USING THE LIBRARY FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH

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· FIND BOOKS, VIDEOS, OR OTHER LIBRARY RESOURCES	· INTERNET RESOURCES
· FIND ARTICLES IN JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, OR DOCUMENTS	· COURSE RESERVES
· FIND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION	· INTERLIBRARY LOAN
· FREE ONLINE JOURNALS	· CONTACTS

CARSON LIBRARY RESOURCES

Go to Carson Library Web Site to access our online resources:

http://my.umwestern.edu/library

Carson Library and Swysgood Technology Center can provide you with print and electronic resources, audiovisual equipment, multimedia tools, and support for Social Sciences courses from instructional technologists and librarians.

FIND BOOKS, VIDEOS, AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS

The UM system libraries offer a wealth of resources in the Social Sciences, including current books, journals, newspapers, videos, software, maps, statistical tables, and government documents. To locate library resources:

· Go to the library web site and click on Library Catalog

· No username or password necessary.

· Search for books, videos, or other materials in the UM system libraries.

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FIND ARTICLES IN JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, OR DOCUMENTS

Go to the library web site and click on "Find an article from a database."

You may enter and scroll down the A-Z list of all library databases, or select the subject "History and Social Science".

When you click on any one of the databases, you will be asked to enter a username and password.  These are the same username and password that you use for entering the campus network (first initial_last name, social or other campus i.d. number).

IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR CAMPUS NETWORK ACCESS, notify your instructor and call the Registrar's Office, (406)683-7371.

Selected library databases related to the Social Sciences:

· American National Biography provides 18,000 biographies of important Americans in history and to the present.

· FindLaw provides court forms and links to state, federal, and international law.

· History Resource Center is a "one stop shop" of reference book, journal article, primary source, and Internet links covering persons and events in U.S. history.

· JSTOR provides historical information from journals across the social sciences.

· LegalTrac offers full-text articles from all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.

· Montana: The Magazine of Western History provides a searchable online index of article citations. Carson Library carries the magazine from 1951-present.

· New York Times & New York Times Historical Online is one of the world's leading newspapers. Retrieve full-text articles from current and historical papers.

· PsycARTICLES is the full-text database of the journals of the American Psychological Association.

· Wilson Social Science Full-Text gives full-text and citations/abstracts to journal articles across the social sciences. Select "Social Science" as Subject Area.

Two full-text periodical databases that include college-level journals in the social sciences are:

· EBSCO Academic Premier

· Expanded Academic ASAP.
    After entering the database, select Expanded Academic ASAP from the Gale Group database menu.
    On the menu see also other Gale Group databases legal, business, health, and student/children's information.

· Social Sciences Best of the Web from the Michigan Electronic Library - MEL

Anthropology

· AnthroNet

· Anthropology in the News

· Anthropology Resources on the Internet from the American Anthropological Association

· Anthropology Sources, web links from McGraw-Hill Publishing

· Anthropology WWW Virtual Library

· ArchNet

Demographics & Statistics

· Demographic Resources, web links from McGraw-Hill Publishing

· Statistics, web links from UM's Mansfield Library

Geography

· The Alexandria Project

· CIA World Factbook

· Montana Natural Resource Information System

· National Atlas of the United States

· Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas

· U.S. State Dept. Background Notes on Countries of the World

· Resources for Geographers from Colorado University-Boulder.

History

· Academic Info: History Gateway

· Biography.com

· Making of America

· MUSEE Online Museum Directory

· Using Primary Sources on the Web

· World History

Philosophy & Religion

· "Best" Philosophy Web Sites compiled by Whitworth College Library.

· Online Dictionaries & Encyclopedias of Philosophy

· Philosophy of Religion.Info is a "resource for philosophy students" by Tim Holt, an Oxford-educated theologian.

· Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

· Web Resources from the American Philosophical Association

Political Science & Law

· Organizations in Political Science is an extensive list maintained by the American Political Science Association.

· Political Science Resources on the Web from the University of Michigan Documents Center.

· THOMAS provides access to federal legislation information and the law-making process.

Psychology

· Enpsychlopedia

· PsycCrawler

· Psychology, from UM's Mansfield Library

· Psychology Information Online

· Psychology WWW Virtual Library

· PsychWeb

Sociology

· Sociology Sources, web links from McGraw-Hill Publishing

· Sociology WWW Virtual Library

· SocioSite

· The SocioWeb

Associations & Organizations

Because of the large number of associations across all categories of the Social Sciences, only a selected number of Montana organizations are listed below.

Search for other associations in the Associations Unlimited database, which contains over 450,00 organizations, association materials, and IRS information on selected non-profits.

· American Anthropological Association

· American Philosophical Association - Pacific Division

· Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Division - Association of American Geographers

· Montana Historical Society

· Montana Psychological Association

· Montana State Bar Association

· Pacific Coast Branch of the  American Historical Association

· Pacific Northwest Political Science Association

· The Pacific Sociological Association

· Western Political Science Association

· Western Social Science Association

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FIND COURSE RESERVES MATERIALS

Select one of three options for searching and using Course Reserves:

· Go to the library web site and click on Library Catalog .

· Click on  Course Reserves  to search for books, videos, or other materials that your instructor has put on reserve for your class.

· Retrieve reserved materials at the  Circulation Desk .

· Go to the library web site and click on  E-Res  , then "Electronic Reserves and Course Materials" . Next,  select your instructor's name .

· The default  password for E-Res  is your instructor's last name in lower case letters. Ask your instructor if there are reserves on E-Res.

· E-Res articles open in Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available on all campus computers.

· Go to the library Circulation Desk and ask  for the reserves under the instructor name and course.

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INTERLIBRARY LOAN

· Go to the library web site and sign up for the  ILLiad  online request and loan service.

· If off-campus, go to your local college, school, or public library and ask for interlibrary loan assistance.

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CONTACTS

If you have trouble with your computer access you may give the library or Swysgood Technology Center a call. Our staff may direct you to an online help sheet of frequently asked questions FAQ's) or help you troubleshoot your problem:

Lucy Carson Library Circulation Desk
(406) 683-7542

Swysgood Technology Center Computer Lab Desk
(406) 683-7054

WebCT Help Desk
(406)683-7007

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· H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences is a free online scholarly review resource.

mh/2005 Updated 03/31/06