KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
GUIDE
Research Resources for Cultural and Family Studies
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Circulating Books, Electronic Books, and U.S. Government Documents
To find circulating books, as well as electronic books and U.S. government online documents, on wide-ranging topics using
your key words or ideas:
 Go to the Kean University Library’s home page located at http://library.kean.edu.
 Click Books, E-books, Videos, & More to access the Kean Catalog.
 Type your key words in the search box underneath Find This:
 Limit your search results to particular types of records (such as, Main Collection books, Reference Collection books, or
U.S. Government Online Document) by selecting an option from the Limit Your Search menu.
 Click Search.
 Evaluate your search results.
 Make note of the Library Location designation for any titles of interest. A designation of Main Collection means that the
book is a circulating title, while Reference Collection means that the book does not circulate. A designation of U.S.
Government Online Document or Electronic Resource means that the item is available online; you may access the
material online by clicking the title, then clicking the hyperlink next to the words Linked Resource.
 Make note of the call number and status for any Main Collection titles of interest. When a Main Collection book’s Status
is Available, this means that the book is not checked out. Circulating titles are located in the Main Collection on the
second and third floors of the Kean University Library.
Reference Books
Listed below are handy reference titles provided for quick look-up by call number in the Reference Collection located on the
first floor of the Library. The first column displays the reference call number. The second column displays the corresponding
title.
Call Numbers
Ref E 184.A1 G14 1995
Ref GN 333 .W67 1998
Ref GT 2850 .E53 2003
Ref HM 17.E57
Ref HM 756.E53 2003
Ref HN 57 .E59 1997
Ref HQ 9 .D38 2000
Ref HQ 16 .E53 2003
Ref HQ 515 .H3356 2005
Ref HQ 534.E53 1999
Ref HQ 767.84 .E53 2003
Ref HQ 1115 .W645 1999
Ref HQ 1115.W6425 1997
Ref HT 108.5 .E53 2002
Ref LB 1119 .H25 2006
Ref LC 189 .I53 2003
Ref LC 1099.3 .H35 2004
Ref LC 5131 .P7 2006
Reference Titles
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World
Encyclopedia of Social Issues
Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce, and the Family
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World’s Cultures
Handbook of World Families
Encyclopedia of Family Life
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society
Women’s Studies Encyclopedia
Women’s Issues
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures around the World
Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children
International Handbook on the Sociology of Education
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education
Praeger Handbook of Urban Education
* To search electronic reference books, please see Gale Virtual Reference Library, which is described below in the Electronic
Databases section of this handout.
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Periodicals
Provided below is a list of select journals available in electronic format through the Library’s databases. To check holdings
information for these titles and numerous other journals, go to the Library’s Periodicals List available from the Library’s
homepage (http://library.kean.edu) by clicking Periodicals List and then clicking Periodicals List again.
American Journal of Sociology
Ethnic and Racial Studies
Ethnic Studies Review
Families in Society
Family Relations
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Journal of Comparative Family Studies
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
Race Ethnicity and Education
Sociology of Education
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Electronic Databases
To start using the Library’s electronic databases to search for articles on certain topics using your key words, go to the Library’s
homepage (http://library.kean.edu). Click Articles & More to access the Databases. The databases are organized in two different lists. In
one list the databases are listed alphabetically, and in the other list the databases are listed by subject or format. Brief directions are
provided on the next pages to help you navigate these electronic databases. [Note: When you are off-campus, you will be asked to
enter your Kean Library bar code after you click on a database name. Your bar code is located on the back of your Kean University
photo ID card.]
Gale Virtual Reference
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EBSCOhost Research
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Ethnic NewsWatch
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To search Gale Virtual Reference Library for encyclopedia and other reference
book articles using your key terms:
Click the letter G on the Jump to menu.
Click Gale Virtual Reference Library (Thomson GALE).
Click Proceed.
In the Basic Search box, type your key terms next to the word Find:
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use
double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation
symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings.
For example, type:
families and ethnic*
Click Search.
Result: The first 20 retrieved article titles will be displayed. Examine retrieved items. Click either
the Full-text, Full-text with Graphics, or PDF Pages link immediately below the item to view the fulltext article.
E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking E-mail at the top of the Full-text or Full-text with
Graphics screen.
To search the EBSCOhost Research Databases for scholarly articles using
your key terms:
Click the letter E on the Jump to menu.
Click EBSCOhost Research Databases (EBSCOhost).
Click EBSCOhost Web.
Select Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, and/or SocINDEX with Full Text.
Click Continue.
Type your key terms in the search box labeled Find:
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the
“or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped
terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the
word root and all of its possible word endings. For instance, type:
mexic* and ethnic socialization*
Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly
or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals under the Limit your results
heading.
Click Search.
Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online
for a specific item, you will see one or more of the following links immediately below the item:
HTML Full Text, PDF Full Text, or Linked Full Text. Click one of these links to view the full-text
article.
E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking E-mail at the top of your screen.
If full-text link options are not present, click the TOUR button to check the availability of full-text
for the article in other Kean University Library databases.
To search Ethnic NewsWatch for scholarly articles using your key terms:
Click the letter E on the Jump to menu.
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Click Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest).
Click English.
Type your key terms in the box underneath Basic Search.
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the
“or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped
terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the
word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type:
pakistan* and famil* and school*
Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly
or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.
Click Search.
Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online
for a specific item, you will see a Full Text link, a Text + Graphics link, a Full Text - PDF link, or a
combination of theses links immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the fulltext article.
