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Selected Reference Materials

Encyclopedias

Ethnicity / NYC

Galens, Judy, Anna Sheets and Robyn V. Young, eds. Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1995.
Reference 305.800973 V413g v.1-2

Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press; New York: New-York Historical Society, 1995.
Reference 974.71 E56o

Lehman, Jeffrey, ed. Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. Primary documents. Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 1999.
Reference 305.800973 L523g v.1-2

Levinson, David and Melvin Ember, eds. American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1997.
Reference 305.800973 L657a v.1-2

Thernstrom, Stephan, ed. Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1980.
Reference 973.04 H339

Violence

Dressler, Joshua, ed. Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002.
Reference 364.03 E56o v.1-4

Gottesman, Ronald, ed. Violence in America: An Encyclopedia. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
Reference 303.60973 G685v v.1-3

Hickey, Eric, ed. Encyclopedia of Murder & Violent Crime. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.
Reference 364.152303 E56o

Kurtz, Lester, ed. Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace & Conflict. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1999.
Reference 303.603 E56o v.1-3

Dictionaries

Cordasco, Francesco, ed. Dictionary of American Immigration History. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1990.
Reference 325.7303 D554o

Garner, Bryan A., ed. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th ed. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 1999.
Reference 340.03 B627L

Herbst, Philip. Talking Terrorism: A Dictionary of the Loaded Language of Political V iolence. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
Reference 302.603 H538t

Robertson, David. A Dictionary of Modern Politics, 3rd ed. New York: Europa Publications, 2002.
Reference 320.03 R649d

Simpson, J.A. and E.S.C. Weiner, eds. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reference 423 M982o v.1-20
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Articles: Databases & Indexes

SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES

See a list of all Social Sciences databases at http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/articles/databases/social_sciences.html.

Get to this list, and more: Library Homepage    Finding Articles    Periodical Databases and Indexes    Social Sciences.

Specialized Databases:

19th Century Masterfile (Poole's)
Use to search for articles in newspapers and magazines from the 19th century. "Citations to Anglo-American nineteenth century newspapers, periodicals, books, and goverment documents. Covers literature, history, current events, news, religion, politics, and other. "

America: History And Life
Covers "history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Covers 2000 journals published worldwide. In addition to covering all key English language historical journals, AH&L coverage includes selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals. It also includes citation to abstracts of dissertations and citations of book and media reviews."

PAIS
Comprehensive political science database. Search here for the political causes and effects of violence. Indexes "periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries."

Sociological Abstracts (SocAbs)
Comprehensive sociology database. Good resource for finding articles on criminology, violence and the socioeconomic influences on violent behavior. "Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social behavioral sciences. Draws information from an international selection of journals, serials, conference papers, books, and dissertations."

General / Interdisciplinary Databases:

Academic Search Premier
Large and diverse database that covers most academic disciplines, including sociology and political science. Contains both scholarly and non-academic resources. Includes many articles in full text.

OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
"A full text "mega" database comprised of various smaller databases from separate academic disciplines. Its general scope includes general sciences, humanities, The Reader's Guide, social sciences, and business. "

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
Indexes and provides full-text of major national and international newspapers, newswires, select journals and magazines, and legal publications. Updated daily. Coverage varies by publication.

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GETTING THE ARTICLES

1. When searching for articles, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.


2. If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
   • Some databases have a Search Trexler Library for this title link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.
   • Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title. Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.


3. If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
   • Some databases have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form. Click Submit.
   • Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage    Finding Articles    Getting a Copy of an Article). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions.

Finding Books

TREXLER LIBRARY

Search the Trexler Library Catalog to find out what books, government publications, journals, videos, etc. the library owns.

GETTING THERE:      Use the shortcut search box on the Library Homepage or
                                      Library Homepage    Finding Books    Our Catalog

• For tips on searching the catalog, use the Help link above the search boxes. (Or click here.)


• Need help with your keywords and search strategy? Try the Keyword Searching (Combining Concepts) worksheet.  [ PDF | Word ] 

OTHER LIBRARIES

• WorldCat. To find books held by other libraries, search WorldCat, a database of over 60 million library records from around the country and world. Use the ILL button to request a book from another library. (ILL can take 10-14 days.)

GETTING THERE:      Library Homepage    Finding Books    WorldCat

• E-ZBorrow. For quick delivery of books from many Pennsylvania and area academic libraries (including University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, University of Pittsburgh, and many more), use E-ZBorrow. (E-ZBorrow takes 2-4 business days.)

GETTING THERE:      Library Homepage    Finding Books    E-ZBorrow

TIP: Check the E-ZBorrow catalog for any books you find in WorldCat. If not available there, then request via ILL.

• LVAIC. You can borrow books directly from LVAIC (Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges) Libraries.

GETTING THERE:      Library Homepage    Finding Books    Other Libraries

For more information on Interlibrary Loan options, see http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/more/ill/index.html or ask for help.

GETTING THERE:      Library Homepage    Finding Books    Borrowing from Other Libraries

Selected Websites

Benson, Etienne. "The perils of going solo: Social rejection has a host of behavioral consequences, none of them good.". Monitor on Psychology, American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov02/perils.html

Forgotten New York City: http://www.forgotten-ny.com/

InterPress Service News Agency
http://www.ipsnews.net/

Library of Congress, American Memory Digital Library.
http://memory.loc.gov/
      •A digital library containing many primary documents from US History.

New York Draft Riots (July 11-13, 1863)
http://www.civilwarhome.com/draftriots.htm

US General Services Association. "The Five Points Site."
http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm

Virtual New York Draft Riots. "New York City and the Civil War in 1863."
http://www.vny.cuny.edu/draftriots/Intro/draft_riot_intro_set.html

Yahoo! Directory, New York City Draft Riots: http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/New_York/Counties_and_Regions/New_York_City/Community/History/New_York_City_Draft_Riots/

Citing Your Sources

For help using Chicago style, consult the following resources:

The Chicago manual of style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003
Reference Desk Reserve 808.027 C632m (at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using Chicago style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/chicago_example.pdf
This and other style guide handouts available from the library website.  Library Homepage    Research Help    Citation Guides.

Writer's Handbook (Writing Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html

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