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Finding Information for Latin American Studies 205 by Denis Lacroix French/Spanish Librarian http://www.library.ualberta.ca/instruction/hss/index.cfm. Session Outline. Finding Basic Research Information and Subject Guides Finding Books by author, subject, title, numbers
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Finding Information for Latin American Studies 205 by Denis Lacroix French/Spanish Librarian http://www.library.ualberta.ca/instruction/hss/index.cfm
Session Outline • Finding Basic Research Information and Subject Guides • Finding Books by author, subject, title, numbers • Boolean, Truncation, and Advanced Searching • Finding Articles in Periodicals using Databases
The Research Question HAPI MLA HLAS ¿Femininity and identity in Frida Kahlo?
Finding Basic Research Tools Subject Guides • Click on the Subjects tab on the Library home page. • Click on Humanities and Social Sciences. • Under Area Studies, • Click on Latin American Studies. • In the yellow strip on the right-hand side, click on • Information Sources on Latin America.
Finding Basic Research Tools • Subject Headings : search in the Catalogue • Central America– Encyclopedias • Caribbean area – Encyclopedias • Mexico -- Encyclopedias • Mexico – Biography – Dictionaries • Online : Literature Resource Center
Finding Books • By author: • [Browse] or [Keyword] Kahlo, Frida • By title • Primitivism and identity in Latin America • Request or place a hold on a book • By numbers • [Call numbers] PQ 7082 N7 P755 • [ISBN] 0816520453 • About an author as subject • [Browse] or [Keyword] Kahlo, Frida
Advanced Searching • Finding books about a topic: • Think of variant or similar terms. • Use Boolean operators, e.g. and, or. • [Words Anywhere] México and (mural or painting) • [Subject] México and (mural or painting) • Use truncation symbols: $ ? • [Words Anywhere] México and (mural$ or painting$) • [Subject] mexico [Subject] wom?n [Words anywhere] art$
Finding Articles in Periodicals • Periodicals contain articles. • The library catalogue cannot be used to find articles on your research topic. Instead, you need to search databases. • Databases are all different: • some contain full-text articles, • some list only citations and abstracts, • others have a mixture of both.
Periodical Magazines or journals or newspapers. These are published on an ongoing basis. Article An individual essay, story, editorial etc., usually published in a periodical, but sometimes as a chapter in a book. Citation The written reference to a document. Volume # Issue # The numbering system used to differentiate between individual issues of a periodical. Full text The complete text of the article is available in the database; it is not necessary to find the paper copy of the periodical. Abstract A very short summary of an article or book chapter.
Databases:Academic Search Premier • Searching examples: • [Subject] kahlo frida • [Subject] kahlo frida and [Default Fields] femini* • [Subject] kahlo frida and [Default Fields] cultur* • To view full-text, click on HTML or PDF. • To save, mail, or print citations • Click on Add folder, • Click on Folder has items, • Click on option.
Databases:Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) • Click on Search: • [Subject] mexico and [Keyword] feminism • Save citations to bibliography and send by e-mail or print. • Search for periodical in Library catalogue. • Search for Hispanic American Historical Review . • In Library Catalogue Choose Browse and Periodical Title in “Other Search Options.” • Periodical is available online!
Databases:Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) • Go to Expert Search. • [Subject] kahlo frida • [Subject] femini* mexico • Click on Search for variants and Search. • Click on citation number. • Click on related article subjects for more articles.
This is a book chapter. Search for book title in the Library catalogue to find this chapter. To refine your search, click on subjects.
Databases:MLA International Bibliography • Search for Kahlo Frida as a Subject. • Click on Display. • Search for periodical titles in Library Catalogue • or click on Check for holdings button. • Search for another term in your research topic. • Combine both searches by checking terms and clicking on Combine checked.
More Databases • Click on the Subjects tab on the Library home page. • Click on Humanities and Social Sciences. • Under Area Studies • Click on Latin American Studies. • Scroll down through the databases and find more information on each by clicking on More Info. • Other Databases to consider seriously: • Humanities Abstracts; MLA • Pais International
Let’s Practice • Find the Latin American Studies Subject Guide. • Find an encyclopedia on ancient Mesoamerica. • Find a book on African slavery in Latin America. • Find a periodical article on the mass media in Latin America using the MLA database. • Find Chasqui as it appears in citation # 7. http://www.library.ualberta.ca/instruction/hss/index.cfm