English 0310/1301 – general
Fall 2009
I.
Library Instruction
Finding a Book:
Search the El Paso Community College
Library Catalog by:
KEYWORDS
SUBJECT
AUTHOR
TITLE
CALL NUMBER
AUTHOR/TITLE
II. Finding Periodicals (Magazine, Journal, Newspaper) - Search Online Databases
Academic OneFile [Full text | Galegroup | Off-campus access] Provides peer-reviewed articles from over 8,000 academic
journals and reference sources, the majority full-text. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/servlet/AONE
Academic Search Complete [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full
text database, with more than 7,000 full-text periodicals, including nealry 6,000 peer-reviewed journals. Includes indexing
and abstracts for more than 11,000 publications. The database features a majority of native (searchable) PDF content,
some dating as far back as 1887. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=a9h
CQ Researcher [Full Text | CQPress | Off-campus access] Weekly in depth studies of "hot" issues in the news with
topics ranging from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. 44 reports are
produced each year which include charts, graphs, and a pro-con feature. http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher
eLibrary Curriculum Edition (1981-present) [Full Text | ProQuest | Off-campus access] Includes full-text of 2,500
television and radio transcripts, magazines, journals and newspapers, maps, pictures and excerpts from books.
Curriculum edition offers information from ProQuest Learning: Literature and History Study Center.
http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/ce
General OneFile--(1980- current) [Full Text | Galegroup | Off-campus access ] Provides news and periodical articles
from more than 4,200 full-text titles, many with images, on a wide range of topics from newswires, newspapers and
periodicals including general interest and refereed journals. Updated daily. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/db=ITOF
MasterFILE Premier [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] Provides full text for nearly 1,880 general reference,
business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural periodicals. Offers additional indexing and abstracts for
nearly 2,830 periodicals. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=mfp
Opposing Viewpoints [Full text | Galegroup | Off-campus access] Social issues series, core reference content,
viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper
articles. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/OVRC
SIRS Knowledge Source [Full text | SIRS | Off-campus access] Full-text of select U.S. government documents and
landmark Supreme Court cases. Good topic and pro-con section. Updated bi-weekly. http://sks.sirs.com
Vocational and Career Collection [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] Provides vocational and career full text
information from more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=voh
III.
Internet Sources:
 Criteria for Evaluating Web Resources: Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency, and Coverage
Useful Search Engines- Google, Yahoo, alltheweb.com

Online Documentation Assistance:
Research and Documentation Online
KnightCite
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
www.knightcite.com
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