ES 351: Ethnic Minorities in Oregon

Stuck on what research path to take? Here is one example path:

1. Search the OSU library catalog. Click on a couple of titles that look relevant. Review the subject headings and if they describe your topic, click to find additional sources. Note: you may need to test out several different keywords before you settle on some.

2. Next do research for journal articles.  by looking in the database Academic Search premier. Again, check out the subject headings for more resources.

3. If applicable, see if there are newspaper articles on your topic. Try the database called LexisNexis Academic.

At each step, evaluate your results for relevance to your topic: are the results too narrow or broad; do the results use terms that better describe your topic; do you get better results if you search using those terms?

Use these catalogs to find books at OSU & elsewhere.

OSU Library Catalog: search for books located at Valley library and OSU's other libraries.

 

 

• To find ethnographies search: ethnography Oregon
• Search a group name or geographical name and Oregon for ex: Chinese Oregon
• Click on the title to read the full record and then click on the subject headings or descriptors to find additional sources
• Try multiple search terms for ex: Chicano or Chicana and Oregon or Mexican or Mexicano or Mexicana and Oregon

Statistical Abstracts current census info

Historical Statistics of the United States, census data from 1610-2000

• • Use these databases to find book reviews, citations and full-text scholarly articles on your topic.
  • Try more than one! Because they index different journals, it's good to test your search in more than one database.
• Academic Search Premier
  Academic Search Premier provides full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Covers topics from every area of academic study.
  Coverage Dates: 1975 - present
• America: History and Life
  America: History & Life provides citations and full-text to journals about the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada.
  Coverage Dates: 1964
• Anthrosource
  Full text access to 32 anthropology journals.
  Coverage Dates: 1972
• Google Scholar
  Uses the Google search engine searches academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities. Some articles are available in full-text through links to OSU's journal subscriptions.
  Coverage Dates: Unknown
• JSTOR
  JSTOR is an archival collection of journal articles in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. It does not provide access to the most current issues of the journals.
  Coverage Dates: Varies by Journal
• Project Muse
  Project MUSE is an interdisciplinary collection of full-text peer reviewed journals.
  Coverage Dates: Varies by journal
• Sociological Abstracts
  Index to articles from journals in sociology, social work and other social sciences.
  Abstracts and index: 1963-present
  Coverage Dates: 1963 - present

Alternative Press Index Citations to 200+ alternative, radical and left periodicals, 1991-present.

Lexis Nexis Academic Full-text to hundreds of national and international newspapers, some from 1980's-present. For the full-text of The Oregonian, 1987-present, choose News and checkmark The Oregonian as a Source. Tutorial.

Oregon Index Citations to Oregon newspapers,1975-present.

PressDisplay Full-text to international and some U.S. newspapers, last 60 days.

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• Want some background info? Try these:

• Dictionary of American History
  Describes events in American History.
  Coverage Dates: 2003
• eHRAF (Human Relations Area Files) World Cultures
  eHRAF™ WORLD CULTURES may be used to find information on particular cultures, ethnic groups, or immigrant groups. Try browsing by countries to see information about the range of ethnic cultures in the U.S.