English 1153 — Elliott — English Grammar & Composition — International

Hello!

This is Ona Britton, your friendly Instruction Librarian! Several databases contain articles and other materials pertinent to Ms Elliott’s assignment.   Books are also a good source of information

Keywords

This search will use specific keywords.  Try combining

holocaust

and

rescu*

and

moral* or ethic* or altru*

Where to start

Academic Search Complete. General database with articles on many topics.

More Useful Databases

SocIndex. Contains articles from scholarly and popular journals pertaining to sociology.

Humanities International Complete.  Includes articles on all aspects of the humanities including literature, history, religion, and linguistics.

Historical Abstracts.  Articles and other materials on non-American history.

CQ Researcher.  Contains some materials pertaining to Holocaust issues.

Book Catalogs

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

MUS 3032 — Woodwind Literature — Butterfield

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This is Ona Britton, your friendly Instruction Librarian, standing in for Jana Atkins, your friendly Performing Arts Librarian!  Several databases contain articles and other materials pertinent to Dr. Butterfield’s assignment:

Music Databases

Music Index.  Covers all styles and genres of music.  Includes book reviews, obituaries, periodicals, and news and articles about music, musicians, and the music industry.

RILM Music Abstracts.   Covers all aspects of music, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments and voice, dance, and music therapy.

Academic Search Complete.  Articles on various topics.

Check out the Music Subject Guide for more potential databases to search

Searching Multiple Databases

You may search several Ebsco databases at the same time.  Have a look at this video for a demonstration.

More Useful Tools

Grove Dictionary of Music.  Online dictionary highly respected for its content and depth.  Online version also reference works in Mozart and Bach complete editions.  Also available in print in the Reference collection.

Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, earlier editions.  Available from the Reference tab of the Music Subject heading.   Contains some entries not present in newer edition; gives a different perspective on some topics.

Music Analyses : An Annotated Guide to the Literature.  PRINT guide containing citations to books discussing particular works.  Located in library Reference Collection.

New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments.  PRINT dictionary with in depth entries about instruments, their history, and repertory.

Book Catalogs

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

TIP:  Try the keyword method? with your instrument and limiting to the main collection for pertinent materials.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

EADM 5543 — Evans — Fundamentals of Public School Administration

Hello!

This is Ona Britton, your friendly Instruction Librarian!  Several databases contain articles and other materials pertinent to education.  These databases should fulfill the requirements for Dr. Evans’ assignments.

Education Databases

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse): Comprehensive database for all aspects of education, including higher education.

TIP: ERIC contains many materials that are not articles, called ERIC documents. To remove ERIC documents, go to the Limiters or Update Results screen and use the Journal or Document limiter.

Professional Development Collection. Contains approximately 500 journals pertaining to education.

TIP: This database covers a smaller set of materials than ERIC, but it is useful if an assignment requires only one or two journal articles. The limiters and Update Results screen contain a limiter for scholarly journals.

More Useful Databases

PsycInfo. Contains articles and other materials on all aspects of psychology. Functions for psychology as ERIC does for education.

SocIndex. Contains articles from scholarly and popular journals pertaining to sociology.

Business Source Complete. Contains articles other information about business. Some useful information for school administrators.

Searching Multiple Databases

You may search several Ebsco databases at once.  Watch this video for more information.

Book Catalogs

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

MCOM 1113 — Fundamentals of Speech — Davis

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Ms. Davis’ assignments.

More Databases

CQ Researcher — Extensive overviews of current events topics.

Opposing Viewpoints — Database of articles and other materials containing various viewpoints on controversial topics

Sage Premier — Multidisciplinary database of subject encyclopedias covering various topics.

Article Databases

Academic Search Complete — articles on a variety of topics for all reading levels

SocIndex — Articles on the impact of gender, ethnic, and economic factors.

PsycInfo — Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of psychology

Newspaper Databases

Newspaper Source Plus — Full text of various newspapers, including Daily Oklahoman from 1997.

Lexis Nexis News — Full text of news sources from around the country as well as newspapers from other countries.

New York Times Historical — Contains the full text of the New York Times from 1851- 2006.

Oklahoman Archives — Full text of the Daily Oklahoma from 1901.

Finding Books

UCO Library Catalog — Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library, including materials on adaptation theory.

Handouts

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

MLA Style Guide — Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources. This page includes guides for both 6th and 7th editions.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!

