Research Guide Santa Rosa Junior College

The Immigration Experience

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:

The Asian American Almanac

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/E/184/.O6/A824/1995

Dictionary of Mexican American History

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/E/184/.M5/M453/1981

Encyclopedia of American Immigration

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/JV/6465/.E53/2001

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/E/184/.A1/G14/2002

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/E/184/.A1/H35/1980

Japanese American History; an A to Z Reference from 1868 to the Present

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/E/184/.J3/J3355/1993

Illegal Immigration

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/AC/5/.C87/no. 13/2001

Immigration; Opposing Viewpoints

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/AC/5/.O8/no. 66/1992

The Immigrant Experience in American Fiction; an Annotated Bibliography

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/PS/Z/1231/.F4/S56/1995

New Immigrant Literatures in the United States: a Sourcebook

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/PS/153/.M56/N475/1996

Call Numbers to Browse:

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

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:

Under reference books(specific to the united states), I am having trouble pasting in regular font in "edit reference 1" and I am having trouble with the font style (certain parts wont be anything but bold Also, I cant paste in "edit reference" ).

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

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:

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:

Emigration and immigration http://lii.org

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 18, 2007	Questions and Comments: Phyllis Usina