HANDOUTS

• Library Essentials - Word PDF 
• Using Online Databases -
• Citing Sources - Word PDF 
• Controversial Topics  Word PDF
• Evaluating Websites -  

Activity: Research Practice

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

Find biographies in the online catalog - SUBJECT: person's name AND SUBJECT: biography

Find speeches in the online catalog - SUBJECT: person's name AND SUBJECT: (speeches or oratory)

Cesar Chavez Examples:

• The words of César Chávez [electronic book] 

• Cesar Chavez: autobiography of La Causa
• Learning about justice from the life of Cesar Chavez [electronic book]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Examples: 

• Learning about dignity from the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. [electronic book]
• At the river I stand: Memphis, the 1968 strike, and Martin Luther King
• Going down Jericho Road: the Memphis strike, Martin Luther King's last campaign

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

• Academic Search Complete
• Biography Resource Center
• Newspapers
  • New York Times Historical (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
• History Resource Center United States
• JSTOR

INTERNET SITES

     HOT LINKS - useful free websites in all subjects

• United Farm Workers official website
• The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

SEARCH STRATEGIES

• Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
  • Find speeches in the online catalog - SUBJECT: person's name AND SUBJECT: (speeches or oratory)
  • Find biographies in the online catalog - SUBJECT: person's name AND SUBJECT: biography
• Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
• Quotation marks for exact phrase
• Truncation - root + variants (*) 
• Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.

OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???

•  PDF or HTML in database
• A to Z Online Journal Locator
• IDB & ILL

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Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

Library Instructors:  Laura Tull