Course: HIST 2322
Professor: Dr. Carol Keller
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Course: HIST 2322 Professor: Dr. Carol Keller |
PART 1 - DEFINE TOPIC - locate
background material
Reference tools can assist you in
answering the
background questions Where? When? Who? Why? and How?
| Location
& LC Call No. |
Reference Source Title |
| Ref
F394 .S23 F67 1998 |
San
Antonio |
| Ref
F394 .S23 C58 |
City-smart
guidebook - San Antonio |
| Ref
F394 .S28 A2 1996 |
Saving
San Antonio: the precarious preservation of a heritage |
| Ref
HA202 .A36 |
County
& City Data Book (U.S.) |
| Ref
HF5500 .A2 S2657 |
San
Antonio Business Journal: Book of Lists |
| Ref
Desk G1370 .D4 1995 |
Texas
atlas & gazetteer: detailed maps of the entire state |
| Ref
F1204 .M955 1999 |
Milenios
de Mexico |
| Ref
F1208 .M5828 1997 |
Mexico:
a country study (also online via Library of Congress
Country Studies) |
| Ref
F1210 .E63 1997 |
Encyclopedia
of Mexico: history, society & culture |
| Ref
F1226 .H578 |
Historia
de Mexico (10 v., 1974) |
| Ref
G1545 .A9 1975 |
Atlas
of Mexico (also online via Perry
Castenada Library Map Collection) |
| Free
on the web |
Maps
of Mexico - http://www.map-of-mexico.com/ |
| Free
on the web |
All
About Monterrey - http://www.allaboutmonterrey.com/ |
| Ref
Desk HF1023 .R18 R6 |
Road
atlas: United States, Canada, & Mexico |
| Ref G133 .E48 2002 |
Encyclopedia of World Geography |
| Ref JN1 .E85 | The Europa World Year Book (2004 ed.) |
| Free on the web | Library of Congress Country Studies - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html |
| Free
on the web |
Instituto
Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica - http://www.inegi.gob.mx |
| Free
on the web |
U.S.
Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov |
| Lib Homepage > Articles & Reference | Facts.com
(World Almanac Encyclopedia) Gale Virtual
Reference Center, Handbook of
Texas Online, History Resource
Center, Oxford
Reference Online, RAND Texas
(stats) |
PART 2 - DEVISE STRATEGY
Before going online,
create a flexible search plan! What other keywords might be used to
describe your topic? List broader, narrower, and/or related
keywords:
So...what's the difference between KEYWORD v. SUBJECT searching?
Keyword search = to combine
key words or for more specific search; finds items that contain
your keywords 
Subject search = for broad
search or when you know terminology; finds items that are about
that topic
A.
Looking for BOOKS & MEDIA? http://library.accd.edu/
| Ex. Keyword search | |
| Ex. Subject search |
| Subject Area | Database Name |
|---|---|
| General | Academic Search Complete, Expanded Academic ASAP, Gen'l Ref Ctr Gold |
| Newspapers |
Ethnic Newswatch, Historical Newspapers: New York Times, Lexis-Nexis Academic, Newsbank |
| Biography
& History |
America: History
& Life, Biography
Resource Center, History Resource
Center, JSTOR,
Project
Muse |
| Business
& Statistics |
Business
& Company Resource Ctr, Business
Source Premier, RAND Texas
(stats) |
| Reference |
Accunet/AP
Multimedia Archive, American
Nat'l Bio, CQ Researcher Gale Virtual Reference Center, Opposing Viewpoints, FACTS.com, Oxford Reference Online |
1.
The SAC Library pays a
subscription to many databases via the Web. Off-campus access
requires your SSN and PIN.
2. If the full-text of the
article
isn't available online, see: SAC Library > Journals by Title
- just type in the periodical title to see if SAC Library owns a paper
copy or if another database offers full-text.