Peninsula College Library Biblio-Bits: Research Guides

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20100607

Peninsula College Library Nursing Resources 2010

This June 2010 nursing resources guide for Peninsula College nursing students includes:

NURSING RESOURCES INDEX
JOURNAL PRINT INDEXES AND DATABASES
OTHER FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE NURSING JOURNALS
ONLINE BOOKS
PENINSULA COLLEGE LIBRARY CATALOG
CULTURAL COMPETENCE
EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING
EVALUATING RESOURCES
WHAT IS A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL?
READING: HOW TO READ A RESEARCH PAPER
CITING: SOURCE DOUCUMENTATION USING APA
CRITICAL THINKING
NURSING CARE PLANS
NURSING ETHICS
NURSING RESEARCH
NURSING EMPLOYMENT
NURSING SPECIALTIES
NURSING THEORY
PDA NURSING RESOURCES
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
SPECIALITY GROUPS
WASHINGTON STATE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
HISTORY OF NURSING
INTERNET GUIDES
NURSING INFORMATION COMPETENCY ONLINE COURSE

20090316

Library Research Guide Updated for 2009-2010

Image credit: Guide to Research by miseldine

The 2009-2010 Library Research Guide for Peninsula College has been updated for the current and coming academic years. Although research is an iterative process (often accompanied by caffeine), the guide proceeds in a chronological fashion.

First, get an overview and background information on a topic, which will be useful in developing a thesis. Library reference books (e.g., specialized and subject encyclopedias) can often provide in-depth overviews written by scholars. For example, the Library has the International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the reference collection.

Wikipedia can also provide overviews. Anyone can edit a Wikipedia article at any time, and the articles are written by unidentified and unknown authors. Nonetheless, Wikipedia might provide references to scholarly and reliable sources.

Second, maintain a list of important names, search terms, and dates which might be used in database or Web search. Consult thesauri of subject headings to find additional search terms.

Third, armed with an overview and search vocabulary, search the library article databases for articles and the library catalog for books.

The 2009-2010 Library Research Guide also lists additional search resources: the local public library system (NOLS), interlibrary loan, WorldCat, LC classification, evaluation criteria, links to source documentation (APA, MLA, etc.), and links to various Web search engines. All that in just two pages!

20080123

Early Childhood Education Research Guide Available

...and a little love goes a long, long way in an early childhood setting.
--Photo from Children At Risk Foundation – CARF (www.carfweb.net)

The Early Childhood Education Research Guide includes selected Peninsula College Library reference books, a section on controlled vocabularies (LCSH and ERIC), and links to library catalogs and indexes.

20071023

Olympic Peninsula Local Research in the Peninsula College Library

The Olympic Peninsula Local Research guide focuses on Clallam and Jefferson Counties and points to Web indexes, public libraries, and local government sources in the region. The guide suggests starting with the development of a search vocabulary which can be used to search catalogs and indexes.

20071022

Guide to Fisheries Resources in the Peninsula College Library

The Fisheries Resources guide contains selected titles providing examples of several different publication formats related to fisheries: bibliography, biography, manuals, encyclopedias, writing style guides, databases which index fisheries journals, etc.

20071017

Education Resources in the Peninsula College Library

The Education Resources guide provides links to external public domain Web sources, such as the National Center for Educational Statistics, but also points to sources not available to PC students on the Web, such as the 3-volume Encyclopedia of American Education available in the Library Reference section.

Botany Resources in Peninsula College Library

The new Botany Resources page includes sample titles related to botany in these formats:

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
BOTANY MANUALS AND GUIDES
E-JOURNALS

as well as links to these resources:

LIBRARY CATALOGS
PUBLIC LIBRARY RESOURCES
SELECTED WEBSITES
INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUEST FORMS
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF INFORMATION
WRITING STYLEBOOKS
SOURCE DOCUMENTATION IN THE SCIENCES

20071011

Chemical Dependency Research Guide Now Available

The Chemical Dependency Research Guide provides broader, narrower, and related Library of Congress "Substance Abuse" search terms which can be used in searching the Online Catalog, WorldCat, and Library databases.

The Chemical Dependency Research Guide also lists a sample of 20 books (published between 2002 and 2007) in the Peninsula College Library collection and a selected list of full-text e-journals related to chemical dependency in Library databases.