ENG 1213 — English Comp II — Israel

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Israel’s assignments.

Article Databases

Academic Search Complete — articles on a variety of topics for all reading levels

SocIndex — Articles on the impact of gender, ethnic, and economic factors.

PsycInfo — Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of psychology

Opposing Viewpoints — Database containing all kinds of information on various subjects

Newspaper Databases

Newspapers may carry local information about a particular conspiracy theory.

Newspaper Source Plus — Full text of various newspapers, including Daily Oklahoman from 1997.

Lexis Nexis News — Full text of news sources from around the country as well as newspapers from other countries.

New York Times Historical — Contains the full text of the New York Times from 1851- 2005.

Oklahoman Archives — Full text of the Daily Oklahoma from 1901.

Finding Books

UCO Library Catalog — Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library, including materials on adaptation theory.

Handouts

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

MLA Style Guide — Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources.  This page includes guides for both 6th and 7th editions.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!

ENG 1223 — English Composition for International Students — Ferrari

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Ferrari’s assignment.

American Indian Statistical Information

Statistical Abstract of the United States.  The most comprehensive source of statistical information available about the  United States.  Type in American Indian Tribes for more information.  Drawn from 2000 Census.

Bureau or Indian Affairs Reports. Two reports are helpful on this page:

We the People report from the U. S. Census
2005 American Indian Population & Labor Force Report

Statistical Record of Native North Americans.  PRINT Reference Book with some useful but somewhat dated statistical information.

Historical Information about Tribes

• Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes — PRINT Reference book containing overviews of tribal history, customs, and current situation.
• Native Americans:  An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples — PRINT Reference book.  Check index to find entries on specific tribes.
• Sage eReference — Electronic source searching several encyclopedias.  Includes pertinent articles on larger tribes.
• Atlas of American Migration — PRINT atlas containing a lengthy section on on Native American migration
• UCO Library Catalog-  Books are among the best sources for historical topics.  Type in a tribe’s name and the truncated word histor? for books on that tribe.

Websites

Most tribes have an official website containing various information about the tribe and its current concerns.  Scan these  discover this kind of information and other information about a tribe.

The Tribal Government Information website from SWOSU is a good portal site for information.

Articles about American Indians

The American Indians Subject Guide under Databases by Subject on the Find Articles page contains the best databases for finding articles pertinent to this topic.

Academic Search Complete — Articles covering many topics and disciplines

America: History and Life — Articles on all aspects of American History

SocIndex — Articles on the impacts of ethnic, gender, and economic factors

Newspapers

These databases may assist with finding articles about a tribe’s current concerns.

The News Sources Subject Guide under Databases by Subject on the Find Articles page collects newspaper sources. Try:

Newspaper Source Plus — Contains full text of the Daily Oklahoman and Tulsa World, as well as selections from various state newspapers.

Oklahoman Archives — Contains full text o Daily Oklahoman since it began publication

Handouts:

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

 MLA Style Guide – Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources. Handouts for both the 6th and 7th editions are available.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!

English 1113 — Lindsay Dearinger

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Ms. Dearinger’s assignments.

Significance and Signifiers of Clothing

SocIndex — Articles on the impact of gender, ethnic, and economic factors.

Communication & Mass Media — Articles on communication, journalism, media, and related fields.

Business Source Complete — Articles and other publications from the business literature

Academic Search Complete — articles on a variety of topics for all reading levels

UCO Library Catalog — Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library, including many materials about fashion.

Reference books to consider. These books are located in the Reference Collection on the 1st floor of the library.  Click on the links below for call numbers.

St. James encyclopedia of popular culture

Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion

Encyclopedia of American cultural and intellectual history

Adptation/Variation

Humanities International Complete –  Articles on all aspects of the humanities

Communication & Mass Media — Articles on communication,  journalism, media,  and related fields.

UCO Library Catalog — Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library, including materials on adaptation theory.

Newspaper Op Ed Critique

Newspaper Source Plus — Full text of various newspapers, including Daily Oklahoman from 1997.

Oklahoman Archives — Full text of the Daily Oklahoma from 1901

Lexis Nexis News — Full text of news sources from around the country.

Handouts

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

MLA Style Guide — Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!

PTE 3153 — Adolescent Psychology — Maddy

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Maddy’s assignments.

Places to Start

PsycInfo — Comprehensive database for psychology materials

Tip: Limit to peer reviewed journals.  This database indexes many materials that are not journals.

