SELECTED RESOURCES
for
SOCI 362—Family in America
PLU LIBRARY
March 18, 2003
Gail Egbers
535-8869/egbersgl@plu.edu


BOOKS:  Our computerized catalog provides access to the materials in our library.  Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings to identify the best subject headings for your topic.  Here are some you might want to try:

 
Family -- Research
Hispanic American families
African American fathers
United States -- Race relations
Family -- United States
Afro-American families
 

FINDING ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS/JOURNALS:  Periodical indexes provide the most efficient subject access to journals, magazines, and newspapers.  Here are some indexes that will be useful:

Sociological Abstracts (via PLU Library Website) Covers the fields of sociology, anthropology, and related social science disciplines. Citations and abstracts are available for over 2,600 journals, books, conference papers, and dissertations (1986 - present). Full text is available for many of the journals when searched simultaneously with EBSCOhost's Academic Search Premier database

EBSCO Academic Search Premier (via PLU Library Website) A multi-disciplinary database that indexes roughly 4,500 journals, magazines, and newspapers with 3,600 titles in full text. Of those, nearly 2,600 titles are full text scholarly (peer reviewed) publications. This academic database provides full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas – including social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and education. Off campus access requires PLU ePass username and password.

Family Index  (via PLU Library Website )Search more than 40,000 citations published from 1995 to present in 2,000 journals that cover family-related topics. Not available off campus.

JSTOR (via PLU Library Website) JSTOR is an archival database with 158 core scholarly journals in the arts and sciences starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. This exciting resource offers the full text (in PDF format) of all content, including articles, book reviews, notes, news, and covers.  You can retrieve specific articles, browse individual journals, or search by topic. As this is an archival service, current issues (usually the latest 3 to 5 years) are NOT available. Requires your PLU ePass username and password when accessed off campus.    

Lexis-Nexis (via PLU Library Website) Access to a range of news, business, legal, and reference information. It is particularly strong in its news coverage, featuring mostly full-text articles from newspapers around the world. It is also strong in its law coverage, offering full text from law reviews, federal case law, and state case law. Off campus access requires PLU ePass username and password.

ATLA (via PLU Library Website)  Indexes international periodicals, multi-author books, and reviews in religion, from 1949 to present.  There is some full-text

Historical New York Times (1851-present) This database offers full-text and full-image articles for the New York Times dating back to the 1851. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF® files.  Off campus access requires PLU ePass username and password.

WorldCat (via PLU Library Website) Worldwide online catalog of books and other materials available in OCLC member libraries.   Off campus access requires PLU ePass username and password.


LOCATING PERIODICALS/JOURNALS: Use Journals at PLU to obtain the call number of the journal you need.  Current issues of journals are shelved on the first floor.  Older issues (bound volumes and microfilm) are on the second and third floors, shelved with the books. Journals at PLU also gives you the location of any full-text journals we have online.



REFERENCE MATERIALS

A to Z of Buddhism (ref. BQ130.P73 2001)
Aggression and conflict: a cross-cultural encyclopedia (ref. HM136.L46 1994)
American immigrant cultures: builders of a nation (ref. E184.A1A63448 1997)
American women: who they are & how they live (ref. HQ1421.A486 1997)
Asian American encyclopedia (ref. E184.O6A827 1995)
Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States (ref. E184.O6B37 1993)
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history (ref. E185.E54 1996)
Encyclopedia of African American religions (ref. BR563.N4E53 1993)
Encyclopedia of African and African-American religions (ref. BL2462.5.E53 2001)
Encyclopedia Of American Catholic History (ref. BX1406.2.E53 1997)
Encyclopedia of American cultural and intellectual history (ref. E169.1.E624 2001)
Encyclopedia of American immigration (ref. JV6465.E53 2001)
Encyclopedia of contemporary American culture (ref. E169.12.E49 2001)
Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture (ref. DC33.7.E53 1998)
Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture (ref. DD290.26.E53 1999)
Encyclopedia of contemporary Japanese culture (ref. DS822.5.E516 2002)
Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures (ref. F1406.E515 2000)
Encyclopedia Of Family Life (ref. HQ534.E53 1999)
Encyclopedia Of Marriage And The Family (ref. HQ9.E52 1995)
Encyclopedia of Mormonism: the history, scripture, doctrine, and procedure of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
     (ref. BX8605.5.E62 1992)
Encyclopedia of multicultural education (ref. LC1099.3.M58 1999)
Encyclopedia Of Multiculturalism (ref. E184.A1E58 1994)
Encyclopedia Of The Chinese Overseas (ref. DS732.E53 1998)
Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of Society on gender (ref. HQ1115.E43 2001)
Encyclopedia of world cultures (ref. GN307.E53 1991)
Gale Encyclopedia Of Multicultural America (ref. E184.A1G14 1995)
Girlhood In America: An Encyclopedia (ref. HQ777.G5745 2001)
Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (ref. HQ767.84.B76 1995)
Historical atlas of Mormonism (ref. G1021.E42H5 1994)
Historical dictionary of the Baha'i Faith (ref. BP327.A33 1998)
Japanese American history: an A-to-Z reference from 1868 to the present (ref. E184.J3J3355 1993)
Marriage, Family, And Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (ref. GN480.B76 1994)
Native Americans: an encyclopedia of history, culture, and peoples (ref. E77.P89 1998)
Pacific Islands: an encyclopedia (ref. DU17.P3 2000)
Parenthood In America: An Encyclopedia (ref. HQ755.8.P3783 2000)
Pocket guide to cultural assessment (ref. RT86.54.G45 1998)
Religion: a cross-cultural encyclopedia (ref. BL80.2.L463 1996)
Statistical Handbook On The American Family (ref. HQ536.S727 1999)
Violence in America: an encyclopedia (ref. HN90.V5V5474 1999)
Women's issues (ref. HQ1115.W6425 1997)


INTERNET:  The Internet is an attractive source of information but it does not have the best information for all situations.   Use the Internet only for supplemental information.  Read the handout "Evaluating Information from the Internet"  (http://www.plu.edu/~egbersgl/evalinternet.html)



BEYOND PLU : PLU's library may not own all of the materials you want to use.  You may either order them from Interlibrary Loan or go to a local library personally.  We are part of a consortium of libraries that includes:  Northwest University, St. Martin's College, University of Puget Sound, Seattle Pacific University, and Seattle University.  You may use your PLU ID card to check out materials from these libraries.  If you wish to order from Interlibrary Loan, be sure to allow sufficient time for the materials to arrive.
 


 
If you have questions while doing library research, ask for help at the reference desk or make an  appointment with me for personal research assistance.   During Spring semester I will have office hours Tuesdays 10 am-1 pm.




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