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Journalism I
English 105
Finding Immigration Information
HOW TO FIND:
Books |
Articles | Web
Sites
FINDING BOOKS
Using Catalogs to locate books:
What's in the Reference Collection on Immigration
- Everyday Law for Immigrants (Ref. KF 4819 .R663 2009)
- United States Immigration (Ref JV 6465 .M55 1996)
- Encyclopedia of American Immigration (Ref. JV 6465 .E53 2001 v1-4)
- Immigration and Multiculturalism (Ref JV 6465 .I4737 2006)
- Immigration: A Documentary and Reference Guide (Ref.JV 6465 .I4723 2009)
- Immigration and Asylum (Ref JV 6012 .I56 2005 v. 1-3)
- The United States Government Manual, 2009-2010 (Ref. JK 421 .A3 2009/2010)
FINDING NEWSPAPER AND JOURNAL ARTICLES
Off-Campus
Access to Licensed Resources.
Print and online 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 or newspaper
once you have a citation.
Use the indexes below, or see the English
Research Guide: Using Indexes and Databases to help select
an index.
Newspaper Indexes
Newspapers - Infotrac Newsstand < about>
InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.
New York Times (1985 to present) < about>
Covers the full text of The New York Times from 1985-present.
NewsBank < about >
Full text coverage of the Detroit News (1999-present) and The Grand Rapids Press (2002-present).
PressDisplay < about >
Sixty day backfile of 400+ newspapers from around the world.
Kalamazoo
Gazette Index Online Index
Available through the Kalamazoo
Public Library.
Click on "Search," then click on "Gazette and
Local History" on the left.
Coverage: 1972 - present (often a few months behind).
Kalamazoo Gazette Index Print Index
Reference, first floor, Microfilm area, Z6953 .K2
Library has 1972-86, 1989-1997 in print, 1986-1988 on microfilm.
Kalamazoo Gazette
Covers 10/1/2005 to present through Campus Research: News & Law.
Where is the Kalamazoo Gazette in the Kalamazoo College
Library?
The Kalamazoo Gazette [In Print]
Newspapers / Second Floor
Library has: Current until microfilm arrives.
The Kalamazoo Gazette [Microform]
Reference, microfilm area, first floor
Library has: 1978-
See Finding
Newspapers for a list Kalamazoo College's newspaper indexes,
full-text newspaper databases, and newspaper holdings.
Journal Indexes
Humanities Abstracts < about >
PAIS
International (Public Affiairs Information Service)
< about
>
Social Sciences Abstracts < about >
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
3.) WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
FULL-TEXT RESOURCES
Full text online resources include
citation information as well as the article itself.
General Reference Center Gold <
about
>
Proquest Research
Library <
about
>
OmniFile <
about
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Westlaw Campus Research: News & Business < about >
Westlaw Campus Research: Law < about >
Don't forget to use bibliographies
contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating
books, and journal articles!
WEBSITES
See the English Research
Guide: Websites
See Finding Web Sites for
Search Engines and Search Tools
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?
Government Websites:
Useful Websites
Opinion Poll Websites
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