R 920 N2111 The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: Sports Figures. Ed. Arnold Markoe. 2 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2002. Reference R 796 S434 Social Issues & Historical Background Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Ed. Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 2nd ed. 5 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Reference R 909.04 A2581 Censorship. Ed. Lawrence Amey et al. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1997. Reference R 363.31 C396 Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Ed. Derek Jones. 4 vols. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. Reference R 363.31 C3961 Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 10 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2003. Reference R 973 D554 2003 Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Present. Ed. Charles D. Lowery and John F. Marszalek. New York: Greenwood, 1992. Reference R 305.8 E561 Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Ed. Colin Palmer. 6 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2006. 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 Prisons. Ed. Marilyn D. McShane and Frank P. Williams. New York: Garland, 1996. Reference R 365 E56 Encyclopedia of American Prisons. Carl Sifakis. New York: Facts on File, 2003. Reference R 365 S573e Encyclopedia of American Social Movements. Ed. Immanuel Ness. 3 vols. New York: Sharpe Reference, 2004. Reference R 303.484 E56 The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America. Ed. David Bradley and Shelley Fisher Fishkin. 3 vols. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 1998. Reference R 323.1 E56 Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice. Ed. Joshua Dressler. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2002. Reference R 364.1 E56 Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. Ed. Richard C. Martin. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2004. 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 Sociology. Ed. Edgar F. Borgetta. 2nd ed. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2002. Reference R 301.03 E561 2000 Encyclopedia of Women and Gender. Ed. Judith Worell. 2 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001. Reference R 305.4 E56 Historical Dictionary of Censorship in the United States. Leon Hurwitz. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1985. Reference R 343.7 H967h Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues: An Encyclopedia. Bruce E. Johansen. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003. Reference R 304.2 J65i 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 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. Supplemented by County and City Data Book (Reference R 317.3 S797) and State and Metropolitan Data Book (Reference R 317.3 U54c). Utopias and Utopians: An Historical Dictionary. Richard C.S. Trahair. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999. Reference R 321 T765u West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Jeffrey Lehman and Shirelle Phelps. 2nd ed. 13 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004. Art Atlas of World Art. Ed. John Onians. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. Reference Atlas Area R 702 O98a Dictionary of Art. Ed Jane. Turner 34 vols. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 1996. Reference R 703 D554 Dictionary of Modern Sculpture. Ed Robert Maillard. New York: Tudor, 1962. Reference R 730.3 D55d Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. Ian Chilvers. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998. Reference R 927 C538d International Dictionary of Art and Artists. Ed. James Vinson. 2 vols. Chicago: St. James Press, 1990. Vol. 1 (Artists): Reference R 927 I61 Vol. 2 (Art): Reference R 709.2 I61 The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Ed. Hugh Brigstocke. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. Reference R 703 O982 The Oxford Dictionary of Art. Ed. Ian Chilvers and Harold Obsorne. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 1988. Reference R 703 O981 The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms. Edward Lucie-Smith. 2nd ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Reference R 703 L937t Education Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia. Ed. David L. Levinson. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2002. Reference R 306.43 E24 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 Education. Ed. James W. Guthrie. 2nd ed. 8 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2003. Reference R 370.3 E561 Higher Education in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Ed. James J.F. Forest and Kevin Kinser. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002. Reference R 378.73 H638 Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Ana M. Martínez Alemán and Kristen A. Renn. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002. Reference R 378.1 W872 Literature Bibliographic Guide to Gabriel García Márquez, 1979-1985. Comp. Margaret Eustella Fau and Nelly Sfeir de Gonzalez. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1986. Reference R 016.86 G118f Bibliographic Guide to Gabriel García Márquez, 1986-1992. Comp. Nelly Sfeir de Gonzalez. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1994. Reference R 016.86 G118g Bibliographic Guide to Gabriel García Márquez, 1992-2002. Comp. Nelly Sfeir V. de Gonzalez. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003. Reference R 016.86 G118g 1992-02 The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English. Ian Ousby. Rev. ed. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1993. Reference R 928 C178 The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature. Ed. Steven R. Serafin and Valerie Grosvenor Myer. New York: Continuum, 2003. Reference R 820.3 C762 A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms. Edward Quinn. New York: Facts on File, 1999. Reference R 803 Q7d A Dictionary of Literary Devices. Bernard Dupriez. Trans. Albert W. Halsall. Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 1991. Reference R 803 D943g-T Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs. Ed. Jean-Charles Seigneuret et al. 2 vols. New York: Greenwood, 1988. Reference R 803 D5541 A Handbook to Literature. William Harmon. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. Reference R 803 H747h9 The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Ed. Alex Preminger and T.V.F. Brogan. