Research Guide Santa Rosa Junior College

fire 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:

Encyclopedia of Fire

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/TP/265/.N48/2002

Encyclopedia of Fire Protection

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/TH/9116/.N65/2006

Fire Protection Handbook (Periodical)

Doyle Ref & Mahoney Circulating/TH/9150/.F47

Firesafety Educator's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Designing, and Implementing Firesafety Programs

Doyle Ref/TH/9120/.F59/1983

Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook

Doyle Ref/SD/421/.O64/2005

Life Safety Code Handbook (Periodical)

Doyle Ref & Mahoney Circulating/TH/9445/.P8/L54

Police, Firefighter, and Paramedic Stress: An Annotated Bibliography

Doyle Ref/RA/Z6675/.E45/M54/1990

The Rights of Firefighters

Doyle Ref/KF/3976/.A37/1991

Uniform Fire Code (Periodical)

Mahoney Ref/KF/3975/.Z95/I58

Call Numbers to Browse:

SD (400’s) Forestry, conservation and protection TH (9000’s) Protection of buildings, fire protection and extinction

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
AccessScience	Encyclopædia Britannica Online
All ProQuest Databases	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:

FIRE DEPARTMENTS	FIRE FIGHTERS
FIRE ECOLOGY	FIRE INVESTIGATION
FIRE ENGINES	FIRE MANAGEMENT
FIRE EXTINCTION	FIRE PREVENTION

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:

Fire Engineering

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:

For Science: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/firescience.shtml

Librarians' Internet Index:

Fire Extinction:

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

Fire Prevention:

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

Fire Science:

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

Fire Fighters:

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