AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY LIBRARY INSTRUCTION Jacqueline A. Gill Associate Professor Reference Click the down or up arrows on your BROWSER to move forwards backwards OR click the screen

Develop a research question Think of key words Choose a resource to search Look for information Read Evaluate the information you find Modify your search Take notes Citing sources AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Research Strategy

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Electronic Databases n EBSCO Host Premier n CUNY+ n Lexis-Nexis n Ethnic Newswatch n Biography Index n America History and Life n New York Times Historical

EBSCOHOST PREMIER

EBSCOHOST From the City College Library homepage click the Quick Links icon to go the the City College Library Resource page.

EBSCOHOST Click the link for EBSCOHost Premier.

SEARCHING FROM HOME First Time Users: First time users must have their ID validated at the Circulation Desk. Type in your 14-digit CCNY ID barcode Hit Submit Fill in required fields Then sign in as a “Return User” Return Users: Sign in with and password you created Hit Submit

EBSCOHOST Next to each database is a check box. Scroll down the page and select the databases by selecting the check box.

EBSCOHOST Enter your terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or, not) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search.

EBSCOHOST Results are shown for the topic HOMELESSNESS and NEW YORK.

CUNY+ ONLINE BOOK CATALOG

From the City College Library homepage click CUNY+ Catalog. CUNY+ may also be accessed from your home by entering the above address. CUNY+

Click the CUNY+ Catalog link. CUNY+

On the Basic Search page enter a keyword and search all fields within the CUNY database. CUNY+

This search retrieved all titles authored by Toni Morrison which are found in the City College Library. Click the number to see the full record. Or you can click this link to go directly to the call number. CUNY+

This is the location of the book. The call number is noted here. Item status tells you that the book can be checked out. Due Date - If there is a date here, the book has been checked out. CUNY+

LEXIS-NEXIS

Click Guided News Search.

LEXIS-NEXIS Step 1: Select General News. Step 2: Select majors papers or journals. Sept. 3 Input your search terms (3 boxes are provided). Step 4: dates to search. Sept 5: (Optional) Select name of newspaper or journal to search. Click Search.

LEXIS-NEXIS Results are listed. Click the title link to view the full text.

Everything is NOT on the Web – AND – what’s there is NOT ALWAYS TRUE!! Evaluating Information Found on the Internet – John Hopkins Univ. eral/evaluating/index.htmlhttp:// eral/evaluating/index.html Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask – UC Berkeley Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based Worldwide Web Resources, Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library /help/critical/discipline.htmhttp:// /help/critical/discipline.htm AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY EVALUATING WEBSITES

AFRICAN AMERICANS -- GENERAL RESOURCES

AFRICAN AMERICANS – Additional research assistance When you begin your research in the City College library stop by the Reference Desk and a librarian will be glad to assist you. PowerPoint Tutorials