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PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION
Web Sites
LAND USE TRENDS
Guides, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2005: America year
by year, edited by George Thomas Kurian, HA202 .K87 2001,
Reference
- A Statistical Portrait of the United States: Social Conditions
and Trends, HA 214 .S84 1998
- County and city extra: annual metro, city and county data
book , HA 202 .U35 2001, Reference.
- Michigan Statistical Abstract, 1996, HA 441 .M53 1996,
Reference.
- An American Profile - Opinions and Behavior, 1972-1989,
HN 90 .P8 A53 1990, Reference
- Urban sprawl : a reference handbook, Donald C. Williams,
HT384.U5 W55 2000, Reference
Circulating Collection
- The American city: what works, what doesn't, Alexander
Garvin, NA9105 .G37 1996
- Inside game/outside game: winning strategies for saving
urban America, David Rusk, HT 123 .R843 1999
- City making: building communities without building walls,
Gerald E. Frug, HT167 .F78 1999
- Open space conservation: investing in your community's
economic health, John Tibbetts, HD205 .T53 1998
- Better Not Bigger: How To Take Control Of Urban Growth
And Improve Your Community, Eben Fodor, HT384.U5 F64 1999
- Open Space Conservation: Investing In Your Community's
Economic Health, John Tibbetts, HD205 .T53 1998
- Planning America's communities: paradise found?: paradise
lost?, Herbert H. Smith, HT 167 .S54 1991
- The new urban paradigm: critical perspectives on the city,
Joe R. Feagin, HT 123 .F38 1998
- Land in America: its value, use, and control, Peter Wolf,
HD 255 .W64
- The politics of land-use reform, Frank J. Popper, KF 5698
.P66
- Local government tax and land use policies in the United
States: understanding the links, primary author, Helen F.
Ladd, HD 205 .L62 1998
Indexes and Full Text Resources:
AGRICOLA
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AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic
database that indexes 5,000 journals and publications of the
agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural
Library and its cooperators. The records describe publications
and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and
allied disciplines.
Coverage: 1970 to present.
EconLit
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EconLit contains subject indexing and citations with abstracts,
to articles from economics journals, collective volumes, books,
dissertations, and working papers. Subject coverage in EconLit
includes all fields of economics, including economic theory,
demography, urban economics, regional economics, law and economics,
industrial relations, industry studies, government regulations,
agricultural economics, natural resources, and economic development.
Coverage: 1969 to present.
GEOBASE
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GEOBASE is a multidisciplinary database that supplies citations
and abstracts covering worldwide literature on human and physical
geography, ecology, geology, oceanography, geomechanics, international
development, development studies, and their related disciplines.
Coverage: 1980 to present.
Index
to Legal Periodicals and Books <
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The Index to Legal Periodicals & Books is a bibliographic
database that cites articles from legal periodicals. The periodicals
indexed include law reviews, bar association journals, legal
journals, yearbooks, institutes, and university and government
publications.
Coverage: 1981 to present.
PAIS
International <
about
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PAIS - Public Affairs Information Service indexes journal
articles, books, book chapters, government documents, statistical
compilations, committee reports, conference proceedings, directories,
gray literature, research reports, microfiche, Internet material,
publications of international agencies, and reports of public,
intergovernmental, and private organizations from all over
the world. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.
Coverage: 1972 to present.
Social
Sciences Abstracts <
about
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Social Sciences Abstracts is a bibliographic database that
indexes and abstracts articles from English-language periodicals.
Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields
covered in a broad array of social sciences journals. Coverage:
1983 to present.
Wilson
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Contains indexed and abstracted articles from periodicals,
all with ASCII full text online. The database is comprised
of records from the following H.W. Wilson databases: Readers'
Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts,
General Science Abstracts and Wilson Business Abstracts.
(Please note that each periodical can begin on a different
month and year.)
Coverage: 1994-Present.
Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe <
about
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Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe provides full text access to
thousands of publications and information sources in the areas
of law, business, reference, and general news. Types of publications
included are international, national and regional newspapers,
as well as popular magazines. It also includes law review
journals, many specialized business journals and newsletters,
company, country and state profiles, as well as trade and
medical journals, as well as frequently updated federal and
state court cases, federal and state laws and regulations
and public records from major U.S. states.
Proquest
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Proquest Research Library is a database providing access to
over 2,000 periodicals. Graphics are included with the fulltext
in many cases. Users may search the entire database or select
specific subject modules (examples include Health, Women's
Studies and Education). Users also may select to search peer-reviewed
journals only. Coverage: 1986-present.
Web Sites:
REGIONAL INFORMATION
Web Sites:
Guide to the Western Michigan University Regional History
Collections,
edited by Phyllis Burnham, CD 3309 .K3 G84 1998, Reference
Regional History Collections at Western Michigan University
The Regional History Collections is designated by the Michigan
Historical Commission as a State Archives repository for the
public records of twelve counties in southwest Michigan, including
Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo,
Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa, St. Joseph and Van Buren. Various
county, township, city and village materials including tax
records, court records and minutes, as well as selected naturalization
records, are on deposit through the State Archives. Some materials
are located off-site and may require an appointment to access.
Please verify the location of the materials prior to visiting
the facility. In addition to repository records, the Regional
History Collections contains manuscript materials, including
letters, diaries, journals, photographs, minutes, and ephemeral
materials reflecting the history and activities of the people,
institutions, organizations, and businesses of southwest Michigan.
Materials do not circulate. Photocopy and duplication services
are available for most materials and staff will provide free
information upon request. Copy cards may not be used at this
site.
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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
Documenting all of the resources used in the development
of your work is an important part of research. The purpose
of citing sources is to give weight and substance to your
findings and to give credit to the authors of these sources.
To cite properly, you must provide complete bibliographic
information according to an established format, such as
the MLA style.
MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
5th ed., New York: Modern Language Association of America,
1999.
Reference, LB2369 .G53 1999.
MLA
Style
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
MLA Style
From the Modern Language Association. Offers some examples
of citing electronic resources (you must follow the links
for MLA style).
Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association
4th ed., Washington, DC: American Psychological Association,
1994.
Reference, BF76.7 .P83 1994.
APA
Format
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
See the Electronic
Reference Formats from the APA for citing electronic
resources.
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