Research Guide Santa Rosa Junior College

Automotive Technology

Typical Research Flow
Reference	Books	Articles	Web	Associations	Citing

This research guide highlights some sources used for locating information. Consult with a Reference librarian for further assistance or for help in locating the information needed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks
The following Reference Sources should be helpful in locating background information:

Acro Motor Vehicle Dictionary

Doyle Ref/TL/.L49/1969

Automotive Reference: A new Approach to the World of Auto-Related Information

Doyle Ref/TL/9/.D28/1987

Automotive Technition's Handbook

Doyle Ref/TL/152/.C692

Cars in America

Mahoney Ref/AC/5/.O8/no.193/2006

The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885-1968

Doyle Ref/TL/15/.G39

The Complete Guide to Specialty Cars

Doyle Ref/TL/240/.C52/1986

Encyclopedia of American Cars: 1940-1970

Doyle Ref/TL/23/.L3

Encyclopedia of American Cars, 1946-1959

Doyle Ref/TL/23/.M58

The New Way Things Work

Mahoney Ref/T/47/.M18/1998

Call Numbers to Browse:

TL (1-390) Motor vehicles

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
ABI Inform Databases	All ProQuest Databases
Encyclopædia Britannica Online	RAND California

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a PIN.

Books Top
The SRJC Library Catalog lists books under author, title and subject. The following subject headings should contain useful information:

AUTOMOBILES - MOTORS

MOTOR VEHICLES – MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

Access the SRJC Library Catalog at:http://library.santarosa.edu Select the "Exact Subject Heading" Search Type and type in any of the subject headings.

Magazines and Newspaper Articles Top
The library subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information on your subject:

Expanded Academic ASAP(Info Trac)	All ProQuest Databases
ProQuest Research Library	SIRS Researcher
Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)	ProQuest Career & Technical Education
	ProQuest Research Library
	SIRS Researcher

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. OFF campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a Pin.

The library has print copies of the following magazines of particular interest:

Car and Driver	Popular Science
Motor Trend	Road and Track
Popular Mechanics

To locate other titles subscribed to by the SRJC Libraries (in print and in electronic databases) go to the:
Library Periodicals List

Web Resources Top
The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

SRJC Internet Resources by Subject:

Librarians' Internet Index:

Automobiles:

http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=automobiles&ss=1

Automotive:

http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=automotive&ss=1

Motor Vehicles:

http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=motor%20vehicles&ss=1

The World Wide Web has no standards, quality and reliability of Information and can vary greatly.

Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/eval.shtml

Associations and Organizations Top
Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon

This guide offers access to many scholarly and trade organization/association websites. The directory lists broad categories allowing you to select more narrow subheadings.

Scholarly Societies Project http://www.scholarly-societies.org/subjects_soc.html

This website provides access by subject to national and international societies with scholarly, academic, or research goals. There are strict guidelines for resource inclusion and a URL stability ranking for each website.

Citing Sources Top
For assistance in using the citation style required by your instructor, check the following citation guides:

MLA (Modern Language Association)

APA (American Psychological Association

Other Styles:(Chicago, Turabian, CBE, and more.)

Access any of these guides from: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/cite.shtml

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Last updated: May 17, 2007	Questions and Comments: Phyllis Usina