Resources for Jewish Studies 300 California State University Northridge Librarian – Lynn Lampert -

Outline of Presentation Analyzing your assignment How to use the Oviatt Library Catalog to locate Books and Periodicals How to locate, effectively search and access articles from preferred Jewish Studies resources & databases Usage of InterLibrary Loan

Outline of Presentation continued How to find information on how to cite sources in MLA or other formats books/estylegd.htmlhttp://library.csun.edu/Find_Resources/e- books/estylegd.html Using Google & Google Scholar Effectively Where to find information covered in this session: How to get further research assistance: Ask A Librarian Program

Analyzing your assignment “For this assignment you are not writing a report, rather you will be conducting research and assembling a packet of information regarding your specific topic. Additionally, you will need to summarize each article that you include, and also explain why you picked this article and why you feel this is a good resource for your subject.”

What do you need to find? You must include a minimum of 7 articles/ items. Only 3 can be from the Internet, the rest must be from books or periodicals (it is fine to find these articles on the internet- they can count as internet or “printed” materials).

Some of the topics you can research Jewish Art Symbols including menorah, ark of the covenant, cherubim & lions in synagogue, Ketubah art in the renaissance, zodiac in Jewish tradition From Temple to Synagogue Jewish Life During the Italian Renaissance Jewish Life in the Middle Ages

Looking for Books Library Catalog Entering search terms Search Refinement Locating Materials – Reading Call Numbers

keyword search for “ketubah art”

Example of a record

Ketubah – all the ways to spell it… Ketubah Ketubbah Ketubbot Variations of spelling from Hebrew transliteration Let’s see how it appears in other resources….

Using Reference Resources The Encyclopaedia Judaica is a 26-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people and their faith, Judaism. It covers diverse areas of the Jewish world and civilization, including Jewish history in all eras, culture, holidays, language, scripture, and religious teachings. There have been only few editions and revisions.encyclopediaJewishJudaismJewish historyholidayslanguagescripture religious teachings Oviatt Library has Online & Print Versions

Find Articles – Research Data – Jewish Studies

Looking for full text in the right places Searching Encyclopaedia Judaica Searching Index to Jewish Periodicals Searching Academic Search Elite

Find Articles – Research Data – Jewish Studies

Other things to know Using ILL via Find Text or How to find information on how to cite sources in MLA or other formats Using Google & Google Scholar Effectively Where to find information covered in this session: How to get further research assistance: Ask A Librarian Program

Contact Information Lynn Lampert Jewish Studies Librarian