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Mariano Aguilar's ENGL 1301

What is student activism? Is it alive and well today? What were the 1960s New Left groups? Who was involved? What were they about? How is their history important to us today? This research guide lists library sources that can help you with your research. Also: a Search Sheet (Word doc) to help you keep track of your research.

Have fun with your search, and let me know if you have questions or need help at any time!

INFO ON THE TLATELOLCO MASSACRE - look at primary materials (letters, etc.) online here and then browse the indexes of reference books 2nd floor library in this call number area: E184 .S75 L357. Also look in JSTOR database linked below in Articles section - go to Advanced search for: "tlatelolco massacre" and limit your search to Type: Article.

I. Define Topic II. Devise Strategy III. Search: Reference, Books, Articles, Web IV. Evaluate & Cite

I. Define Topic - reference sources in section III. below can help you with this part!

What topic are you researching?

List what you know about your topic -- who, what, when, where, why, and how:

What would you like to find out about your topic? What questions do you have? What are your learning issues?

 

II. Devise Strategy - create a flexible search plan, list key words/names

If you're researching a particular topic, such as "COINTELPRO", then you need to list as many synonyms and related key words as possible. Use the list of words to create multiple combinations with the word AND in order to have a successful search:

  • cointelpro, counterintelligence, fbi
  • civil liberties, freedom, first amendment
  • black panthers, dissenters, politics
cointelpro
and
 civil liberties
and
 black panthers
or
  
or
  
or
counterintelligence
and
 freedom
and
 dissenters
or
  
or
  
or
fbi
and
 first amendment
and
 politic*

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

TIPS:

  • Use symbols such as the * at the end of key words to pick up alternate endings. (politic* = politics, political, politicans, etc.)
  • Use keyword and subject searching together: start with a keyword search, find an item that's relevant, then look for subject headings within item descriptions and incorporate those subject words into your search strategy.

 

I. Define Topic II. Devise Strategy III. Search: Reference, Books, Articles, Web IV. Evaluate & Cite

III. Search Sources

A. REFERENCE sources - Looking for background information or facts?

Sources labeled Ref are in print and available at the SAC Library, 2nd floor reference room. You can also check your local library catalog to see if they own a copy. Online databases require a login from off-campus.You can get login info HERE.

Location & Call No. Reference Source Title
Ref D20 .H543 History in Dispute (17 v.)
Ref E49 .R33 Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (3 v.)
Ref E77 .A496 American Indian History
Ref E93 .N288 Native American rights
Ref E93 .N32 Native Americans
Ref KF8203.36 .G76 ABC-CLIO companion to the Native American rights movement
Ref E169.1 .A471872 America in the 20th Century (13 v.)
Ref E169.12 .A418 American Culture After World War II
Ref E169.12 .A419 American Decades (10 v.)
Ref E174 .D52 Dictionary of American History (10 v.)
Ref E183 .E48 Encyclopedia of American Political History
Ref E184 .A1 E58 Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism (6 v.)
Ref E184 .S75 L357 The Latino Encyclopedia (6 v.)
Ref E185 .A253 The African American Encyclopedia (10 v.)
Ref E185.61 .E544 Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America (3 v.)
HC110 .P6 P598 Poverty in the United States : an encyclopedia of history, politics, and policy
Ref HN17.5 .R356 The Radicalism Handbook: radical activisits, groups, and movements of the 20th c.
Ref HN57 .E59 Encyclopedia of Social Issues (6 v.)
Ref HN59 .L35 Leaders from the 1960s: a biographical sourcebook of American activism
Ref HN90 .R3 H354 Rebels and Renegades: a chronology of social and political dissent in the U.S.
Ref HS2321 .L44 The Left Guide: a guide to left-of-center organizations
Ref HS2321 .R54 The Right Guide: a guide to conservative and right-of-center organizations
Ref HV8144 .F43 C85 There's Something Happening Here: the New Left, the Klan, and FBI counterintelligence
Ref HV8144.F43 T48 The FBI : a comprehensive reference guide
Ref HX86 .E58 Encyclopedia of the American Left
Ref JA61 .E52 Encyclopedia of Political Thought
Ref JK1764 .D53 Encyclopedia of American Activisim, 1960 to the present
Ref KF4770 .F738 Free Expression in America: a documentary history
Ref LA186 .B87 Encyclopedia of Student and Youth Movements
Ref P95.82 .U6 M45 The Media and Politics
Ref Z658 .U5 K37 Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds

Online databases Screen captures - clickable!

Biography Resource Center

Search for names or groups!

 BRC

CQ Researcher

 CQ

Gale Virtual Reference Library

 GVRL

History Resource Center

 HRC

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

 OppView

Oxford Reference Online

 Oxford

I. Define Topic II. Devise Strategy III. Search: Reference, Books, Articles, Web IV. Evaluate & Cite

B. BOOKS, VIDEOS, other items - Looking for in-depth information?

  • QuickSearch Books & Media (Catalog)

    By:     Search for:
  • Remember the old timey Card Catalog? What were the 3 ways you could search it?
  • With the online Catalog, start with a Keyword, then look for Subject headings.
  • A few Subject headings (just copy & paste into box!) you can use to do a Subject search:
  • black panther party
  • political persecution
  • political crimes and offenses--united states
  • dissenters--united states
  • radicalism--united states
  • political activists
  • civil rights--united states
  • press and politics--united states
  • social reformers
  • social change--united states
  • protest movements--united states
  • new left
  • social movements--united states
  • freedom of speech--united states
  • student movements
  • united states--ethnic relations
  • united states--race relations
  • minorities--education
  • mass media--political aspects
  • mass media--influence
  • mass media--social aspects
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I. Define Topic II. Devise Strategy III. Search: Reference, Books, Articles, Web IV. Evaluate & Cite

C. ARTICLES - Looking for current information or need to highlight a specific issue?

Online databases require a login from off-campus.You can get login info HERE.

NOTE: If the full-text of the article isn't available online use the Journal Locator. Just type in the periodical title to see if SAC Library owns a paper copy or if another database offers full-text.

ASP

NYT

JSTOR

Muse

I. Define Topic II. Devise Strategy III. Search: Reference, Books, Articles, Web IV. Evaluate & Cite

D. FREE WEB SITES


IV. Evaluate and Cite your sources

Research Process

And just for fun...here's Bob Dylan with "Subterranean Homesick Blues." The Weathermen (Weather Underground) supposedly got their name from the lyric: you don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows. Full lyrics here.

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