Anthropology 100- Varieties of World Culture- Fall 2007
The purpose of this guide to assist you in using Library databases to find scholarly journal articles and other materials to support your term paper. This guide also covers finding films, documentaries, and books in the Cofrin Library Catalog and links to Chicago Manual of Style guides.
If you have questions regarding library resources or planning a research strategy, please contact the reference staff.
http://www.uwgb.edu/library/research/assistance.html
recommended databases
A database is the best place to start your research. You will find citations to journal, magazine, and newspaper articles in the library databases, frequently, you will find the full text of the article right in the database.
When searching in databases you will quickly find out that not everything is in full text. If you find just a citation (no electronic full text) click on the title of the article, and then the FIND IT button to determine if the article is in full text in another database, in our print journal collection on the fourth floor, or available for one dollar through interLibrary loan. If you have questions don't hesitate to contact the reference desk.
- Academic Search Premier from EbscoHostDescription : Gain access to information from a wide range of academic areas including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, and education.
- Sociological Abstracts
Description: The Sociological Abstracts database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database also provides additional literature on policy issues addressing violence, abuse, neglect, aging, health, energy, environment, housing, education, women and development, disaster preparedness and risk assessment.
- Social Sciences Full Text
Description: Topics include anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, criminal justice and criminology, economics, family studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and related subjects.
- JSTOR
Description: JSTOR database is unique because the complete backfiles of core scholarly journals have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which reach back to the 1800s. The database now contains over 2 million pages and new titles and fields are being added constantly (approximately 100,000 pages are added to the database each month).
- GenderWatch
Description: GenderWatch is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. The database provides in-depth coverage of the subjects that are uniquely central to women's daily lives, including family, childbirth, birth control, daycare, domestic abuse, work and the workplace, sexual harassment, aging, aging parents, body image, eating disorders and social and societal roles.
- Ethnic NewsWatch
Description : Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. A rich collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories. The database is searchable in both English and Spanish, with publications in each language and more than 125,000 articles in Spanish.
Medical Databases
If you select a term paper topic with a medical aspect, the following databases will be useful:
- CINAHL PLUS WITH FULL TEXT
Description: Provides complete coverage of the professional literature in nursing, 14 allied health disciplines and health sciences librarianship.
- MEDLINE
Description: MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
Metalib
Use MetaLib to
- Search up to 8 resources at once using one interface.
- Merge duplicate records from multiple databases
- Create a list of your favorite resources and e-journals.
- Store your searches for future use and set up e-mail alerts.
- Link to individual resources for more advanced searching.
- Link to full text and other options using
Finding documentaries and films
The Cofrin Library has a large collection of video recordings on both VHS and DVD. The video collection is stored in Media Services, located in the Information Services Building (IS 1010). To search for videos use the Cofrin Library Catalog and set the Basic Limit Option to Videorecording.
If you are unable to find a video in the Cofrin Library Collection use Universal Borrowing to request a video from another UW Library.
chicago style manual resources
Chicago Documentation Style
This site from Diana Hacker provides examples of the Chicago style of documentation.
American Anthropological Association AAA Style Guide
This site from AAA provides examples of the Chicago Style of documentation.