<p> KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY GUIDE Journalism Research Resources ______Circulating Books, Electronic Books, and U.S. Government Documents</p><p>To find circulating books, as well as electronic books and U.S. government online documents, on wide-ranging topics using your key words or ideas:  Go to the Kean University Library’s home page located at http://library.kean.edu.  Click Books, E-books, Videos, & More to access the Kean Catalog.  Type your key words in the search box underneath Find This:  Limit your search results to particular types of records (such as, Main Collection books, Reference Collection books, or U.S. Government Online Document) by selecting an option from the Limit Your Search menu.  Click Search.  Evaluate your search results.  Make note of the Library Location designation for any titles of interest. A designation of Main Collection means that the book is a circulating title, while Reference Collection means that the book does not circulate. A designation of U.S. Government Online Document or Electronic Resource means that the item is available online; you may access the material online by clicking the title, then clicking the hyperlink next to the words Linked Resource.  Make note of the call number and status for any Main Collection titles of interest. When a Main Collection book’s Status is Available, this means that the book is not checked out. Circulating titles are located in the Main Collection on the second and third floors of the Kean University Library.</p><p>Reference Books</p><p>Listed below are select reference titles provided for quick look-up by call number in the Reference Collection located on the first floor of the Library. The first column displays the reference call number. The second column displays the corresponding title.</p><p>Call Numbers Reference Titles Ref AS 22 .E5 Encyclopedia of Associations Ref F 131 .N42 New Jersey Almanac Ref F 132 .E52 2004 Encyclopedia of New Jersey Ref GE 10 .E58 2003 Environmental Encyclopedia Ref HN 57 .S624 2006 Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia Ref HQ 1115 .R69 2000 Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women’s Issues and Knowledge Ref HQ 784 .M3 E53 2007 Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media Ref HV 6017 .E524 2002 Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment Ref HV 6017 .E53 2001 Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior Ref HV 6515 .E5323 2003 Encyclopedia of Murder & Violent Crime Ref HV 8694 .P35 2001 Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States Ref HV 89 .A55 Public Human Services Directory Ref HV 9104 .E58 2003 Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice Ref HV 9950 .B364 2001 Congressional Quarterly’s Desk Reference on American Criminal Justice Ref JK 3529 .A3 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey Ref JK 3556 .N47 New Jersey Public Sector Ref JN 1 .E85 Europa World Year Book Ref KFN 1845 .A22 Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of New Jersey Ref P 87.5 .E53 2001 Encyclopedia of Communication and Information Ref PN 4783 .A83 2005 Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law Ref PN 6080 .O95 1999 Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Ref PN 6081 .B27 1992 Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 1992 ed.) Ref PN 6083 .S53 1997 Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations: The Most Notable Quotes from 1950 to the Present To access information from the Library’s electronic reference (e-reference) collections, use: Gale Virtual Reference Library This e-reference collection is covered in the Electronic Databases section of this handout.</p><p>Electronic Databases</p><p>To start using the Library’s electronic databases to search for articles on certain topics using your key words, go to the Library’s home page (http://library.kean.edu). Click Articles & More to access the Databases. The databases are organized in two different lists. In one list the databases are listed alphabetically, and in the other list the databases are listed by subject or format. Brief directions are provided on the next pages to help you navigate these electronic databases. [Note: When you are off-campus, you will be asked to enter your Kean Library Barcode after you click on a database name. Your Kean Library Barcode is located on the back of your Kean University photo ID card.]</p><p>Facts on File World News Digest - To search Facts on File World News Digest for wide-ranging information on 1940 to present current-event topics:  Click the letter F on the Jump to menu.  Click Facts on File World News Digest – 1940 to present (Facts.com).  Click one of the buttons, such as Facts on File, Issues & Controversies, or Today’s Science.  Type your search terms in the search box on the left-hand side of the screen. If you selected the Issues and Controversies section, you may also explore the Issues in the Headlines section in the box on the right-hand side of the screen, or you may explore Issues: Pro & Con under the Quick Access section.</p><p>Gale Virtual Reference To search the Gale Virtual Reference Library for encyclopedia and other reference Library book articles using your key terms:  Click the letter G on the Jump to menu.  Click Gale Virtual Reference Library (Thomson GALE).  Click Proceed.  In the Basic Search box, type your key terms next to the word Find:  Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: sudan* and “human rights”  Click Search.  Result: The first 20 retrieved article titles will be displayed. Examine retrieved items. Click either the Full-text, Full-text with Graphics, or PDF Pages link immediately below the item to view the full- text article.  E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking E-mail at the top of the Full-text or Full-text with Graphics screen.</p><p>CQ Electronic Library To search CQ Electronic Library for reports using your key terms:  Click the letter C on the Jump to menu.  Click CQ Electronic Library (Congressional Quarterly).  Type search terms in the search box on the left labeled All CQEL Search: Search across your library’s CQEL collections.  Click Go.  Alternatively, click Advanced Search for the Advanced Search template.  Type your key terms in the search box.  Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: “fair trade labeling” and farmer*  Click Search.  Result: The first 30 retrieved report titles will be displayed. Click one of the titles to view the full- text report.  View a report in PDF (page image) format by clicking either the PDF Color or PDF B/W button (when available) in the top right-hand corner of the screen. 2  E-mail the report you are currently viewing by clicking E-mail This Document or E-mail Report.</p><p>CountryWatch To search CountryWatch for information, including historical, cultural, and political information, about the countries of the world:  Click the letter C on the Jump to menu.  Click CountryWatch.  Select a country from the drop-down menu located under the heading Shortcut to Country Review on the right-hand side of your screen and proceed. </p><p>Academic Search Premier To search Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) for scholarly articles using your key terms:  Click the letter A on the Jump to menu.  