HUMA 1301 @ NLC Library
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ACTIVITY - Start your research today
Cite it!
Want books? Use:
ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG
Encyclopedia of the Ancient World (NLC Ref. book)
Pandora's Box:The Changing Aspects of a Mythical Symbol (SAC book)
Mummies & Death in Egypt (SAC/PAC book)
The Stonehenge People: An Exploration of Life in Neolithic Britain (NLC ebook)
Want articles? Use:
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
Academic Search Complete
Academic OneFile
JSTOR
History Resource Center: World
eLibrary Curriculum: History Study Center - click on "History" under "Visit Our Special Collections" on the side
Proxy Login - you will need a username + password to access databases from a home computer/usually same as your PALS login
INTERNET SITES
HOT LINKS - links to websites in all subjects selected by NLC librarians
Search Engines - try the "Academic Search Engines"
SEARCH STRATEGIES
- Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
- 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???
NEED HELP? Contact Us!
Call: (210) 486-5388
Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu
Library Instructors: Sarah Garrett, Linda Plevak
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