AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

LIBRARY INSTRUCTION

Jacqueline A. GillAssociate ProfessorReference212-650-6089jgill@ccny.cuny.eduhttp://learningthelibrary.com

Click the down or up arrows on your BROWSER to move forwards backwards OR click the screen

• Develop a research question• Think of key words• Choose a resource to search• Look for information• Read• Evaluate the information you find• Modify your search• Take notes • Citing sources

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Research Strategy

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Electronic Databases

EBSCO Host PremierEBSCO Host Premier

CUNY+

Lexis-NexisLexis-Nexis Ethnic Newswatch Ethnic Newswatch

Biography IndexBiography Index

America History and LifeAmerica History and Life

New York Times HistoricalNew York Times Historical

EBSCOHOST PREMIER

EBSCOHOST

• From the City College Library homepage click the Quick Links icon to go the the City College Library Resource page.

EBSCOHOST

• Click the link for EBSCOHost Premier.

SEARCHING FROM HOME

• First Time Users:

• First time users must have their ID validated at the Circulation Desk.

• Type in your 14-digit CCNY ID barcode

• Hit Submit

• Fill in required fields

• Then sign in as a “Return User”

• Return Users:

• Sign in with email and password you created

• Hit Submit

EBSCOHOST

• Next to each database is a check box. Scroll down the page and select the databases by selecting the check box.

EBSCOHOST

• Enter your terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or, not) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search.

EBSCOHOST

• Results are shown for the topic HOMELESSNESS and NEW YORK .

CUNY+ ONLINE BOOK CATALOG

• From the City College Library homepage click CUNY+ Catalog.• http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/• CUNY+ may also be accessed from your home by entering the above address.

CUNY+

• Click the CUNY+ Catalog link.

CUNY+

• On the Basic Search page enter a keyword and search all fields within the CUNY database.

CUNY+

• This search retrieved all titles authored by Toni Morrison which are found in the City College Library.

• Click the number to see the full record.

• Or you can click this link to go directly to the call number.

CUNY+

• This is the location of the book.

• The call number is noted here.

• Item status tells you that the book can be checked out.

• Due Date - If there is a date here, the book has been checked out.

CUNY+

LEXIS-NEXIS

LEXIS-NEXIS

• Click Guided News Search.

LEXIS-NEXIS

• Step 1: Select General News.

• Step 2: Select majors papers or journals.

• Sept. 3 Input your search terms (3 boxes are provided).

• Step 4: dates to search.

• Sept 5: (Optional) Select name of newspaper or journal to search.

• Click Search.

LEXIS-NEXIS

• Results are listed.

• Click the title link to view the full text.

• Everything is NOT on the Web – AND – what’s there is NOT ALWAYS TRUE!!

• Evaluating Information Found on the Internet – John Hopkins Univ.

• http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html

• Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask – UC Berkeley

• http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/• Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html• Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based

Worldwide Web Resources, Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library

• http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/discipline.htm

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY EVALUATING WEBSITES

AFRICAN AMERICANS -- GENERAL RESOURCES

• http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill28.htm

AFRICAN AMERICANS –Additional research assistance

• When you begin your research in the City College library stop by the Reference Desk and a librarian will be glad to assist you.

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