Joy Suh Government Information and GIS Librarian Feb 26, 2012
Writing a report or story on: Hidden History, Neighborhood, Transportation, Job Hunting, Food Access, Faith (Religion), Sustainability, etc. in “ Fairfax County ”
How to find Books, Journal Articles, and other government resources (data, maps, pictures, etc) on your topic. Key Resources How to search, evaluate, and cite your resources.
Find Books and More Find Journal Articles Steps taken: Mason Catalog WRLC FX County Public Library Catalog ( Local Government Document Holdings ) Worldcat Interlibrary Loan Steps taken: Databases for Newspapers, Legal Cases, Current Events, Data/Statistics, journal articles, etc. E-Journal Finder
Using Catalogs: Mason, WRLC, Fairfax County Public Library Catalog, and Wordcat. Keyword Search-your topic AND Fairfax County, etc. Subject Search—Fairfax County Subject (your topic) AND Keyword (Fairfax County) See Tutorial-Combining Search ToolTutorial-Combining Search Tool Find out how your search results are different with different catalogs/different search strategies.
Newspaper Articles Lexis/Nexis Academics (Washington post ) Virginian Newspapers Legal Cases Lexis/Nexis Academics Journal Articles on your topic: JSTOR, Academic Search Complete, PQ Research Library. Journal Articles on Online Journalism : Communication Abstracts or Communication Mass Media Complete
Census Data: --American FactFinder (2000 & 2010)American FactFinder --Social Explorer Database (Covers all census data and thematic maps): See Data Services pageData Services (Local Data, Maps, Events/News, and more) Visit FX Public Library (Fairfax City-Virginia Room) Artstore Database (Pictures)
How to Search, How to Evaluate, How to Cite, See Infoguide: Library Research BasicsLibrary Research Basics See also: Online Tutorials A-ZOnline Tutorials A-Z
Take library workshops (Zotero, Data Services’ Workshops) Explore “inPrimo”-a new search tool Contact--- Joy Suh Jen Stevenson