Seminar 100: Arts & Social Change

Searching Cavalog:

You can search for a specific movie by entering the movie title in the title search box. You can browse our media collection by limiting you search by location and selecting media. If you are only interested in watching a DVD you can limit your search to DVD in the item type limit.

Searching for Secondary Sources:

You can find the suggested databases by selecting the database tab on the Library's homepage

Scholarly Articles:
–Academic Search Premier
–Communication & Mass Media Complete
–EthnicNewsWatch
–GenderWatch
–Lexis-Nexis
–MLA International Bibliography
–Sage Journals Online
–SocIndex

Movie Reviews:
–Lexis-Nexis
–Philadelphia Inquirer
–Wall Street Journal
–New York Times

Internet Resources:
•Movie Review Query Engine
–http://www.mrqe.com/
•Internet Movie Database
–http://www.imdb.com/
•US Conference of Catholic Bishops
–http://www.usccb.org/movies/
•Film Critic
–http://www.filmcritic.com/
•CineFiles
–http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cinefiles/
•Senses of Cinema
–http://www.sensesofcinema.com/
•Film Philosophy
–http://www.film-philosophy.com/

MLA Citation Style:

Style guide available through the Library. It is found under the Style Guide link on the Library's homepage.

Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

Assignment Guidelines:

1. Select a Web site dedicated to your disease or problem
2. Find a peer reviewed journal article related to your disease from the past 3 years.
3. Find a magazine article related to your disease from the past year.
4. Find a newspaper article related to your disease from the past 6 months.

Criteria for Evaluating a Web Page:

• Organization
• Authority
• Accuracy/Objectivity
• Currency
• Scope

Discussion of Web site reliability:

• Wikipedia Entry: John Seigenthaler
• Wikipedia vs. Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Comment from Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia’s founder

Databases:

• Academic Search Premier –Information about this database. View a tutorial
• Health Source- Information about this database. View a tutorial
• Lexis-Nexis - Information about searching this database

Citation Format (Remember you are using a modified APA):

APA (American Psychological Assoc.):An APA citation formats information sheet is available by clicking on the Style Guides link on the Library’s homepage. Also, all the suggested databases provide APA and other citation styles for articles found in those databases. These citations can be e-mailed directly to you. After you select an appropriate article click on the “E-mail” link and then select the appropriate citation style under the “Citation Format” heading. You can also use this information sheet to guide your citation format.

Introducation to Judaism

Evaluating Internet Information

Reasons to Evaluate

Anyone can create a website
Websites are created for many reasons
Facts and opinions are mixed
Are the facts used current

Five Criteria for Evaluating a Web Page
Authority
Accuracy/Objectivity
Currency
Organization
Scope

Types of Information
Domains: .com, .org, .edu, .gov, .net, .info…Remember to examine the URL for clues about the Web site

Introduction to Biology

Research Process:
1. Define your topic
2. Locate background information and identify keywords/terms
· What are the key concepts in your topic?
· What are the scientific concepts?
· What terms will you use?
3. Translate the topic into a search query
4. Choose the proper search tool
5. Perform your search and evaluate your results

Reference Source:
Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences – Information about this publication

Databases:
Academic Search Premier – Information about this database/Tutorial
ACS PublicationsAnnual Reviews – Information about this database
Basic Biosis – Information about this database
Bio Digest – Information about this database
HighWire Press
ScienceDirect

Interlibrary Loan (Resource Sharing):
Articles can be requested from within most databases for interlibrary loan. First check to see if your article is available from another database by selecting the “Check for full-text availability” or “Check Linksource” links. If your article is available you will be directed to the article within the other database. If the article is not available, select the “Request through ILL” or “Borrow this item from another library” and complete the request form. You may also contact Sherry Becht directly at (610) 902-8538 or by e-mail at sherry.becht at cabrini dot edu.

Citation Format: APA (American Psychological Assoc.):
An APA citation formats information sheet is available by clicking on the Style Guides link on the Library’s homepage. Also, all the suggested databases provide APA and other citation styles for articles found in those databases. These citations can be e-mailed directly to you. After you select an appropriate article click on the “E-mail” link and then select the appropriate citation style under the “Citation Format” heading. You can also use this information sheet to guide your citation format.