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 1993. Reference R 809.1 P957 1993 Oxford Companions The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Ed. James D. Hart. 6th ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1995. Reference R 810.3 O98c6 The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. Ed. Eugene Benson and William Toye. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1997. Reference R 810.3 O981 1997 The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Ed. Margaret Drabble. 6th ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000. Reference R 820.3 H34o6 The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. Ed. Robert Welch. New York: Clarendon Press, 1996. Reference R 820.9 O981 The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature. Ed. Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998. Reference R 820.3 O981 The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English. Ed. Jenny Stringer. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1996. Reference R 820.3 O98 Twentieth-Century Literary Movements Dictionary: A Compendium to More than 500 Literary, Critical, and Theatrical Movements. Ed. Helene Anderson and Jay P. Pederson. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2000. Reference R 809.9 T971 Music Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Ed. Nicolas Slonimsky. 6 vols. New York: Schirmer, 2001. Reference R 927.8 B16b8 2001 Music Library Reference 927.8 B16b8 2001 Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians since 1990. 2 vols. New York: Schirmer, 2004. The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock, and Soul. Irwin Stambler. Rev. ed. New York: St. Martin's, 1990. Reference R 927.82 S783e Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Ed. Colin Larkin. 3rd ed. 8 vols. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 1998. Music Library Reference R 781.64 G964 1998 Encyclopedia of Rock. Phil Hardy and Dave Laing. New York: Schirmer, 1988. Reference R 784 H271e The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Ed. Bruno Nettle and Ruth M. Stone. 10 vols. New York: Garland, 1998-2000. Music Library Reference 780.9 G233 The Literature of Rock. Frank Hoffman. 3 vols. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1981-1995. Reference R 016.78 H669L Note: the Library has volumes 1 and 3 only. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Ed. Stanley Sadie. 2nd ed. 29 vols. New York: Grove, 2001. Music Library Reference 780.3 N532 2001 The Oxford Companion to Popular Music. Peter Gammond. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1991. Reference R 781.6 G193o Rock Movers & Shakers. Ed. Dafydd Rees and Luke Crampton. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1991. Reference R 781.6 R682 The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Ed. Holly George-Warren and Patricia Romanowski. 3rd ed. New York: Fireside, 2001. Music Library Reference 781.66 R754 2001 The Rolling Stone Index: Twenty-Five Years of Popular Culture, 1967-1991. Comp. Jeffrey N. Gatten. Ann Arbor, MI: Popular Culture, 1993. Reference R 781.66 R754 Women and Music in America since 1900: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Kristine H. Burns. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. Music Library Reference 780.82 B967w That Old Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-1963. Richard Aquila. New York: Schirmer, 1989. Reference R 784.5 A656t Religion Contemporary American Religion. Ed. Wade Clark Roof. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2000. Reference R 200.973 C761 Encyclopedia of Christian Theology. Ed. Jean-Yves Lacoste. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2005. Reference R 230.03 D5441-T Encyclopedia of Christianity. Ed. Erwin Fahlbusch et al. 5 vols. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999- . Reference R 230.03 E92 Note: This set is still being published. The Library currently has volumes 1-3. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. Ed. Richard C. Martin. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2004. Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Lyndsay Jones. 2nd ed. 15 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2005. Reference R 203 E562 2005 Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics. Ed. Jeffrey D. Schultz et al. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1999. Reference R 322.1 E561 Religion and American Law: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Paul Finkelman. New York: Garland, 2000. Reference R 342.73 R382 Science & Medicine Clinical Pharmacology Contains current information about prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products, and new and investigational drugs. The "Drug Monograph" entries contain pharmaceutical information and often include images of the drugs; the "Patient Education" entries provide information about drug interactions and side-effects. Search the database using either the generic or the brand name of the drug. Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine. Ed. W.F. Bynum and Roy Porter. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 1993. Reference R 610.9 C737 Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ed. Alan E. Kazdin. 8 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000. Reference R 150.3 E561 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 PDR for Herbal Medicines. 3rd ed. Montvale, NJ: Thomson PDR, 2004. Reference R 615.32 P578 PDR for Nutritional Supplements. Montvale, NJ: Thomson PDR, 2001. Reference R 613.2 P578 Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR). 59th ed. Oradell, NJ: Medical Economics, 2005. Reference R 615.1 P578 Physicians' Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements. 23rd ed. Montvale, NJ: Thomson Medical Economics, 2002. Reference R 615.1 P5781 Sports The Cultural History of Baseball. Jonathan Fraser Light. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1997. Reference R 796.357 L723c Encyclopedia of North American Sports History. Ralph Hickok. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Reference R 796.09 H629e ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac. Boston: Information Please, 1993, 1995-1996, 1998- . Reference R 306 E56796 I43 Great Athletes. Rev ed. 8 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2002. Reference R 796 G786 International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. 