Lynne Rudasill - rudasill@uiuc.edu
Office Hours:
Education and Social Science Library - 100 Main Library - Tuesday - 10 - 11:00 a.m.
(244-1868)
Center for Global Studies - 306 International Studies Bldg. - Thursday - 2-3:00 p.m.
(265-6879)
Other times by appointment
The University Library is one of the largest in the United States. We own over 11 million titles and subscribe to thousands of electronic resources as well. There are people here who can assist you with your research. First and foremost - ask questions of us! There is always some confusion about which resources will be most useful, as well as where they can be found. This points to the two functions of library research - discovery and location. Although we can't read the material for you, we can certainly help you find it. If you like to learn things on your own, try using the Learn to Use the Library site. For super help keeping track of the articles and books you have read, sign up for a RefWorks account.
You first need to discover if there are materials available to support your research. Use the Online Catalog and the Article Databases, as well as readings from your class to discover what is out there. Sometimes, you will be able to locate the materials you need in the same step, especially if you are using databases that contain full-text documents.
Search for books and articles related to your topic.
Find Articles, Books, Journals and Web Pages
ABI/Inform Complete Easy to
search database identifies articles on business, finance, and management topics from regional, U.S.
and international publications. Comprises full-text business periodicals and news sources from
ABI/INFORM Archive, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, and ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry. Has
over 1000 full text journals. Does an excellent job of suggesting topics, indicating both scholarly
journals and trade publications and provides full-text online.
Access World News - This is a
great resource for current events. In addition to indexing and providing full text for many local,
regional, national, and international newspapers, you can find newswire stories, broadcast
transcripts, and current issues of the New York Times, Newsweek, and more.
Communication Abstracts -
Identifies publications in communications including international literature in film studies, the
role of technology in human communications, crisis communication and public opinion.
Communication
and Mass Media - Another easy-to-search database that covers a huge amount of information in
the area.
Electronic
Newspapers - A large number of newspapers are available electronically through the Library
Gateway. This link will provide the entire list for you to choose from. They are both national and
international in origin.
Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe -A comprehensive source for news, business, and legal information, with full
text and abstracts. Includes foreign news sources, major U.S. newspapers, regional U.S. news
services, radio and television transcripts, federal and state case law, medical, legislative and
industry news, annual reports from Securities and Exchange Commission and many other sources.
Newspapers are updated several times daily, and wire services hourly.
Historical Abstracts - Identifies international articles and books on history
since 1450, excluding the U.S. and Canada. I A targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the
social sciences and humanities is provided.
America History and Life is a
companion database that covers articles about the United States and its history.
Historical Newspapers - A large number of resources are listed here. The
collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available
issue.
Historical New York Times The
archive of the United States' paper of record 1851- 2005. For current articles in the New York
Times go to
Access World News, choose New
York Times from the left menu and then click on the title from the list.
JSTOR - Includes the full-text of over
100 journals in the areas of African American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology,
economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science,
population studies, sociology, and statistics. Most include full texts of complete journals from
their inception up to a “moving wall.” The moving wall is a fixed period of time ranging, in most
cases, from 2 to 5 years, that defines the gap between the most recently published issue and the
date of the most recent issues available in JSTOR.
Project Muse - Picks up where
JSTOR leaves off for scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
P.A.I.S
. (Public Affairs Information
Service) - This is a bibliographic index with abstracts covering the full range of political,
social, and public policy issues. Topics covered include economic, political, and social issues,
business, finance, law, international trade and relations, public administration, government,
political science, and any topics that are or might become the subject of legislation. The database
covers selected journal articles, books, statistics, yearbooks, directories, conference
proceedings, pamphlets, reports, government documents, and microfiche. More than 1,600 journals and
over 8,000 monographs are indexed each year. Coverage includes documents published worldwide in any
of six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The subject headings
and abstracts are in English. Covers 1915-present.
Is it a scholarly journal? To double check yourself if you don't really know, go to Ulrich International Periodicals Directory and search for your journal title. If you would like to see if a journal is available electronically, go to Online Research Resources and enter the journal title to see if we have it.
The University of Illinois is a member of several library cooperatives. In addition to our collection, we work with other academic libraries in Illinois to make sure the materials you need can get to you in a pretty seamless manner. If you are looking for books, documents, av materials and more, go to the University Library Catalog. This is a subset of the I-Share catalog that provides access to all of the participating libraries in the state. All of these materials can be requested through the catalog and you can specify the location where you want to pick up your books. If you find a resource that is not available through either of these catalogs, go to WorldCat to search further. If you have found a book in WorldCat, or if you need to order a copy of an article, go to the Illiad help page for more information and to fill out a request. In most cases, you will be notified by e-mail that your requested material has arrived and how to pick it up.
Two print resources may be of use to you for this project. The Right Guide (Q320.5202573 R4491997) and the Left Guide (Q320.51 L522) provide information on a wide range of organizations including their missions, membership, publications, and more. These are available at the Education and Social Science Library in the Reference area. Stop at the reference desk if you need help finding anything.
Propaganda is more than just words. For some excellent digitized examples of propaganda go to Illinois Harvest and enter a term that is of interest to you.
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Last modified by: Megean Osuchowski on 11/16/09