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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
LIBRARY INSTRUCTION
Jacqueline A. GillAssociate [email protected]://learningthelibrary.com
Click the down or up arrows on your BROWSER to move forwards backwards OR click the screen
• Develop a research question• Think of key words• Choose a resource to search• Look for information• Read• Evaluate the information you find• Modify your search• Take notes • Citing sources
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Research Strategy
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Electronic Databases
EBSCO Host PremierEBSCO Host Premier
CUNY+
Lexis-NexisLexis-Nexis Ethnic Newswatch Ethnic Newswatch
Biography IndexBiography Index
America History and LifeAmerica History and Life
New York Times HistoricalNew York Times Historical
EBSCOHOST
• From the City College Library homepage click the Quick Links icon to go the the City College Library Resource page.
SEARCHING FROM HOME
• First Time Users:
• First time users must have their ID validated at the Circulation Desk.
• Type in your 14-digit CCNY ID barcode
• Hit Submit
• Fill in required fields
• Then sign in as a “Return User”
• Return Users:
• Sign in with email and password you created
• Hit Submit
EBSCOHOST
• Next to each database is a check box. Scroll down the page and select the databases by selecting the check box.
EBSCOHOST
• Enter your terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or, not) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search.
• From the City College Library homepage click CUNY+ Catalog.• http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/• CUNY+ may also be accessed from your home by entering the above address.
CUNY+
• This search retrieved all titles authored by Toni Morrison which are found in the City College Library.
• Click the number to see the full record.
• Or you can click this link to go directly to the call number.
CUNY+
• This is the location of the book.
• The call number is noted here.
• Item status tells you that the book can be checked out.
• Due Date - If there is a date here, the book has been checked out.
CUNY+
LEXIS-NEXIS
• Step 1: Select General News.
• Step 2: Select majors papers or journals.
• Sept. 3 Input your search terms (3 boxes are provided).
• Step 4: dates to search.
• Sept 5: (Optional) Select name of newspaper or journal to search.
• Click Search.
• Everything is NOT on the Web – AND – what’s there is NOT ALWAYS TRUE!!
• Evaluating Information Found on the Internet – John Hopkins Univ.
• http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html
• Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask – UC Berkeley
• http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/• Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html• Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based
Worldwide Web Resources, Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library
• http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/discipline.htm
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY EVALUATING WEBSITES
AFRICAN AMERICANS -- GENERAL RESOURCES
• http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill28.htm
AFRICAN AMERICANS –Additional research assistance
• When you begin your research in the City College library stop by the Reference Desk and a librarian will be glad to assist you.
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