ERIC — Education Resources Information Center.  Articles and other  materials on all aspects of education

SocIndex — Comprehensive database for the social sciences

Tip: Consider checking SocIndex when ethnicity, economic factors, or age are pertinent to your research need.

Another Database to Consider

HealthSource Nursing/Academic — Many full text articles on all aspects of health.  Consider using this database if you  need information about a medical condition.

Tip: Limit search to scholarly/peer-reviewed journals on the Refine Search tab

Searching Databases Simultaneously

EBSCO has an option for searching several databases at once. However, the limiters and subject headings vary from database to database, making this kind of search less precise. Still, it is useful in many instances. Watch this video for a demonstration.

Handouts:

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

APA Style Guide – Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!

STAT 4910 — Seminars in Statistics — Morris

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Morris’ assignments.

Metropolitan Library Assignment

Where to Start:

Library Literature & Information Science Index — Article citations and book reviews from key library and information science periodicals.

TIP:  Look for articles on use studies

Business Source Complete — Articles and other publications from the business literature

Update:  Try “gate count*” error*

Neighborhood Services Organization

Contact this organization directly for their statistics.  Their website is http://www.nsookc.org.

Newspapers are best for local information.  The library has two possible sources

Newspaper Source Plus — Full text of various newspapers, including Daily Oklahoman from 1997.

Oklahoman Archives — Full text of the Daily Oklahoma from 1901

Lexis Nexis News — Full text of news sources from around the country.

SocIndex — Articles on the impact of gender, ethnic, and economic factors.

TIP:  look for charitable uses, trusts & foundations, or non-profit organizations

NCAA Tournament

Sources for this assignment depend on the type of information needed.

Business Source Complete — Articles and other publications from the business literature

Sport Discus — Articles pertaining to all aspects of sport and sports medicine.

EconLit — Articles pertaining to all aspects of economics.

Newspaper Source Plus — Full text of various newspapers, including Daily Oklahoman from 1997.

Lexis Nexis News — Full text of news sources from around the country.

MathSciNet — Contained a few articles on the subject.

Update:  Try the search ncaa basketball tournament (“eight seed*” or “ninth seed*” or “tenth seed*”) in all the databases discussed.

Useful for all assignments

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

Handouts:

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

APA Style Guide — Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!

GEO 3323/ENG 3990 — Introduction to American Indian Studies — Petete

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Petete’s assignments.

Literary Criticism

These databases will assist with the Literary Community Analysis & Option #2 for the Transformative Learning Assignment

The Literature in English Subject Guide under Find Articles on the UCO Library website collects together the best sources for studying literature.  These databases will

Where to Start:

Gale Literature Criticism Online — Best for biographical and background information about an author Provides some criticism.

Gale Literature Resources Center — Contains literary criticism as was as a variety of other information

More Criticism:

MLA (Modern Language Association) International Bibliography — Contains extensive literary criticism citations and articles

Humanities International Complete — Contains articles on all aspects of humanities studies, including literature, history, and art.

Book Catalogs

Useful for all assignments

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic and are excellent sources for literature and history. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

More Articles about American Indians

These databases will assist with the Transformative Learning Assignments, Options #1 & #3

The American Indians Subject Guide under Databases by Subject on the Find Articles page contains the best databases for finding articles pertinent to this topic.

America:  History and Life — Articles on all aspects of American History

SocIndex — Articles on the impacts of ethnic, gender, and economic factors

Newspapers

These databases may assist with the Transformative Learning Assignments, especially option #3 and possibly option #1, depending on topic choice.

The News Sources Subject Guide under Databases by Subject on the Find Articles page collects newspaper sources.  Try:

Newspaper Source Plus — Contains full text of the Daily Oklahoman and Tulsa World, as well as selections from various state newspapers.

Oklahoman Archives — Contains full text o Daily Oklahoma since it began publication

Reference Books of Note

These are shelved in the Reference Collection on the First floor north.

A handbook to literature — William Harmon

The Oxford dictionary of literary terms — Chris Baldick

Native American literatures : an encyclopedia of works, characters, authors, and themes — Kathy J. Whitson

Dictionary of Native American literature — Andrew Wiget, editor

The Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes — there are many books near this section that might be worth consulting

Handouts:

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

MLA Style Guide – Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources.  Handouts for both the 6th and 7th editions are available.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!