Scientology

Student Selected Topic:
Corruption in the Church of Scientology

Initial search in EBSCO & ProQuest:
Corrupt* AND Scientology

The search did not find many results.

To broaden the search,
try a broader keyword such as cult* : cult* AND Scientology

or search for the keyword "Scientology" only and look through the results to help you choose a different keyword. There are only a little over 40 articles in EBSCOhost dealing with the subject of Scientology that are more than one page long and aren't about Tom Cruise or John Travolta.

CQ Researcher
Clark, C. S. (1993, May 7). Cults in America. CQ Researcher, 3, 385-408.

Library Catalog
It might be a good idea to check out some library books on Scientology too.

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English as Official Language?

Student Selected Topic:
Should English be the official language of the United States?

Initial sample search in ProQuest:
("official language*" or "national language") AND (English) AND (united states)

To narrow the search,
try adding another key concept "bilingual* or multilingual" to your search.

("official language*" or "national language") AND (English) AND (united states) AND (bilingual* or multilingual*)

You can try EBSCOhost too.
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Horse Slaughtering

Student Selected Topic:
Horse Slaughtering in the United States

Initial search in EBSCOhost:
Horse Slaughtering AND United States

However, this search will only find those articles that used the exact phrase "Horse Slaughtering". It will not find articles that are relevant but say something like "horses are being slaughtered".

To broaden the search, try:
Horse* AND Slaughter* AND United States

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Quotations - Speech

CBC Library Reference Databases

• Notable Quotations, by Subject - Britannica
• Oxford Reference Online - Search 5 dictionaries of quotations
• Yale Book of Quotations - ebrary

Locate Books of Quotations - Search the CBC Library Catalog

NOTE: When searching books of quotations use single keywords that represent the broad themes of your speech, not the specific keywords that you would use to search for information. For instance, if you were doing a speech on health insurance:

• Good thematic keywords - health, illness, doctor
• Too specific - health insurance, medicaid, healthcare costs

Citing an Article in a Book of Quotations in MLA Style

Paper:

Bartlett, John. "Stevens, Wallace." Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. 17th ed. 2002.

Online:

"Stevens, Wallace." The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Ed. Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford UP, 2004. Oxford Reference Online Premium. Web. 16 Feb. 2010.

China-Olympics

Random Entries on Olympic Games from Britannica.com

ProQuest Articles
(china) AND (olympic*) AND (tibet*) (240+ newpaper & magazine articles)

(china) AND (olympic*) AND (politic*) AND AT(editorial) (30+ editorials)

EBSCO Articles
china and ( protest* or boycott* ) and olympic* (60+ articles)

Facts.com
"Key Issue: China." Facts On File World News Digest @ FACTS.com. Facts On File News Services. 9 Apr. 2008 .

"Tibet." Issues & Controversies On File 7 Sept. 2004. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services. 9 Apr. 2008 .

"China, Tibet and the 2008 Olympics." Cartoon. Facts On File World News Digest @ FACTS.com. Facts On File News Services. 9 Apr. 2008 .

CQ Researcher Reports
Katel, Peter. "Emerging China." CQ Researcher 15.40 (2005): 957-980.

CBC Library Catalog

china AND "human rights"

Tibet

Gale Virtual Reference
Gearon, Liam. "Human Rights and Religion." Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Lindsay Jones. Vol. 6. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 4178-4182.

Kagan, Richard C. "China—Human Rights." Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Ed. Karen Christensen and David Levinson. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. 517-520.

Websites

The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

International Olympic Committee - Beijing 2008

The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Torch Relay

Human Rights Watch. BEIJING 2008: CHINA'S OLYMPIAN HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES

Rings: 2008 Beijing Olympics
A new blog from New York Times exploring the competition and politics behind the Summer Games in Beijing.

Autism

EBSCO Articles

Sample Search #1: DE "AUTISM" and DE "DIAGNOSIS"
Limiters - CBC Title Collection; Full Text

Sample Search #2: DE "AUTISM" and treat*
Limiters - CBC Title Collection; Full Text; Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals

CQ Researcher Report

Glazer, Sarah. "Increase in Autism: Is there an epidemic or just better diagnosis?" CQ Researcher 13.23 (2003): 545-568.