20071003

Philosophy Resources in the Peninsula College Library

Peninsula College Library has an ample collection of materials related to philosophy. The Philosophy Resources guide at http://pc.ctc.edu/biblio/PF/philosophy.htm includes the following:

SELECTED BIOGRAPHIES
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
DICTIONARIES
GREEK PHILOSOPHY BOOKS
PHILOSOPHY E-BOOKS (A sample of aesthetics titles)
PHILOSOPHY E-JOURNALS (A sample of e-journal titles)
LIBRARY CATALOGS
INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUEST FORMS
ONLINE RESOURCES IN THE PENINSULA COLLEGE LIBRARY
PUBLIC LIBRARY RESOURCES
QUALITY SURFACE WEB INDEXES
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF INFORMATION
SOURCE DOCUMENTATION: MLA, APA, AND CSE

20070926

BAS Applied Management Resource Guide Now Available

The first Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management students are now entering the new degree program (Fall 2007) and the Library has prepared for their arrival by acquiring print and electronic resources: books, encyclopedias, e-books, business databases, etc. The Library has also prepared a BAS Applied Management Resource Guide to help students get started in their research.

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management program at Peninsula College will enable students with AAS, AAS-T, AA-Transfer, and AS-Transfer degrees to combine their lower division technical or transfer preparation with upper division credits in business administration, resulting in a practical, application-oriented program. The BAS-Applied Management Program has been developed to meet the employment needs of the Olympic Peninsula.

The Library will do all it can to help students successfully complete their academic work.

20070925

Research Guide to Music Resources in the Peninsula College Library

During a visit of Dr. Crabb's music theory class to the library a student requested a Music Research Guide.

The new Music Research Guide is available at: http://pc.ctc.edu/biblio/PF/music.htm

20070919

Dental Hygiene Resources Available through the Peninsula College Library

A pathfinder to the Dental Hygiene collection in the Peninsula College Library is available at http://pc.ctc.edu/biblio/PF/DentalHygiene200710.htm
detailing books, print journal subscriptions, Library deep Web database subscriptions, e-journals, reserve materials, Web-based indexing and abstracting services, and open access full-text archives related to dental hygiene.

20070727

References for College Papers

References for College Papers is Steven Dutch's overview of what is and what is not acceptable to reference in college-level writing in his geology classes at the University of Wisconsin (for example, when "The Internet" is and is not an acceptable source).
How to let your Professors Know you are Familiar with College Writing

Start early to locate sources.

Cite scholarly references only.

Cite recent materials.

Use accepted referencing styles.

20070725

Research 101 Designated June 2007 ACRL PRIMO Site of the Month

Research 101 is an interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to information research skills. The tutorial covers the basics, including how to select a topic and develop research questions, as well as how to select, search for, find, and evaluate information sources. The Research 101 tutorial, developed at University of Washington by John Holmes et al., was designated the "Site of the Month" (June 2007) by the Association of College and Research Libraries Instruction Section in their Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online Database (PRIMO).

20070704

Journalism Pathfinder Now Available

The Journalism Library Research Guide lists resources owned by the Peninsula College Library and is organized into the following categories: Bibliographies, Biographies, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries, Handbooks, Manuals, Career Guides, Mass Media Journals and Newspapers (print subscriptions), Electronic Databases, Library Catalogs, and Source Documentation.

Faculty Reading Recommendations

ARANA, M. (2006). Cellophane: a novel. New York, Dial Press.
BERNSTEIN, C. (2007). A woman in charge: the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
BESCHLOSS, M. R. (2007). Presidential courage: brave leaders and how they changed America, 1789-1989. New York, Simon & Schuster.
FRIEDMAN, T. L. (2007). The world is flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century [version 3.0]. New York, Picador.
GORE, A. (2007). The assault on reason. New York, Penguin Press.
OBAMA, B. (2006). The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream. New York, Crown Publishers.
RITTER, S. (2007). Waging peace: the art of war for the antiwar movement. New York, Nation Books.
WARD, P. D. (2007). Under a green sky: global warming, the mass extinctions of the past, and what they mean for our future. New York, Smithsonian Books/Collins.
WEINER, T. (2007). Legacy of ashes: the history of the CIA. New York, Doubleday.

