Finding Information

click on the images to see books, articles and websites which may be helpful in course design.

Books

Articles

Web

Books

Basic library skills

by Carolyn Wolf. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1999 

The college student's research companion

by Arlene Rodda Quaratiello.New York : Neal Schuman Publishers, c2000.

Techniques for student research : a comprehensive guide to using
the library

Nancy Lane, Margaret Chisholm, Carolyn Mateer.New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2000

African studies thesaurus : subject headings for library users
 
Freda E. Otchere This thesaurus identifies nearly 4,000 subject heading
terms that pertain specifically to the 41 countries that make up Africa south of the Sahara.

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Articles

Full Text Articles

Black Liberation and the Internet: A Strategic Analysis

(CSULB authentication required) Colin A. Beckles. Journal of Black Studies. Volume 31, Number 3, p. 311-324, January 2001.
Tips on Writing a Library Research Paper.
 
(CSULB authentication required) McNeal, Ann P. ; Murrain, Michelle. College Teaching v43 n1 p15-16 Win 1995  

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Web Sites
 

Starting your research (CSU Fullerton)

This web page is part of the CSU Fullerton Library Survival Skills Research Guide. It is an interactive tutorial for students to help understand the first steps in the research process.
Black Studies Subject Guide (CSULB)
 
This guide, created by CSULB librarian Susan Luévano, helps students with their research in Black Studies by recommending books, databases, and web sites.
 
Minority Health Information (CSULB)
 
This subject page, created by CSULB librarian Eileen Wakiji, identifies ethnic/minority health resources available in the CSULB Library and elsewhere primarily for CSULB students, faculty and staff.
 
Finding information on the Internet (UC Berkeley)
 
This tutorial presents the substance of the Internet Workshops offered year-round by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley: Things to Know before you begin searching..., Recommended Search Strategy:   Analyze Your Topic & Search With Peripheral Vision, Can you trust the Web? Evaluating Web Pages: Why and How, etc.
 
All CSULB Library Subject Guides
 
These guides have been prepared by CSULB Librarians to help students with their research in many subjects by recommending books, databases, and web sites.
 

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