Click Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost).  Type your key terms in the search box next to Find:  Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For instance, type: chin* and import* and united states and product safety  Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals under the Limit your results heading.  Click Search.  Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see one or more of the following links immediately below the item: HTML Full Text, PDF Full Text, or Linked Full Text. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.  E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking E-mail located at the top of your screen.  If full-text link options are not present, click the TOUR button to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.</p><p>OmniFile Full Text Mega To search OmniFile Full Text Mega (WilsonWeb) for scholarly articles using your key terms:  Click the letter O on the Jump to menu.  Click OmniFile Full Text Mega (WilsonWeb).  Select Humanities (HUM), Legal (ILP), Readers’ Guide (Current Events) (RDG), or Social Science (SS) instead of All from the Subject Area drop-down menu.  Type your key terms in the first, second, and/or third boxes adjacent to Find.  Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: First search box: "green tech*" or sustain* Second search box: "new jersey"  Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Peer Reviewed.  Click Start.  Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a Full Text HTML link, a Full Text PDF link, or both immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.  E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking the blue Print Email Save button located on the left-hand side of your screen.  If full-text link options are not present, click the TOUR button to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.</p><p>3 Ethnic NewsWatch To search Ethnic NewsWatch for scholarly articles using your key terms:  Click the letter E on the Jump to menu.  Click Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest).  Click English.  Type your key terms in the box underneath Basic Search.  Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: same sex marriag* and relig*  Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.  Click Search.  Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a Full Text link, a Text + Graphics link, a Full Text - PDF link, or a combination of theses links immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the full- text article.  E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking Email located at the top left-hand side of your screen.  If full-text link options are not present, click Find a copy, then click TOUR Full Text or Check for full text via Tour Resolver to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.</p><p>GenderWatch To search GenderWatch for scholarly articles using your key terms:  Click the letter G on the Jump to menu.  Click GenderWatch (ProQuest).  Click Continue.  Type your key terms in the box underneath Basic Search.  Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: (capital punishment or death penalty) and gender*  Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.  Click Search.  Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a Full Text link, a Text + Graphics link, a Full Text - PDF link, or a combination of theses links immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the full- text article.  E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking Email located at the top left-hand side of your screen.</p><p>4  If full-text link options are not present, click Find a copy, then click TOUR Full Text or Check for full text via Tour Resolver to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.</p><p>Internet Resources</p><p>American Community Survey http://www.state.nj.us/health/ http://www.census.gov/acs/www New Jersey Department of Human Services American FactFinder http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/index.html U.S. Census Bureau http://factfinder.census.gov National Crime Victimization Survey Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Bartleby.com: Great Books Online U.S. Department of Justice (eg., Bartlett’s Quotations and Respectfully Quoted) http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cvusst.htm http://www.bartleby.com National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) http://www.ncjrs.org U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs National Institute of Justice The Research, Development, ChildStats.gov and Evaluation Agency of the U.S. Department of Justice http://www.childstats.gov http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij</p><p>County and City Data Book New Jersey Municipalities U.S. Census Bureau http://www.cityconnections.com//NJ_municipalities.html http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html New Jersey Quick Facts Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) U.S. Census Bureau http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dyfs http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34000.html</p><p>Education Law Center New Jersey State League of Municipalities http://www.edlawcenter.org http://www.njslom.org</p><p>Fedstats New Jersey State Police Gateway to Statistics from U.S. Federal Agencies Crime Reports & Statistics http://www.fedstats.gov/ Office of the Attorney General http://www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/info/stats.html Gateway to Educational Materials http://www.thegateway.org Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online Bureau of Justice Statistics National Center for Education Statistics http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook http://nces.ed.gov State & County QuickFacts National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) U.S. Census Bureau http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd</p><p>New Jersey Commission on Higher Education State of New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/index.html http://www.state.nj.us</p><p>New Jersey Department of Education State of New Jersey: Municipal and County Government http://www.state.nj.us/education/index.html http://www.state.nj.us/nj/govinfo/county</p><p>New Jersey Department of Education: Data Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.nj.gov/njded/data/ U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services 5 Thomas U.S. Congress / Legislative Information on the Internet U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission http://thomas.loc.gov http://www.sec.gov/</p><p>Uniform Crime Reports http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm#cius USA.gov U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) http://www.usa.gov/ http://www.usdoj.gov World Criminal Justice Library U.S. Department of Education Electronic Network http://www.ed.gov http://newark.rutgers.edu/~wcjlen/WCJ</p><p>Copyright © 2008, Kean University Library. 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