PsycBooks
Sample Book Chapters Available Online:

Kundert, D. K., & Trimarchi, C. L. (2006). Pervasive Developmental Disorders.Phelps, LeAdelle (Ed). Chronic health-related disorders in children: Collaborative medical and psychoeducational interventions. (pp. 213-235). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (2006) x, 325 pp..

Rogers, S. J. (2005). Play Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Reddy, Linda A. (Ed); Files-Hall, Tara M. (Ed); Schaefer, Charles E. (Ed). Empirically based play interventions for children. (pp. 215-239). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (2005) xviii, 310 pp..

Pericak-Vance, M. A. (2003). The genetics of autistic disorder.Plomin, Robert (Ed); DeFries, John C. (Ed); Craig, Ian W. (Ed); McGuffin, Peter (Ed). Behavioral genetics in the postgenomic era. (pp. 267-288). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (2003) xxiii, 608 pp..

Phelps, L., Brown, R. T., & Power, T. J. (2002). Mental retardation and autistic spectrum disorders.Phelps, LeAdelle; Brown, Ronald T.; Power, Thomas J.. Pediatric psychopharmacology: Combining medical and psychosocial interventions. (pp. 133-161). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (2002) ix, 244 pp..

Mesibov, G. B. (2000). Autistic Disorder.Kazdin, Alan E. (Ed). Encyclopedia of psychology, Vol. 1. (pp. 344-347). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association; Oxford University Press (2000) xiv, 495 pp..

Cole, C. L., & Arndt, K. (1998). Autism.Phelps, LeAdelle (Ed). Health-related disorders in children and adolescents: A guidebook for understanding and educating. (pp. 82-92). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (1998) xvii, 743
pp..

(You can search PsycBooks for more relevant online chapters.)

CBC Library Catalog
Search for books on "Autis?" in the Catalog

Gale Virtual Reference
Turkington, Carol A. "Autism." Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 1. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 463-466.

Barstow, Donald G. and Teresa G. Odle. "Pervasive Developmental Disorders." Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 4. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 2868-2870.

Websites
CNN. Autism: Unraveling the mystery.

Autism Society of America.

Autism (National Library of Medicine)

History 113 - Mexico Since Independence

EBSCOhost - Articles


Finds articles on the Zapatistas (or Chiapas), provided they deal with issues of trade/economics. Limiters insure that the articles are either available in paper or full text. View Results

Save Citations in MLA Style:

EBSCOhost's Print / Email / Save functions each provide the option of generating a citation in MLA Style.



After you click 'Save' be sure to examine the results carefully for errors and omissions. You may need to fix the publication date to the style appropriate for the type of publication (scholarly journal, magazine, etc.). Visit our MLA guide page for more information.

MLA Style Citation with Annotation.

Wallach, Lori. "Has the North American Free Trade Agreement Been A Success? Con." International Debates May 2005: 157-159. Academic Search Premier. Web. 30 Apr. 2007. Discusses the negative results of NAFTA in Mexico, including the Zapatista revolt in Chiapas. Very brief, no references, few dates, some useful quotes.

Books

Reference

Mexico : an encyclopedia of contemporary culture and history [F1234 .C67 2004]

Historical atlas of Central America [G1551 .S1H2 2003]

The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures : the civilizations of Mexico and Central America [Reference F1218.6 .O95 2001 & Online]

Illegal immigration in America : a reference handbook [JV6483 .I53 1999]

Milenios de Mexico [F1204 .M955 1999]

The United States and Mexico at war : nineteenth-century expansionism and conflict [E404 .U66 1998]

The Cambridge history of Latin America [F1410 .C1834]

Reference Articles Online

Kirkwood, Burton. "The Aftermath of Independence, 1821–1876." from The History Of Mexico. Greenwood. 2000. in Daily Life Online. Also other sections in the same title.

"Mexico." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 2004. p283-301. in Gale Virtual Reference Library.

"Mexico Country Profile: Recent History." in Europa World online. London: Routledge.

Main Collection – Call Number Areas

E184 - Hispanic/Latino/Chicano History
E404 - Mexican War (1846-48)
F1200+ - Mexico - History
JV6400+ - Immigration