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History 20H - Research Basics

Person of the Century: Albert Einstein
He was the pre-eminent scientist in a century dominated by science. The touchstones of the era — the Bomb, the Big Bang, quantum physics and electronics — all bear his imprint
By FREDERIC GOLDEN http://www.time.com/time/time100/

Introduction to UCR Libraries (http://library.ucr.edu/?view=libraries)
How to read a call number (http://library.ucr.edu/?view=help/guides/callnumbers.html)
How to REQUEST materials from other libraries (http://library.ucr.edu/?view=services/ill)
How to cite your sources (http://library.ucr.edu/?view=help/citing.html)
How to avoid plagiarism (http://library.ucr.edu/?view=help/plagiarism.html)

New Encyclopaedia Britannica: (Rivera Ref - AE5 .E5 15th ed. 2002)

Encyclopedia of Social Issues: (Rivera Ref - "Controversial Topics" bookshelves - HN57 .E59 1997)

Encyclopedia of [ Whatever ]: (Mostly in Rivera Reference but do not ignore the rest of the collection) 

1. Search SCOTTY the UCR Library Catalog for either "encyclopedias" or "dictionaries" as SUBJECTS. 
2. LIMIT/SORT Results by:
   - YEAR of publication;
   - MATERIAL type (e.g., Book);
   - LANGUAGE (e.g., English);
   - WHERE Item is located (e.g., Rivera Reference); 
   - Publisher, Words in the Title, Words in the Author or Words in the Subject (e.g., War);
   - SORT results by year.

SCOTTY for UCR Libraries materials

Find books AND periodical titles and whether they?re checked out.

Keyword: world history
Subject: history modern 20th century
Title: Historical atlas of the 20th century, 1900-1999
Limit/Sort: by year, material type, language, etc...

See http://scotty.ucr.edu/screens/scottyhelp.html for more tips.

See also the MELVYL Catalog for ALL UC Libraries

Academic Search Complete:

Citations to scholarly and general-interest articles, many with full text, on a wide range of subjects. 

Keyword(s): world history, modern history, 20th century, etc...

Retrieve fewer articles:
Apply limits: Articles with text, refereed publications, date, etc.
Modify Search: add more keywords - modern history AND World War, etc.
Subject: Use their subject terminology - World War, 1914-1918 OR World War, 1939-1945 

 

Find Databases by Subject: (http://library.ucr.edu/?view=find/findsubject.html)

Discover databases specifically focused on your area.

You can access these resources from off-campus through one of the campus remote access servers. Visit (http://library.ucr.edu/?view=help/remoteaccess.html) for more information and instructions.

INFOMINE: (http://infomine.ucr.edu)

A virtual library of scholarly Internet resources. After submitting a search, click the [Terms leading to related resources] link to further develop your search.

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