WOMEN'S STUDIES 5

WS 5 La mujer

Instructor: Shirley Flores-Munoz
Librarian: Johanna Bowen jobowen@cabrillo.edu
831-479-6536
To find this page:
From the library homepage libwww.cabrillo.edu
select Internet Links
Select Women's Studies
Scroll down to "Course Related Materials"
select WS 5 La mujer

Name:_______________________________

1. Find books and video titles in the Cabrillo Library Catalog

Go to the Cabrillo Library Homepage at http://libwww.cabrillo.edu

Choose the Library Catalog

Type in some topics of interest:
domestic violence
breast cancer
teen pregnancy
prenatal care
diabetes

Scan the list and click on a title to see more of the book record
Select one book and copy the information you would need for a citation

Author _______________________________________________________________________

Title ____________________________________________________________
Place of publication_____________________________________________________
Publisher_____________________________________________________
Date of publication_____________________________________________________

2. Using other libraries in the region

Using other libraries -- If you find a book at another library that you want to read, we can probably borrow it for you on Interlibrary Loan. Just ask at the Reference Desk.

Go to the Cabrillo College Library homepage http://libwww.cabrillo.cc.a.us [If you are at an Information Workstation in the library, just click on HOME near the top of the screen.]
Choose the Library Catalog
Click on Other Libraries from Lists & Links choices on the right side

Suggested library catalogs to use:

MOBAC --Catalog for public and academic libraries in the Monterey Bay area. Very handy to search all catalogs at once.
UCSC Libraries -- Use CRUZCAT to search what's at UCSC. You're welcome to go up to UCSC and use their books there.
Santa Cruz Public Library and Watsonville Public Library if these are your local public libraries

3. Find material in the Reference collection

The Aptos Library Reference collection has encyclopedias, statistical compilations, and general collections which do not check out.

To use the physical Reference Shelves in the Aptos Library

Walk around in the Ref HQ books and some of the Ref CT

Try this title: Encyclopedia Latina : history, culture, and society in the United States / Ref. E184.S75 E587 2005

To use the online Reference collection:

From the Library Homepage select Full Text Articles
Under Encyclppedias/Background Information select Credo Reference
Search for your topic

4. Find a fulltext journal/magazine article

From the library home page select Full Text Articles

Under General, select Academic Search Premier

Under: Limit your results click in the Full Text box to select fulltext articles.

Under: Limit your results select Peer Reviewed box to see scholarly journals, but be careful with this choice as it may limit the search too much and you might not get any/many results. Try it and see for yourself.

Under: Limit your results select Publication Type PERIODICALS

Click on

Select one article to look at.

Author name____________________________________________________________
Article title____________________________________________________________

Date of the article______________________________________________________

Name of the Periodical in which the article was published (listed as the SOURCE)
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What can you do besides read this on your screen?

Print the article. You can have a printout of the article if you click on the PRINT button at the top of the screen. Printing is free when you are in the library electronic classroom. It costs ten cents per page when you are at the library workstations on the main floor of the library. If you are printing from a PDF file, always use the tiny image of a printer to start printing (not the pull down "file" menu print choice.)

Email the article to yourself or a friend: Click on Email, Check the option box for citation and any available full text; type in the email address; click on the submit button.

Save the article to your disk or Flash Drive: Click on Save and follow the directions.

Use these online fulltext resources from home if you have a current, valid library card. From home, start at the library homepage:
http://libwww.cabrillo.edu
Then select "Full Text Articles" from the library homepage and follow the directions.

5. Find full text Newspaper articles

select Full Text Articles from the Library Homepage

select ProQuest

Type in your topic words in the dialog box on the next screen.

Click in the Full Text documents only choice

6. Explore the web with Google

Tips:

"......" double quotes around a phrase
"......"double quotes around a personal name Example: "breast cancer " hispanic
Example: "diabetes" latina
Examples: "Frida Kahlo " "Penelope Cruz "Sandra Cisneros" "Elizabeth Pena" "Dolores Huerta"

to see results from a specific domain
"Mexican American Women" site:.edu

"hispanic American Women" site:.gov

Study the use of quotes in the table below.

Search topics Search statements using quotes

voting rights for women "voting rights"   women

feminism and african american women "african american women"    feminism

hispanic women and drug use "hispanic women"   "drug use" site:.gov

Type www.google.com in the location box at the top of the browser

Type in the topic words using quotes or limiting to a domain if you wish

you will get a series of screens with lists of topics.

make a selection from each screen until you have a real site/page

Does it have a title ? Write the title here.
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Does it have an author? Write the author's name here.
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Write the Internet Address here from the location/Netsite box at the top of the screen.
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Write the date you viewed the Web site here.
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7. Use CQ Researcher -- Policy analysis reports

select Fulltext Articles from the Library Homepage
Under General, click on CQ Researcher
Enter a word or words to describe your topic

8. Using the Biography Resource Center

select Full Text Articles from the Library Homepage
From Encyclopedias / Background Information click on Biography Resource Center
Enter a person's name, in any order, of first middle and/or last name
Dolores Huerta
Julia Alvarez
Isabel Allende
The result should include:

Narrative Biographies: Lengthy biographical profiles including life and accomplishments.
Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Additional Resources: Find citations for additional biographical resources our library may have.

Make some notes to yourself about what you found

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9. Using Electronic Books

Click on the HOME button to be at the Library Homepage
Select Fulltext Articles

Select Electronic Books from Netlibrary

Use the Keywords text box on the left side to search for your topic.

eBooks are electronic versions of printed books.
eBooks can be viewed online from any computer connected to the Internet. Since eBooks are online, they are available at your convenience -- anywhere, anytime. eBooks are "checked out" to you only for the period of time you are actively reading online and they are "returned" for the next user at the end of your use.
Using eBooks from Cabrillo College campus computers (Aptos and Watsonville) is seamless and easy. No passwords or usernames are necessary.
To find an eBook:

Search the library catalog. eBooks are integrated into the catalog. A typical catalog search will result in lists of books with call numbers which are available on the shelf in the library as well as eBooks which can be read on any computer. When the book you want has a live link within the record, you can click through to NetLibrary and read the content of the book by choosing to
browse this book online.
Or,

Choose Full Text Articles from the library homepage. Then choose Electronic Books from NetLibrary. Key in your library card barcode number for remote authentication.

To use / read an eBook:

After deciding to browse an eBook online you can read through the table of contents on the left side of the screen. You can also plunge right in and read sections of the book, page by page, using the arrow keys.
There is a built in American Heritage English Language dictionary to use for definitions and an audio component pronounces the word out loud for students.
The text portion of the screen (what you are reading) can be enlarged if you click on the "Hide Tools" button at the top.
When you are finished with an eBook, please click on the "Close eBook" button at the top.

rev 09/30/09 || Johanna Bowen || jobowen@cabrillo.edu || Return to the library homepage

Search topics	Search statements using quotes
voting rights for women	"voting rights" women
feminism and african american women	"african american women" feminism
hispanic women and drug use	"hispanic women" "drug use" site:.gov