Background Information	Research Process Flow Chart (Inspiration)
Books & Videos at Landmark Library	Research Process Flow Chart (Word)
Books & Videos at Other Libraries	Search Terms Worksheet (Word)
Websites	Formulating a Research Question (Word)
Articles
Citations

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Find Background Information

Reference area (first floor)

Sociology

  Dictionary of Sociology - 301.03 D5546

  21st Century Sociology: a reference handbook - 301 T971

  The Basics of Sociology

Gender

  Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender - 306.703 E56

  Gay and Lesbian Issues - 305.90664 S8492G

  Gender and Education - 370.8203 G325

  Women's Rights on Trial - 346.730134 FRO

Race

  Encyclopedia of Multicultural America - 305.80097303 GAL

Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States - 305.800973 E56

  Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society - 305.8003 E56

  Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination - 303.385 P9745

Law

  Business of Sports (v.1) - 796.0691 B979

  The Law of Higher Education - 344.73074 K17L

Violence

Violence in America - 303.60973 VIO

Online Encyclopedia

• Britannica Online

 

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Find Books & DVDs at the Landmark College Library

• Search the Library Catalog for books & movies in the Landmark College Library.
• Some recommended titles are below:
  

 

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Find Books & Videos Available from Other Libraries

1. Search in WorldCat for an item:
   

   Search for an item in libraries near you: Enter title, subject or author
   WorldCat.org >>

2. Print-out the record for the item you want and bring it the front desk of the library OR email the information to library@landmark.edu
3. Allow up to two weeks (average is one week) for the materials to arrive.
   

 

Find Websites

Use the C.R.A.P. Test to evaluate your web sources.

Getting the Goods from Google

• Sourcebook for Criminal Justice Statistics Online
  http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
  

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  http://www.aclu.org/key-issues

• Pew Research Center

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
  http://www.cdc.gov/
  • Health topics including: Injury, violence and safety and Life Stages and Populations
    
    
• Economic Policy Institute
  http://www.epi.org
  • Research on economic policy focused on working class; data on unemployment and employment rates by gender
    
    
• Fedstats
  http://www.fedstats.gov/

 

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Find Articles

Use the Search Term Worksheet to organize your search strategy.

Article Databases

Covers All Topics

• General OneFile (via Gale)

• Academic Search Premier (via Ebsco)

Social Issues/ Pro Con Articles

• CQ Researcher (via CQ Press)
  In depth reports on health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

• Issues and Controversies (via Facts On File)
  Objective analyses of hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.

Have a Citation for an Article?

• Search for the title of the journal in Journal Finder to see if the full text is available in one of our databases. 
• If the article is not available, ask for help at the Library front desk. 
• We will get the article from another library.

Citations

• NoodleBib
  Create an account to save your bibliography.

• KnightCite
  Quickly make citations for most sources.

 

Need Help?
Contact your class librarian Elizabeth Dolinger   x1628
Or Library Front Desk x1648

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