Human Development and Social Relations
Contemporary Issues in Public Health
HDSR 210

Books | Journal Articles | Newspapers | Critical Thinking | Citing Sources

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Finding Books

Using Catalogs to locate books:

1.) Ariadne

• Search by Keyword
• Find and Use Subject Headings
• Browse the shelves by Call Number

2.) MeLCat

• 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

 

See also: Library of Congress Classification...

See the HDSR Research Guide on Finding Books.

Using Subject Headings

• Search by Keyword and look for Subject Headings in individual records.
  Then....Use words from the Subject Heading in a Keyword search

Examples of Subject Headings:

• Community Health Services
• Public Health
• Social Medicine
• Social Medicine -- United States
• Women's Health Services
• World Health

How does Searching work? See this interactive explanation!

Background Sources in Health

• CQ's state fact finder 2006: Rankings across America (Ref. HA214 .H6 2006)
• Encyclopedia of obesity and eating disorders Ref. RC552.E18 C37 2000)
• Human diseases and conditions (Ref. RC81.A2 H75 2000)
• Mental health, United States (Ref. RA 790.6 .M463 2000)
• Our bodies, ourselves for the new century: A book by and for women (Ref. RA778 .N49 1998)
• Portrait of health in the United States (Ref. RA 410.53 .P67 2001)
• Statistical handbook on adolescents in America (Ref. HQ796 .S8237 1996)
• Statistical handbook on aging Americans (Ref. HQ1064.U5 S343 1994)
• Statistical handbook on infectious diseases (Ref. RA643 .W33 2003)
• Statistical portrait of the United States: Social conditions and trends (Ref. HA214 .S84 1998)
• Statistical record of Black America (Ref. E185 .S7 1995)
• Statistical record of health & medicine (Ref. RA407.3 .S83 1995)
• Statistical record of Hispanic Americans (Ref. E 184.S75 S74 1993)
• Statistical record of Native North Americans (Ref. E98.P76 S73 1993)
• Statistical record of Women Worldwide (Ref. HQ 1150 .S73 1995)
• Using government information sources: Electronic and print (Ref. J83 .S4 2001)

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

Types of Periodicals

• 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.

• 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?

• Use Ulrich's Preiodicals Directory Online < about >
• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Ref. Z 6941 .U5)
  It MUST say "Academic," "Scholarly," or "Refereed" to be considered scholarly!

Finding Journal Articles

See How to Find Journal Articles.

HDSR print journals available at our library:
List of Print HDSR Journals in Kalamazoo College Library

See the HDSR Research Guide: Indexes and Databases to help select an index or database.

Off-Campus Access to Licensed Resources.

Journal Indexes Online

Sociology

Social Sciences Abstracts < about >
Social Sciences Citation Index < about >

Education

ERIC < about >
Education Abstracts < about >

Health

General Science Abstracts < about >
MEDLINE < about >
PubMED < about >
PsycINFO < about >
Science Citation Index Expanded < about >

General

Article First < about >
Periodical Abstracts < about > General and Multidisciplinary (FS)

Full-Text Databases

Scholarly

JSTOR < about > all scholarly
Some of the Health titles in JSTOR:

Journal of Health and Social Behavior 1967-2005
Journal of Community Health Nursing 1984-2002
Environmental Health Perspectives 1972-2007
Epidemiology 1990-2002
Demography 1964-2005
Population Studies 1947-2004
Population and Development Review 1975-2005

Project MUSE < about > all scholarly
Proquest < about > mix of scholarly and popular

Health

Health and Wellness Resource Center < about >
Health Reference Center-Academic < about >
HighWire Press < about > Science, Technology, & Medicine; mix free full text and pay per article

General

Academic OneFile < about >
General OneFile < about >
General Reference Center Gold < about >
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe < about >
Wilson Select Plus Full Text < about >

Public Health Journals and Periodicals available online through Library subscriptions

Health & Biological Sciences: Internal Medicine Journals available online through Library subscriptions

Recommended Public Health Journals
Some offer free articles, others are pay-per-article (not free!)

List of Journals That Publish Practice (PDF)
http://www.phf.org/Link/practpub.pdf
from the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice

Check the Electronic Journal Finder for online access through Library subscriptions:

• American Journal of Epidemiology
• American Journal of Public Health
• BMJ: British Medical Journal
• Community Development Journal
• Family Planning Perspectives
• Health Affairs
• Health Education Research
• Health Promotion International
• Injury Prevention
• Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
• Journal of Public Health Policy
• Journal of Social Policy
• JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
• Lancet
• Population and Development Review
• Qualitative Health Research
• Social Environment and Behavior

Is a particular journal covered in a specific Index?

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Online < about >
Which journals are in which FirstSearch databases

Do you have access to a journal?  

