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Library Resources for EPS 199

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Welcome! This site has been created to assist you in finding and using library resources for your research on immigration. Our library, one of the largest university libraries in the U.S., can be a bit overwhelming at first, but it is truly a treasure trove for scholars. All of the UIUC Library's resources are available to you as you do your research, so explore, have fun, and don't hesitate to ask questions!

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FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND

We have over 40 departmental libraries on our campus. The libraries you will likely find to be the most useful for this class are the Education and Social Science Library, the History Library, the Main Stacks, and the Undergraduate Library. The first three are located in the Main Library building. You might also hear it referred to as the "Graduate Library," but don't let that stop you from coming in here and taking advantage of the resources we can provide. It's your library, too!

LIBRARY HOURS

Education and Social Science Library, 100 Main Library, Spring Semester 2008:

FINDING ARTICLES

Journal articles are one of the primary means of communicating research and ideas in academia. They can be an important component of your research paper and give you some insight into ongoing debates and conversations about your topic.

Finding articles is a two-step process:

• First, find the citation to the articles you want. You can use readings lists from class, consult a bibliography or the works cited in a relevant book or article, or you can search for the topic you are interested in by using one of the article databases listed below. If you get stuck, ask your professor or Ask-A-Librarian for help getting started.
• Next, find the actual text of the articles you want. Some of our journals are online, but most still live on the shelves. If the article is not available electronically, you will need to use the Online Library Catalog to look up the source of the citation you have retrieved from the article database.

WHICH DATABASES WILL WORK BEST FOR THIS CLASS?

• America History and Life and Historical Abstracts - indexes journal articles on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Published since 1964, the database comprises almost 400,000 bibliographic entries.
• EBSCO (Academic Search Premier) - Identifies articles in most scholarly subject areas including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
• Expanded Academic (InfoTrac) - A good general purpose database providing access to the scholarly literature.
• Sociological Abstracts - The preeminent database for citations to scholarly journals in sociology. Indexes and abstracts over 2,600 journals and other serial publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Covers 1963-present, updated monthly.
• Online Research Resources - Links to other databases to search and other resources to help locate articles of interest. Use the subject headings on the bottomof the page to browse for resources in your area of interest

Newspapers:

• Chicago Tribune - Provides full text access for the backfiles of the Chicago Tribune, 1847-1985.
• New York Times - Provides full text access for the backfiles of the New York Times, 1851-2001.

FINDING BOOKS

• Online Library Catalog - Look here to find books, magazines or journals containing articles that you need, DVDs, and many other resources.  In addition to the 10 million volumes we have on this campus, you can connect to 43 other libraries in Illinois and request books be sent to you.
  
  When you find something you want in the catalog, write down the following:

  Location - in which library the item is kept (or libraries, if we have multiple copies)
  Call Number - this number is essential for finding the item on the shelf
  Status - is it available for you to check out?

  Hint: Catalogs are used for two purposes: (1) If you know exactly what you are looking for - an exact title or author - you can use the catalog to locate your material (this works for book titles and journal titles); (2) You can also use catalogs to discover material that might be helpful to you by doing subject and keyword searching.
• WorldCat and Interlibrary Loan - The places to verify citations for books and request books and articles you cannot find elsewhere.

LIBRARY CATALOG HINTS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:

• Search Online Catalog using one of the following SUBJECT HEADINGS (use the "Guided Keyword" tab):
  
  

  1960's - varius aspects

  • Nineteen sixties.

  Art and Fashion

  • Fashion - 20th Century - History
  • Costume - History - 20th Century
  • Max, Peter, 1937-
  • Riley, Bridget, 1931-
  • Warhol, Andy, 1928-
  • Optical Art
  • Pop Art

  Civil Rights

  • African-Americans - Civil Rights
  • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr.
  • United States - Civil Rights Act of 1960
  • African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
  • Black Panther Party

  Counterculture and Drugs

  • Hippies - Drama
  • Radicalism - United States - History - 20th Century
  • Subculture - United States - History - 20th Century
  • Communal Living - United States
  • Hippies - United States
  • Drug Abuse
  • Hallucinogenic Drugs - Drama
  • LSD (Drug)

  International Relations

  • Cuba - History - Invasion, 1961 - Aerial Operations
  • Cuba - History - Invasion, 1961 - Personal Narratives
  • United States - Central Intelligence Agency
  • China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
  • Communism - China
  • Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976
  • Vietnam
  • Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
  • Czechoslovakia

  Political Assassinations

  • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 - Assassination
  • United States - Warren Commission - Report to the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

  Politics

  • College Students - United States - Political Activity
  • Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
  • United States - Politics and Government - 1969-1974 - Caricatures and cartoons
  • United States - Central Intelligence Agency
  • United States - Federal Bureau of Investigation

  Pop Culture and Rock 'n' Roll

  • Beatles
  • Rock Musicians - England
  • Rock Music - 1961-1970 - Literary Themes
  • Baez, Joan
  • Dylan, Bob, 1941-
  • Advertising and Youth - United States - History - 20th Century
  • Popular Culture
  • Popular Culture - California - History - 20th Century
  • Hendrix, Jimi
  • Science Fiction
  • Star Trek Television Programs - History and Criticism

  Social Change

  • Social Change - United States - History - 20th Century
  • Social History - 1960-1970
  • United States - Social Conditions - 1960-1980
  • United States--History--1961-1969
  • United States--Social life and customs--1945-1970
  • Generations
  • Intergenerational Relations
  • Feminism - United States - History
  • Friedan, Betty

  Space Exploration / Technology

  • United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Outer Space Exploration
  • Project Apollo (U.S.)
  • Space Flight to the Moon
  • Moon - Exploration
  • Oral Contraceptives
  • Birth Control
  • Photocopying Machines

  War on Poverty

  • Poverty - Periodicals
  • Poverty - Government Policy - United States - History - 20th Century
  • Public Welfare - United States - History - 20th Century

  Hint: Trying combining the subject searches above with other keywords to focus the search, e.g. "hairstyles" or "music" or "Vietnam" or "social conditions"

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GO FOR INFORMATION? SELECTED WEBSITES

American Cultural History, 1960-1969 From the Kingwood College Library

Chicago '68: An Introduction
Dean Blobaum's Website on the Chicago 1968 Democratic National Convention. Includes links to full-text excerpts.

Going Back to Chicago
Retrospective on the 1968 Democratic Convention from PBS NewsHour Online. Includes link to Terry Southern's report & photos "Grooving in Chi."

Kent State University Department of Special Collections & Archives. May 4 [1970] Collection

Lisa's Nostalgia Cafe: The 1960's
Provides images and information about the fads, fashions, music and lifestyle of the 1960's. Similar pages are available for other decades.

Mandela Speaks - Speeches and Writings of Nelson Mandela, 1960s

Mary Quant Homepage

The quality of information available on the Web varies tremendously. Evaluating Internet Sites 101 gives some valuable pointers on evaluating web-based information. Actually, these tips can be applied to print as well as online sources.

CENSUS DATA AND STATISTICS

FedStats

Statistical Abstract

CITING SOURCES IN YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY

Style and Writing Guides - How to format citations, write papers, and do research in the the social sciences.

Refworks - A great tool for writing papers, Refworks helps you export bibliographic records from databases, change the citation styles as needed and import the citation directly into a Word document so you can create bibliographies on the fly. For help using this utility, see Refworks Help.

MORE HELP ON USING THE LIBRARY

Library Research Guide for Sociology - A guide to sociology-related sources in the Education and Social Science Library.

How Do I...? - A series of brief tutorials about library services.