Sources of Information For Your Persuasive Papers. ARTICLES = Article & Database Searching. To find journal, magazine and newspaper articles

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1 Sources of Information For Your Persuasive Papers ARTICLES = Article & Database Searching To find journal, magazine and newspaper articles Academic Search Premier a good multi-disciplinary index that will have articles on all subjects from a mix of popular magazines and scholarly journals. Many of the articles are full-text and there is a direct link from the index to the Library s catalog. Do keyword searching. For example: (home birth* or birthing centers) and united states illegal immigra* and rights title ix and gender discrimination catholic priest* and celibacy barbie and girls and image We did the search: barbie and girls and image week7\persuasive-papers.pdf,

2 Once you have done your keyword search, you can locate your articles by looking to see if they are available as a full text document from the database. Look for a link that says Full Text in it, such as: PDF Full Text or Linked Full Text or HTML Full Text week7\persuasive-papers.pdf,

3 If the article is not available as a full-text document, you will need to do the following: 1. Write down the title of the journal that the article appears in and the month, date, and year that the article was published. You ll also need to write down the volume, issue, and page number/s of the article. 2. Once you have recorded the information, click the Search the UA Library Catalog link at the bottom of the article s record. You will be routed to a catalog record for the journal: 3. From here, you can get the journal s Call # and go find the article off of the shelf. 4. If you find that an electronic copy of your journal is available, you can follow the web access links and use the information that you recorded in Step 1 to search for an electronic copy of the article. week7\persuasive-papers.pdf,

4 Other Useful Databases Look at the alphabetical list under Find Databases by TITLE to locate the following databases. You can also click the All Databases link to see a complete list of Library databases. CQ Researcher a good source for research about broad contemporary issues. Its good for background and current information on an issue and it gives a pro-con essay on each topic. It is full-text. Do concept searching. For example: adoption gay marriage hazing stem cell research illegal immigration endangered species InfoTrac OneFile another good multidisciplinary index with lots of full-text. Do keyword searching, like in Academic Search Premier. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe a good source for full-text newspaper articles from major newspapers around the world and from many U.S. newspapers. This source is good for any current news topic and for editorials. Choose General News and Major Papers. Other good sections are World News, U.S. News and University News. Specialized Subject Indexes the Library has hundreds of specialized subject indexes. To find them choose Articles & Database Searching and then browse in Find Databases in your SUBJECT area: Some examples are: Education ERIC Ethnic issues Ethnic Newswatch Health Health Reference Center, Alt-Health Watch History Historical Abstracts, America: History & Life Philosophy or Ethics Philosopher s Index Political science or Public Policy PAIS Public Affairs Information Service Psychology PsycInfo Science and Technology Applied Science and Technology Sociology Sociological Abstracts Women s Studies GenderWatch, Contemporary Women s Issues If you need help finding information for your paper: Ask for help at one of the Library s reference desks in the Main Library Information Commons or the Science-Engineering Library. Go online to the Library s web site and Ask A Librarian week7\persuasive-papers.pdf,

5 BOOKS = Search the Library Catalog The UA Library Catalog Do a keyword search in the catalog to find books or book chapters on your topic. You do the same kind of keyword searching connecting keywords or phrases with and that you did in the indexes. Click on the book title the looks useful to you and then look at the catalog record check the location, call number and status of the book (in library, lost, due, etc.). Use the Call Number Location Guide link at the top of each record to find the exact location of the book. If you need help finding information for your paper: Ask for help at one of the Library s reference desks in the Main Library Information Commons or the Science-Engineering Library, call us at , or go online to the Library s web site and Ask A Librarian. week7\persuasive-papers.pdf,