1.) Ariadne (print)

• Title search on Title of the Journal to locate print journal

2.) Electronic Journal Finder (online)

• Title search on Title of the Journal to locate article in a Full Text Database

3.) WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog

• Title search on Title of the Journal
• Waldo Library - Hours and How to get to Western

4.) Interlibrary Loan

• Order item through Interlibrary Loan
• Use *only* when the journal is not available through Ariadne or Electronic Journals

Annual Reviews

Annual Review of Sociology
K has: Print, 1976-current
K has: Full Text Access, 1975-present

Annual Review of Public Health
K has: Full Text Access, 1980-2003
See http://publhealth.annualreviews.org/ to view tables of contents: 1984-current.
Western has: Print, 1983-current (RA421 .A66)

Annual Review of Psychology
K has: Print, 1950-current
K has: Full Text Access, 1950-present

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

Newspapers

Newspapers at Kalamazoo College Library

The New York Times is available online Full Text in these resources:

LexisNexis Academic Universe full text, no images or graphics < about >
Final New York City Edition
Coverage: June 1, 1980 - present. Updated daily.

How to search The New York Times in LexisNexis :

• Make sure you are searching in the News category.
  Click on the News Button in the Red Bar at the top left of the screen
• Scroll down to the section titled "Select Sources"
• From the list of Sources under the pull down menu in "Select Sources,"
  choose "The New York Times "
• You may specify a date range

To find New York Times articles published before 1980, you may search the New York Times 1851- 3 yrs. ago
(ProQuest Historical Newspapers, contains full text online of New York Times articles from 1851- 3 yrs. ago)

New York Times 1851- 3 yrs. ago (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) < about >
Full Text of the New York Times from 1851- 3 yrs. ago; all articles in PDF format.

New York Times Online
The New York Times Online now offers free access to most of its web site. You may need to register to access some pages.
For more info, see New York Times offers Free Access

The New York Times [Microform]
Reference, Main Floor, AP2 .N4
Library has: 1851- 2004

The New York Times [newspaper in print]
Newspapers/Second Floor Periodicals
Library has: last 30 days

Other Online Newspaper Databases

PressDisplay < about >
PressDisplay provides online access to today's newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. The collection currently includes over 400 U.S. and international titles. Viewers can browse articles and other content, such as pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices. PressDisplay provides a 60-day backfile and the ability to perform keyword searches across all titles and entire backfile. The service does not require additional software or plug-ins.
Title List of PressDisplay

Infotrac Custom Newspapers < about >
Includes the full-text of over 100 national and international newspapers, with varying dates of coverage per newspaper. This database covers the full text of the New York Times for the last 365 days. Michigan newspapers include the The Detroit Free Press and The Grand Rapids Press.

When evaluating sources, pay attention to:

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?

Guides for Critical Thinking:

A Field Guide to Critical Thinking
An article by James Lett, in Skeptical Inquirer (Volume 14, No. 2, Winter 1990)

Critical Thinking by Tim van Gelder
A directory of Web resources on critical thinking across disciplines and formats (not just for the Web).

Gullibility Test
From the Museum of Hoaxes. See also the Urban Legends Reference Pages.

Stacy's Guide to Web Evaluation

Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:

• Evaluating Web Resources
  Widener University Library
• Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
  Johns Hopkins University Library
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Resources
  New Mexico State University Library
• Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
  UCLA College Library

Resource Web Sites:

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
• American Public Health Association
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• See especially: CDC Journal: Preventing Chronic Disease
• Centers for Disease Control: Data & Statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Community Voices
• Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Food and Drug Administration
• GlobalHealth.gov
• Eat 5 to 9 a day Fruits and Vegetables and http://www.5aday.gov/media-pilot.shtml
• Kaiser Family Foundation (great information about the absence of health insurance coverage)
• Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center
• Medicine and Public Health Initiative
• National Academy for State Health Policy
• National Cancer Institute
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (Georgetown)
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
• National Center for Research Resources
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• National Human Genome Research Institute
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
• National Institute on Aging
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• National Institute of Environmental Health
• National Library of Medicine Health Services Research
• National Safety Council
• National Women’s Health Information Center
• New York AIDS Coalition: The Collaboration Project
• Office of Disease Prevention
• Office of Minority Health
• Population Reference Bureau
• Science in the Public Interest
• United Nations Population Division
• US Department of Agriculture
• US Department of Health and Human Services
• US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• US Public Health Service

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
5th ed., Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2001.
(Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2001 )

See the APA site on Electronic Reference Formats for citing electronic resources: http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

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

See: How to Cite Sources

Plagiarism: copying or stealing another’s work or ideas.

To avoid plagiarism, you must cite:

• spoken and written quotations
• ideas and opinions
• facts that are not general knowledge
• paraphrases of all of the above

Turnitin.com: Preventing Plagiarism
A section of Turnitin.com's Website dedicated to educating students about plagiarism.

Plagiarism: What it Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
A site produced by Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University, that gives examples of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrases.

When in doubt, ask your instructor!