Writing for the Workplace

Research Process:

1. Define your topic
2. Locate background information and identify keywords/terms
· What are the key concepts in your topic?
· What terms will you use?
3. Translate the topic into a search query
4. Choose the proper search tool
5. Perform your search and evaluate your results

Reference Source:

Advertising Red Book – Information about this publication
International Directory of Company Histories – Information about this publication
Industry Surveys – Information about this publication
Value Line Investment Survey – Information about this publication

Databases:

Academic Search Premier – Information about the database/Tutorial
Business Source Premier - Information about the database/Tutorial
Lexis-Nexis - Information about searching this database

Criteria for Evaluating a Web Page:

Organization
Authority
Accuracy/Objectivity
Currency
Scope

Teacher Research

Databases:

There are three primary databases you should search: Academic Search Premier, Education Research Complete, and ERIC. Depending on the research topic also try searching PsycARTICLES and PsycINFO. Use the links to learn more about what the database has to offer and take any of the five tutorials offered. Remember the importance of choosing the proper search terms to use. If you are having trouble with search terms remember to use the "subject terms" or "thesaurus" links to search for search terms used by the database.

Academic Search Premier – Information about this database/Tutorial
Education Research Complete – Information about this database/Tutorial
ERIC – Information about this database/Tutorial
PsycARTICLES – Information about this database/Tutorial
PsycINFO – Information about this database/Tutorial

Citation Format: APA (American Psychological Assoc.):

An APA citation formats information sheet is available by clicking on the Style Guides link on the Library’s homepage. Also, all the suggested databases provide APA and other citation styles for articles found in those databases. These citations can be e-mailed directly to you. After you select an appropriate article click on the “E-mail” link and then select the appropriate citation style under the “Citation Format” heading. You can also use this information sheet to guide your citation format. Or create a citation using Microsoft Word 2007. You can do this by selecting "References" and than "Citations & Bibliograpy".

English Composition

Research Process:
1. Define your topic/Develop a research question
2. Locate background information and identify keywords/terms·

• What are the key concepts in your topic?
• What terms will you use?

3. Translate the topic into a search query
4. Choose the proper search tool
5. Perform your search and evaluate your results

Argumentative Essay:
Establishing Arguments (from The OWL At Purdue)

Books:
The Library’s Opposing Viewpoints series is an excellent resource for argumentative essays. To find titles in this series select the Cavalog tab at the top of the Library’s homepage. Type “opposing viewpoints” in the “series” search box. Next type your topic into the “word or phrase” search box. Some examples of titles in this series are:

Energy alternatives by: Passero, Barbara. (TJ808.2 .E628 2006)
Conserving the environment by: Dupler, Douglas. (TD170.3 .C66 2006)
Oil by: Nakaya, Andrea C. (HD9565 .O55 2006)
Energy alternatives : opposing viewpoints by: Cothran, Helen. (TJ163.2 .E4555 2002)
Illegal immigration by: Haerens, Margaret (JV6483 .I52 2006)
Immigration : opposing viewpoints by: Williams, Mary E. (JV6483 .I5533 2004)
Humanity's future by: Gerdes, Louise I. (T14.5 .H865 2006)

Databases:
There are many primary databases you should search:

Academic Search Premier – Information about the database/Tutorial
Communication & Mass Media – Information about the database/Tutorial
Humanities International – Information about the database/Tutorial
JSTOR – Information about the database/Tutorial
Project Muse - Information about this database

Citation Format: MLA (Modern Language Assoc.):
An MLA citation formats information sheet is available by clicking on the Style Guides link on the Library’s homepage. Also, all the suggested databases provide APA and other citation styles for articles found in those databases. These citations can be e-mailed directly to you. After you select an appropriate article click on the “E-mail” link and then select the appropriate citation style under the “Citation Format” heading. You can also use this information sheet to guide your citation format.