1. HST201 Family Ties: The History of Families in the United States, 1865 to the Present Oct. 3, 2011 Sharon Ladenson Gender Studies & Communications Librarian ladenson@msu.edu Michael Unsworth History Librarian unsworth@msu.edu

2. Why You Are Here Short Papers = 30% Final Project = 50%

3. OUTLINE Needs Assessment Course Guide Online Catalog Searching Searching America; History & Life Other Indexes Questions

4. MEXICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES DURING WW II

5. ArticleReach

7. AMERICAN CHILDREN IN WW II

8. ORPHAN TRAINS

9. QUESTIONS

10. What was/were the most valuable thing(s) you learned today?

11. What are you not quite clear about from today’s session; what is muddy in your head?

12. END

13. RETRIEVING MATERIAL: MELCAT

14. MELCAT

19. 14 Digit ID Number

20. MELCAT

21. RETRIEVING MATERIAL: WORLDCAT

22. WORLDCAT

24. ILLIAD

26. “…the compiler of a BIBLIOGRAPHY acts as a scholarly research assistant, providing a summary of what is available in one easy-to-use guide.” Meyer, Jack Allen. An annotated bibliography of the Napoleonic era: recent publications, 1945-1985 (New York : Greenwood Press, 1987): xi.

27. Topic

28. FROM A BOOK OR ARTICLE [Cover & Page(s)]

29. Topic

30. FINDING BIBLIOGRAPHIES IN THE ONLINE CATALOG Retrieves works with these headings:

31. PRIMARY SOURCES: Definition “…items that are directly associated with their producer or user and the time period in which they were created. Examples, include diaries, newspapers articles, government documents, photographs, oral interviews, and news broadcasts.” Presnell, Jenny L. The information-literate historian : a guide to research for history students (New York : Oxford University Press, 2007): 93.

32. CAUTION: MEMOIRS

34. Topic

35. CATALOG SEARCH BY DATE OF PUBLICATION

36. Topic

37. SOURCES USED IN A WORK cover & bib

38. sourcesmanuscripts archivesnotebooks, sketchbooks, etc. archival resourcespersonal narratives, American [Chinese, Finnish] correspondencepersonnel records diariesrecords and correspondence

39. Topic

40. Opac sources

41. PRIMARY SOURCES: An Edited Publication

42. PRIMARY SOURCES: Personal Narratives