MODERN WORLD HISTORY

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MODERN WORLD HISTORY

• LIBRARY RESOURCES
• HIST 108

Source http//www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Histo
ry/mainhist.html
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Library Sources

• Reference Books
• Circulating Collection
• Journals
• Online Sources
• Remote Access
• Document Delivery
• Library Webpage
• Class Webpage

http//www.lib.uconn.edu
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Search the Catalog (HOMER)
Finding Books About Colonialism

• The Library Homepage http//norman.lib.uconn.edu/N
  ewSpirit/Redesign/
• Basic Search Colonialism Stamford
• Keyword (Relevance)

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HOMER Search Results
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32 entries
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HOMER Record Display

• Note
• Call Number
• Status

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Search Strategies

• Use Boolean Searching to combine terms
• India and colonialism
• Africa and colonialism
• Use Subject Headings
• Search for titles outside of Stamford
• Use related terms colonialism imperialism
  nationalism

Boolean means Using and, or, not
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Finding Articles About Colonialism Journals
Online Sources
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• Magazines vs. Journals
• Peer-Reviewed vs. Refereed articles
• Citations vs. Abstracts vs. Full Text
• HTML printouts vs. PDF printouts
• Print vs. Online

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Why use articles?
International Journal of Middle East Studies, May
2002 v34 i2 p189(15)
Nationalism and the colonial legacy in
the Middle East and Central Asia introduction.
Juan R. I.
Cole Deniz Kandiyoti.

• usually more current information
• material is available online
• they are shorter
• they often address specific aspects of a topic

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Magazines vs. Journals
Do you want backgound on a topic new to you?
use magazines Did your teacher say to
cite scholarly resources? use journals

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Tracking Down Articles

• Infotrac
• WilsonWeb
• JSTOR
• Project Muse
• Historical Abstracts

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Infotrac

• Select Refereed Sources

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Infotrac Search Results
Formats Abstract Citation Full Text
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Searching for Full Text

• eJournals
• HOMER
• Document Delivery

Request Books and Articles From Other Libraries
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What About the Internet?
Think About. Accuracy Is the information
reliable and error-free? Authority Who
is the author? -Look for affiliation
-Look at the URL
http//www.uconn.edu
-Look at the domain. .edu, .com,
.ac.uk, .org, .net Objectivity Is
there a bias? Currency Is the
information dated?
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Final Thoughts

• The Library Homepage is your gateway to all
  library resources and services University of
  Connecticut Libraries
• HOMER is accessible from home without any
  passwords
• Acquire a Proxy Account to access most
  databases from home

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Questions?

• How do I cite the resources?
• Unsure about the catalog or databases?
• Not having success with your topic?
• Please contact me at
• shelley.roseman_at_uconn.edu
• Tel. [phone]