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 G1046 .F1 A5 1993 | Atlas of world political flashpoints: a sourcebook of geopolitical crisis |
| Ref G1046 .F1 C513 1985 | A strategic atlas: comparative geopolitics of the world's powers |
| Ref G2236 .S1 G52 1993 | Atlas of the Arab-Israeli conflict |
| Ref G2205 .K33 1988 | Atlas of the Middle East |
| Ref DS116 .A54 2003 | Historical atlas of the Jewish people |
| Ref G1786 .S1 F7 2002 | Historical atlas of Islam |
| Ref G2205 .M53 1993 | Atlas of the Middle East |
| Ref G2280 .A85 1990 | An Atlas of India |
| Atlas Stand G2446 .S1 H5 1985 | Historical atlas of Africa |
| Ref DT14 .C83 | Cultural atlas of Africa |
| Ref G2446 .S1 M3 1980 | Atlas of African history |
| Ref G2446 .S1 F3 1978 | An atlas of African history |
| Ref G2446 .S1 F7 1976 | A modern atlas of African history |
| Atlas Stand G2445 .F72 1973 | The atlas of Africa |
| 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 |
| Lib Homepage > Articles & Reference | CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints, Gale Virtual Reference Center, History Resource Center, Oxford Reference Online |
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 |
Historical Newspapers: New York Times, Lexis-Nexis Academic, Newsbank |
| Biography
& History |
America: History
& Life, Biography
Resource Center, History Resource
Center, JSTOR,
Project
Muse |
| 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.