Librarian's List: Selected Stage Conceptions

BECK, D. E., & COWAN, C. C. (2004). Spiral dynamics. Developmental management. Cambridge, Mass [etc.], Blackwell Business.
COMMONS, M. L. (1989). Adult development: comparisons and applications of developmental models. New York, Praeger.
FEUERSTEIN, G., & GEBSER, J. (1987). Structures of consciousness: the genius of Jean Gebser-- an introduction and critique. Lower Lake, Calif, Integral Pub.
GHOSE, A., & DALAL, A. S. (2001). A greater psychology: an introduction to Sri Aurobindo's psychological thought. New York, Jeremy P Tarcher/Putnam.
GILLIGAN, C. (1982). In a different voice: psychological theory and women's development. Cambridge, Mass, Harvard University Press.
KEGAN, R. (1982). The evolving self: problem and process in human development. Cambridge, Mass, Harvard University Press.
KOHLBERG, L. (1984). The psychology of moral development: the nature and validity of moral stages. San Francisco, Harper & Row.
LOEVINGER, J., & BLASI, A. (1976). Ego development: [conceptions and theories]. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass Publishers.
MILLER, M. E., & COOK-GREUTER, S. R. (1994). Transcendence and mature thought in adulthood: the further reaches of adult development. Lanham, Md, Rowman & Littlefield.
PERRY, W. G., JR. (1999). Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years: A Scheme. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.
PIAGET, J., GRUBER, H. E., & VONÈCHE, J. J. (1977). The essential Piaget. New York, Basic Books.

Faculty Retreat Books for Discussion Groups (Fall 2007)

ANGIER, N. (2007). The canon: a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company. (suggested by Dan Stengel)
DUMAS, F. (2003). Funny in Farsi: a memoir of growing up Iranian in America. New York, Villard. (suggested by Dan Yezbick)
GOLEMAN, D. (2007). Social Intelligence The New Science of Human Relationships. Bantam Dell Pub Group. (suggested by Aleilah Lawson)
LEDERMAN, L. M., & TERESI, D. (2006). The god particle: if the universe is the answer, what is the question? Boston, Houghton Mifflin. (suggested by Jeff Zirul)
MACMILLAN, M. (2007). Nixon and Mao: the week that changed the world. New York, Random House. (suggested by Steven Olson)
ROSE, M. (2005). Lives on the boundary: a moving account of the struggles and achievements of America's educationally underprepared. New York, N.Y., U.S.A., Penguin Books. (suggested by Janet Lucas)
SPENGLER, O., WERNER, H., HELPS, A., & ATKINSON, C. F. (1962). The decline of the West. New York, Knopf. (suggested by Wes Cecil)

Librarian's List: Social Epistemology

LACKEY, J., & SOSA, E. (2006). The epistemology of testimony. Oxford, Clarendon Press.
MCINNIS, R. G. (2001). Discourse synthesis: studies in historical and contemporary social epistemology. Westport, Conn, Praeger.
REMEDIOS, F. (2003). Legitimizing scientific knowledge: an introduction to Steve Fuller's social epistemology. Lanham, Md, Lexington Books.
SPINDEL CONFERENCE, HENDERSON, D. K., & TOLLEFSEN, D. (2006). Spindel Conference 2005. Social epistemology. Memphis, Tenn, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Memphis.

Librarian's List: Tat Tvam Asi and Potpourri

JACOBY, S. (2004). Freethinkers: a history of American secularism. New York, Metropolitan Books.
KELLY, E. F., & KELLY, E. W. (2007). Irreducible mind: toward a psychology for the 21st century. Lanham, Md, Rowman & Littlefield.
KRIPAL, J. J. (2007). Esalen: America and the religion of no religion. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
MAXWELL, N. K. (2006). Sacred stacks: the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship. Chicago, American Library Association.
SCHROEDER, G. L. (2001). The hidden face of God: how science reveals the ultimate truth. New York, Free Press.
WILBER, K. (2007). The integral vision: a very short introduction to the revolutionary integral approach to life, God, the universe, and everything. Boston, Shambhala Publications.