KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
GUIDE
Research Resources for the Adelante Scholars Program
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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 A63448 1997
Ref E 184 .A1 E773 2005
Ref E 184 .A1 G15 1999
Ref E184.S75 E587 2005
Ref G 63 .W67 2001
Ref GE 10 .E58 2003
Ref GT 2850 .E53 2003
Ref HM 756.E53 2003
Ref HN 57 .S624 2006
Ref HQ 515 .H3356 2005
Ref HQ 1115 .R69 2000
Ref HT 108.5 .E53 2002
Ref JA 61 .C665 2003
Ref JA61 .E54 2005
Ref JA61 .S37 2007
Ref JN 1 .E85
Ref JV 6225 .E53 2005
Ref JV 6450 .I565 2006
Ref JV 6465 .I4737 2006
Ref JX 1705 .A282
Reference Titles
American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation
Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Environmental Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World
Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia
Handbook of World Families
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women’s Issues and Knowledge
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures around the World
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right
Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought
Europa World Year Book
Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World
Immigration in U.S. History
Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources
Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
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 Barcode after you click on a database name. Your
Kean Library Barcode is located on the back of your Kean University photo ID card.]
Facts on File
World News Digest 1940 to present
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CQ Electronic Library
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To search Facts on File World News Digest for wide-ranging information on
current-event topics:
Click the letter F on the Jump to menu.
Click Facts on File World News Digest – 1940 to present (Facts.com).
Click one of the links, such as Issues & Controversies.
Type your search terms in the search box on the left-hand side of the screen. If you
selected the Issues and Controversies section, you may also explore the Issues in the
Headlines section in the box on the right-hand side of the screen, or you may explore
Issues: Pro & Con under the Quick Access section.
To search the 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 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: immigra*
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 full-text 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 CQ Electronic Library for reports using your key terms:
Click the letter C on the Jump to menu.
Click CQ Electronic Library (Congressional Quarterly).
Type search terms in the search box on the left labeled All CQEL Search: Search across your
library’s CQEL collections.
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the 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: immigra*
Click Go.
Result: The first 30 retrieved report titles will be displayed. Click one of the titles to view
the full-text report.
View a report in PDF (page image) format by clicking either the PDF Color or PDF B/W
button (when available) in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
E-mail the report you are currently viewing by clicking E-mail This Document or E-mail
Report.
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Academic Search Premier
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Ethnic NewsWatch
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To search Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) for scholarly articles using your key
terms:
Click the letter A on the Jump to menu.
Click Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost).
Type your key terms in the search box next to Find:
Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the 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:
illegal immigr* and statistic*
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 viewing by clicking E-mail located 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.
Click Ethnic NewsWatch (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 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:
united states and illegal immigra*
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 full-text 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.
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CountryWatch
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Ferguson's Career
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Britannica Online
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To search CountryWatch for information, including historical, 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 Ferguson's Career Guidance Center for articles using
your key terms:
Click the letter F on the Jump to menu.
Click Ferguson's Career Guidance Center (Facts on File).
Type search terms in the search box labeled Quick Start. For instance, type: diplomat
Click the blue arrow to run your search.
Result: The first 50 retrieved article titles will be displayed. Click an article title to view
the full-text article.
E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking Email at the top right-hand side of your
screen.
To search Britannica Online for wide-ranging articles from Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Click the letter B on the Jump to menu.
Click Britannica Online.
Type your search terms in the box labeled Search. For instance, type: diplomacy
Click Go.
Click the title for any document in the search results list to access the full-text article.
E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking the blue Email Article button
located above the article.
Internet Resources
American Community Survey
http://www.census.gov/acs/www
Immigration Statistics
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics
Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov
New Americans
Independent Lens, PBS
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans
Country Studies
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Statistical Abstract
National Data Book, U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab
Frontline Diplomacy:
The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association
for Diplomatic Studies and Training
United Nations
http://www.un.org/english
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/diplomacy/index.html
Immigration
American Memory, Library of Congress
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://www.uscis.gov
http://www.memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introduction.html
U.S. State Department
http://www.state.gov
Immigration Data
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/immigration.html
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Copyright © 2008, Kean University Library.
Compiled by Caroline Geck and Linda Cifelli. July 9, 2008.