E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking Email located at the top left-hand side of your screen.
If full-text link options are not present, click Find a copy, then click TOUR Full Text or Check for full
text via Tour Resolver to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University
Library databases.
GenderWatch
To search GenderWatch for scholarly articles using your key terms:
Click the letter G on the Jump to menu.
Click GenderWatch (ProQuest).
Click Continue.
Type your key terms in the box underneath Basic Search.
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the
“or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped
terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the
word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type:
japan* and famil* and male and child*
 Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly
or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.
 Click Search.
 Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online
for a specific item, you will see a Full Text link, a Text + Graphics link, a Full Text - PDF link, or a
combination of theses links immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the fulltext article.
 E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking Email located at the top left-hand side of
your screen.
If full-text link options are not present, click Find a copy, then click TOUR Full Text or Check for full text via Tour Resolver to check the
availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases
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JSTOR
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To search JSTOR for scholarly articles:
Click the letter J on the Jump to menu.
Click JSTOR.
Click Search.
Type your key terms in the search box.
Use the “AND” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the
asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with
similar word roots. For instance, try typing the following terms in the search boxes:
ukrain* AND families AND child* AND educat*
Click Search.
Result: the first 25 retrieved citations will be displayed. Click citation titles of interest to view the
full-text articles.
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Sociological Abstracts
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Criminal Justice Abstracts
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OmniFile Full Text Mega
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E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking Save Citation located above the article
image. Click View Saved Citations. Select as an email instead of as a text file from the Export citations
drop-down menu, and from the adjacent menu select printer-friendly instead of citation-manager.
Click Send and proceed.
To search Sociological Abstracts for scholarly articles using your key terms:
Click the letter S on the Jump to menu.
Click Sociological Abstracts (CSA Illumina).
Type your key terms in the Quick Search box.
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use
double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a
truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word
roots. For example, type: korea* and famil* and “ethnic socialization”
Click Search.
Result: The first 10 retrieved citations will be displayed.
Click View Record below a retrieved citation to see the full record including the citation, abstract
(summary of the article), and descriptors (subject headings).
Click Full-Text PDF (when available) to view the full-text article.
E-mail the article record by clicking View Record, then clicking Save, Print, Email located on the top
of your screen and proceed.
If full-text link options are not present and you are on-campus, click Click Here to check for Full Text
access to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.
If off-campus, search for the journal in the Periodicals List.
To search Criminal Justice Abstracts for citations and abstracts (summaries) using your key
terms:
Click the letter C on the Jump to menu.
Click Criminal Justice Abstracts (CSA Illumina).
Type your key terms in the Quick Search box.
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use
double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a
truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible
word endings. For example, type: "hate crime*" and relig*
Click Search.
Result: The first 25 retrieved citations will be displayed.
Click View Record below a retrieved citation to see the full record including the citation, abstract
(summary of the article), and descriptors (subject headings).
E-mail the article record by clicking View Record, then clicking Save, Print, Email located on the top
of your screen.
If full-text link options are not present and you are on-campus, click Click Here to Check for Full Text
Access to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.
To search OmniFile Full Text Mega (WilsonWeb) for scholarly articles using your key terms:
Click the letter O on the Jump to menu.
Click OmniFile Full Text Mega (WilsonWeb).
Select Humanities (HUM), Readers’ Guide (Current Events) (RDG), or Social Science (SS) instead of All
from the Subject Area drop-down menu.
Type your key terms in the first, second, and/or third boxes adjacent to Find.
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the
“or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped
terms). Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as
a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible
word endings. For example, type:
First search box: ethiopia*
Second search box: famil*
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CountryWatch
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Project MUSE
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Third search box: child
Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly
or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Peer Reviewed.
Click Start.
Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online
for a specific item, you will see a Full Text HTML link, a Full Text PDF link, or both immediately
below the item. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.
E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking the blue Print Email Save button located on
the left-hand side of your screen.
If full-text link options are not present, click the TOUR button to check the availability of full-text
for the article in other Kean University Library databases.
To search CountryWatch for information (including cultural and political information) about
the countries of the world:
Click the letter C on the Jump to menu.
Click CountryWatch.
Select a country from the drop-down menu located under the heading Shortcut to Country Review
on the right-hand side of your screen and proceed.
To search Project MUSE for scholarly articles:
Click the letter P on the Jump to menu.
Click Project MUSE.
Click Search.
Type your key terms in the search box adjacent to Search For:
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use
double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation
symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For
instance, type: haiti* and “ethnic socialization”
Click Search.
Result: the first 10 retrieved citations will be displayed. Click the citation titles of interest to view
the full-text articles. If available, click View in PDF to see a full-text page image of the article.
E-mail the article you are currently viewing by going back to the Results Page and clicking the
checkbox to the left of the article’s citation. Click Saved Marked Results. Click Email/Export Saved
Results toward the top of the screen. Select E-mail under the heading Export marked results to. Click
Export and proceed.
Internet Resources
Administration for Children & Families
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
Children Youth & Families Education & Research Network
http://www.cyfernet.org/
American Community Survey
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
Cultural Profiles Project
http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html
Centre for Intercultural Learning
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cfsi-icse/cil-cai/home-en.asp
Harvard Family Research Project
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~hfrp/
Child Trends
http://www.childtrends.org/
Tufts University Child & Family Web Guide
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/
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Copyright © 2007, Kean University Library
Compiled by Linda Cifelli, Caroline Geck, and Chrisler Pitts.
September 23, 2007.
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