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Qualitative Research Methods
Anthropology/Sociology
ANSO 245
Anthropology/Sociology Research Guide Library Web Site
HDSR Research Guide Ask a Librarian
Education Research Guide Academic Resource Center

How to Find:
Books | Book Chapters | Review Articles | Journal Articles | Websites | Citing Sources

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Finding Books

Using Catalogs to Find Books:

    1.) Ariadne
    • Search by Keyword
    • Find and Use Subject Headings
    • Browse the shelves by Call Number
    2.) MeLCat (includes Western's libraries)
    • Search by Keyword
    • Find and Use Subject Headings
    • About MeLCat
    3.) WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
    • Search by Keyword
    • Find and Use Subject Headings
    • Browse the shelves by Call Number
    • Waldo Library: Hours and How to get to Western
    4.) WorldCat and 5.) Interlibrary Loan
    • Search by Keyword
    • Find and Use Subject Headings
    • Order item through Interlibrary Loan

How does Searching work? See this interactive explanation!

Using Subject Headings

  • Search by Keyword and look for Subject Headings in individual records
  • Do a new Keyword Search using words from the Subject Headings

Examples of Subject Headings:

 

See also: Library of Congress Classification...

Western Michigan's Waldo Library - Hours and How to get to Western

 

Book Chapters

To find chapters within books, do a keyword search in Ariadne on your topic, whether your topic is an idea, a period of history, or a person. A keyword search will search multiple fields of the record for a book, such as title, author, contents, etc. The field called Contents is where chapter titles are listed.

Example: social justice

In Ariadne, you can use a keyword search to find your topic specifically in the contents note field, where chapter titles are listed. To search the note field, your search would look like this:

Example: n:leadership style

Some indexes allow you to search specifically for book chapters.

 

Finding Review Articles

Annual Review of Anthropology
K has Print: 1972-current (missing 1985), call number GN1 .A623
K has Online Full Text Access 1972 - present

Annual Review of Sociology
K has Print: 1976-current, call number HM1 .A56x
K has Online Full Text Access 1975 - present

Annual Review of Psychology
K has: Print, 1950-current, call number BF30 .A56
K has Online Full Text Access 1950 - present

 

 

Finding Journal Articles

Scholarly Journals (American Sociological Review)

  • Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
  • Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographies.
  • Individual issues have little or no advertising.
  • Articles must go through a peer-review process.
  • Articles usually report original scholarly research.
  • Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
  • Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the discipline.

Popular Magazines (Time, Newsweek)

  • Authors are free lance writers or magazine staff members.
  • Authors may mention sources, but rarely cite them in notes or bibliographies.
  • Individual issues contain many advertisements.
  • There is no peer review process. Articles are reviewed by editors or publishers.
  • Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
  • Articles are meant to inform and entertain an educated audience.
  • Language is written for the general adult audience (no specialized jargon).

Is it Scholarly? Look it up in Ulrich's Online!

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Online < about >
Look for section called "Document Type"
Document Type MUST say "Academic/Scholarly Publication" to be considered scholarly!

 

Journal Indexes

Indexes tell you *who published what*, and provide citation information, including author, article title, journal title, publication date, volume number, and page number of the article.
Citations do not include the full text of the article.

See How to Find Journal Articles.

 

Social Sciences Abstracts < about >

Social Sciences Citation Index < about >

Education Abstracts < about >

ERIC < about > Educational Resource Information Center

ATLA Religion Database < about >

PsycINFO < about >

Philosopher's Index < about >

PAIS International < about > Political Science

 

Do you have access to a journal?  

    1.) Ariadne (print)
    • Title search on Title of the Journal to locate print journal
    2.) Online Journals at K
    • Title search on Title of the Journal to locate article in a Full Text Database

Is a particular journal covered in a specific Index?

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Online < about >

 

Don't forget to use bibliographies found in reference books, annotated bibliographies, books, and journal articles!

 

 

Full-Text Databases

Online Journals at K

Off-Campus Access to Licensed Resources

 

JSTOR < about >
Full text database of scholarly journals in many disciplines. Most recent three to five years of issues are not included.

Project Muse < about >
Full text of Johns Hopkins University Press scholarly journals.

Full Text Databases that include a mix of Scholarly and Popular sources:

Academic OneFile < about >

Expanded Academic ASAP < about >

General Reference Center Gold < about >

Proquest < about >
Fulltext database with scholarly and popular sources. You can select to search only peer-reviewed journals.

OmniFile < about >

 

Websites

To find Web sites, use search engines and web indexes. See Finding Web Sites and Web Indexes and Directories.

WorldCat < about >
WorldCat contains bibliographic citations for high-quality Web sites on a variety of subjects. When you search WorldCat for Web sites, remember to check the box for "Internet Resources" in the section called "Limit type to". Sites are selected according to a collection development policy that emphasizes quality, authoritativeness, and durability.

The Association of Religion Data Archives ARDA http://www.thearda.com/
"Our goal is to preserve and provide access to high-quality data on religion in the United States and abroad. The ARDA is primarily an archive, meaning that we store the data that other researchers have collected."

Pew Forum
"The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. It also provides a neutral venue for discussions of timely issues through roundtables and briefings."

 

Statistics Websites

 

Michigan Statistics and U.S. Government Resources

 

 

Use these points to evaluate the credibility of Websites:

1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up to date?
5. Coverage
Does the site cover the topic comprehensively, or are there information gaps?

Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:

 

Citing Your Sources

For examples of several citation styles used in scholarly literature, please see:

How to Cite Sources

 

The American Anthropological Association has based its citation style on the Chicago style.
For more on the American Anthropological Association style, see http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guidelines.cfm

 

ALWAYS check the style manual!! DO NOT rely on other guides!