3 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2001. Reference R 796 I61 The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: Sports Figures. Ed. Arnold Markoe. 2 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2002. Reference R 796 S434 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: 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 Art | Business | Education | History | Law | Literature | Music | Political Science & Public Affairs | Religion | Science & Medicine | Sociology | Sports | Women & Gender Art Art Abstracts (1929 to present). Indexes over 370 periodicals, including journals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Subjects covered include art history, archaeology, architecture, decorative art, film, folk art, graphic art, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, photography, and sculpture. 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 ?. Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) (1973 to present) Includes citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, essays, exhibition catalogues, and other materials on the history of art in Europe and North America from antiquity to the present. BHA covers both the fine and the decorative arts. Contains records from RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) and RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie). Note: BHA uses Library of Congress Subject Headings. Search Syntax Truncation: use a question mark ?. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Business ABI/Inform (1905 to present) Provides citations to articles in over 1,600 business periodicals, including trade journals, scholarly journals, and business-related newspapers. Covers the fields of management, accounting, advertising, economics, finance, and marketing; lists case studies, executive profiles, and information for regional, national, and international companies. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. 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 to 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 Elite (1984 to present) Indexes over 1,500 business magazines and journals. Selected full text is available for 900 of those journals from 1990 to the present. 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 ?. History America: History and Life (Prehistory to present [historical time period covered]; 1964 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Time period searches: search by decade or century only. To search for a decade, use the format xxxxD (example: 1940D). To search for a range of decades, use the format xxxxD xxxxD or the format xxxxD OR xxxxD. Note: For more than five decades, search by century (see below). To search for a century, use the format xxxxH (example: 1900H). To search for a range of centuries, use the format xxxxH xxxxH. 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. 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 Academic (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from law reviews as well as local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals. Also includes transcripts of radio and television broadcasts. To find legal materials: In the upper left-hand corner of the main search screen, choose the "Legal Research" search form." Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. Literature MLA International Bibliography (1963 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore. For more information, see the MLAIB Search Planner. Note: To locate articles from earlier time periods, consult the MLA International Bibliography, 1925-1962 (Reference R 016.4 M16m). Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Music Music Index (1979 to present) Indexes periodical articles, book reviews, and music reviews about popular and classical music. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: Use a question mark ?. Musical America Provides current music industry news and a directory containing information about thousands of artists, managers, opera companies, dance companies, art festivals, performing arts series, competitions, music schools, and more. RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (1969 to present) Includes citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, catalogues, dissertations, and films and videos on all aspects of music, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments and voice, dance, and music therapy. RILM also covers fields related to music, such as anthropology, art, drama, literature, sociology, philosophy, and physics. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Political Science & Public Affairs PAIS International (1937 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics. To locate articles from previous years, consult Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin, 1915-1972, shelved in the Reference Index Area at call number R 050 P976. 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 ?. Religion ATLA Religion Database (1949 to present) Indexes journal articles and essays related to world religions, church history, and Biblical studies; also includes some book reviews. ATLA has a strong focus on Western religions. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Proquest Religion (1986 to present) Indexes articles from more than 90 religion periodicals. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Science & Medicine 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 ?. Medline (PubMed) (1966 to present) Includes citations and abstracts to the worldwide biomedical literature; also includes some full text articles. Covers over 4,600 journals. Search Syntax: Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". 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 ?. Sociology 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 ?. 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 ?. Sports Physical Education Index (1970 to present) Indexes articles in scholarly journals, popular magazines, and trade journals; also includes citations to reports, conference proceedings, and patents. Provides broad coverage of physical education and sports, including sports medicine, sports sociology, sports psychology, training, coaching, and kinesiology. Also covers dance. 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. Using RefWorks Need help managing your references? 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