COURSE RESEARCH GUIDES

Communities and Schools
Anthropology 270

Books | Journal Articles | Citing Sources

A Step-by-Step Guide

1.) Ariadne

• Search by Keyword (use Boolean Logic)
• Find and Use Subject Headings

2.) MeLCat

• Search by Keyword
• Find and Use Subject Headings
• About MeLCat

3.) Western Michigan's WestCat

• 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
• Request item through ILLiad - Interlibrary Loan

See the Education Research Guide on Finding Books.

Search by Keyword and look for Subject Headings in individual records.
To modify a search:

• Use words from the Subject Heading in a Keyword search
• Click on the Subject Heading itself

Examples of Subject Headings:

• Education
• Education, Bilingual -- United States
• Public schools -- United States
• Minorities -- Education -- United States
• Special education -- Social aspects -- United States

Background Sources

• Almanac of American education (Reference LA 217.2 .A45)
• Condition of education (Reference L 112 .A64x)
• Encyclopedia of African-American education (Reference LC 2717 .E53 1996)
• Encyclopedia of American education (Reference LB 17 .U54 2001)
• Encyclopedia of education (Reference LB 15 .E47 2003)
• Greenwood dictionary of education (Reference LB 15 .G68 2003)

FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES

See Finding Journal Articles and the Education Research Guide.

A Step-by-Step Guide

1.) Look for citations and articles

• Gather citations with Indexes and Databases
  • Indexes and databases in Education
  • Alphabetically by index or database name
• Find citations in books and articles with Bibliographies
• Search for articles in Full Text Databases
  (listed on the Databases page; look for (FT) after the database name)

2.) Locate the journal when you have a citation

• Seach Ariadne for the journal title
• Search the Online Journals at K for the journal title
• Search WestCat for the journal title
• Interlibrary Loan

What Journals does the Library Own?

• In paper - Check Ariadne - search on your discipline or subject area, and in Step 2, limit the location to "Periodicals"
  • Or - Search Ariadne for a specific journal - enter the journal title into the Ariadne Title Search
• Online - Check Online Journals at K - to find out what online journals the Library subscribes to

Which index includes the journal I'm looking for?

• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory < about >
  Look for the tab called "Abstracting & Indexing"

Sources for Citations and Articles

Use the indexes below, or see the Education Research Guide: Indexes and Databases to help select an index or database. To use these resources from off campus, see or Databases page or Off-Campus Access to Licensed Resources.

Online Indexes

Indexes will lead you to article citations that include author, article title, journal title, volume number, publication date, and page number information about the article. Citations do not include the entire article. You must locate the journal once you have a citation.

Education Abstracts < about >

ERIC < about >

Social Sciences Abstracts < about >

Full-Text Online Resources

Full text online resources include citation information as well as the article itself.

• Do we have a particular journal in full text? Ask the Online Journals at K
• Online Journals at K in Education

JSTOR < about >
Some relevant journals in JSTOR:
History of Education Quarterly (1961-1999)
Sociology of Education (1963-2002)

Project MUSE < about >
Some relevant journals in Project MUSE:
The Journal of General Education (n.2 1999;2000-)

Proquest < about >

General Reference Center Gold < about >

OmniFile < about >

Types of Periodicals

Periodicals are publications that are issued "periodically" - that is, at regular time intervals, such as weekly, monthly, or quarterly. They can be magazines, journals, or newspapers. Periodicals can be divided into two broad categories: scholarly journals, and news or popular magazines. These two types of publications serve different purposes and different audiences.

Scholarly Journals (Current Anthropology)

• 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 (National Geographic)

• Authors are freelance 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).

Scholarly or Not?
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Online < about >
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Ref. Desk Z6941 .U5)
Look for section called "Document Type"
Document Type MUST say "Academic/Scholarly Publication" to be considered scholarly!

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

CITING YOUR SOURCES

American Anthropologist Style Guide

American Ethnologist Style Guide

Chicago Manual of Style
15th ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Reference, Z253 .U69 2003.

Chicago Style
An online guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center

Chicago Manual of Style Documentation
A web site for citing electronic resources in the Chicago Style

See also: How to Cite Sources

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

When in doubt, ask your instructor!