KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

GUIDEResearch Resources for Cultural and Family Studies____________________________________________Circulating Books, Electronic Books, and U.S. Government

DocumentsTo 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.

Reference BooksListed below are handy 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.

Call Numbers Reference TitlesRef E 184.A1 G14 1995 Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural AmericaRef GN 333 .W67 1998 Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life Ref GT 2850 .E53 2003 Encyclopedia of Food and CultureRef HM 17.E57 Encyclopedia of SociologyRef HM 756.E53 2003 Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual WorldRef HN 57 .E59 1997 Encyclopedia of Social Issues Ref HQ 9 .D38 2000 Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce, and the Family Ref HQ 16 .E53 2003 Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World’s CulturesRef HQ 515 .H3356 2005 Handbook of World FamiliesRef HQ 534.E53 1999 Encyclopedia of Family LifeRef HQ 767.84 .E53 2003 Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and SocietyRef HQ 1115 .W645 1999 Women’s Studies EncyclopediaRef HQ 1115.W6425 1997 Women’s IssuesRef HT 108.5 .E53 2002 Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures around the WorldRef LB 1119 .H25 2006 Handbook of Research on the Education of Young ChildrenRef LC 189 .I53 2003 International Handbook on the Sociology of EducationRef LC 1099.3 .H35 2004 Handbook of Research on Multicultural EducationRef LC 5131 .P7 2006 Praeger Handbook of Urban Education

* To search electronic reference books, please see Gale Virtual Reference Library, which is described below in the Electronic Databases section of this handout.

PeriodicalsProvided below is a list of select journals available in electronic format through the Library’s databases. To check holdings information for these titles and numerous other journals, go to the Library’s Periodicals List

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available from the Library’s homepage (http://library.kean.edu) by clicking Periodicals List and then clicking Periodicals List again.

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American Journal of SociologyEthnic and Racial StudiesEthnic Studies ReviewFamilies in Society Family Relations 

Journal of Child and Family StudiesJournal of Comparative Family Studies Journal of Contemporary EthnographyRace Ethnicity and EducationSociology of Education

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Electronic DatabasesTo start using the Library’s electronic databases to search for articles on certain topics using your key words, go to the Library’s homepage (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 bar code after you click on a database name. Your bar code is located on the back of your Kean University photo ID card.]

Gale Virtual Reference To search 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:

families and ethnic* 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.

EBSCOhost Research To search the EBSCOhost Research Databases for scholarly articles using Databases your key terms:

Click the letter E on the Jump to menu. Click EBSCOhost Research Databases (EBSCOhost). Click EBSCOhost Web. Select Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, and/or SocINDEX with Full

Text. Click Continue. Type your key terms in the search box labeled 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:

mexic* and ethnic socialization* 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 currently viewing by clicking E-mail 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.

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: pakistan* and famil* and school*

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.

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: japan* and famil* and male and child*

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.

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

JSTOR To search JSTOR for scholarly articles: Click the letter J on the Jump to menu. Click JSTOR. Click Search. 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 the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For instance, try typing the following terms in the search boxes:

ukrain* AND families AND child* AND educat* Click Search. Result: the first 25 retrieved citations will be displayed. Click citation titles of

interest to view the full-text articles. E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking Save Citation located above

the article image. Click View Saved Citations. Select as an email instead of as a text file from the Export citations drop-down menu, and from the adjacent menu select printer-friendly instead of citation-manager. Click Send and proceed.

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Sociological Abstracts To search Sociological Abstracts for scholarly articles using your key terms:

Click the letter S on the Jump to menu. Click Sociological Abstracts (CSA Illumina). Type your key terms in the Quick 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 to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For example, type: korea* and famil* and “ethnic socialization”

Click Search. Result: The first 10 retrieved citations will be displayed. Click View Record below a retrieved citation to see the full record including the

citation, abstract (summary of the article), and descriptors (subject headings). Click Full-Text PDF (when available) to view the full-text article. E-mail the article record by clicking View Record, then clicking Save, Print, Email

located on the top of your screen and proceed. If full-text link options are not present and you are on-campus, click Click Here to

check for Full Text access to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases. If off-campus, search for the journal in the Periodicals List.

Criminal Justice Abstracts To search Criminal Justice Abstracts for citations and abstracts (summaries) using your key terms:

Click the letter C on the Jump to menu. Click Criminal Justice Abstracts (CSA Illumina). Type your key terms in the Quick 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: "hate crime*" and relig*

Click Search. Result: The first 25 retrieved citations will be displayed. Click View Record below a retrieved citation to see the full record including the

citation, abstract (summary of the article), and descriptors (subject headings). E-mail the article record by clicking View Record, then clicking Save, Print, Email

located on the top of your screen. If full-text link options are not present and you are on-campus, click Click Here to

Check for Full Text Access to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.

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), 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: ethiopia* Second search box: famil* Third search box: child

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

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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.

CountryWatch To search CountryWatch for information (including 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.

Project MUSE To search Project MUSE for scholarly articles: Click the letter P on the Jump to menu. Click Project MUSE. Click Search. Type your key terms in the search box adjacent to Search For: 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 to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For instance, type: haiti* and “ethnic socialization”

Click Search. Result: the first 10 retrieved citations will be displayed. Click the citation titles of

interest to view the full-text articles. If available, click View in PDF to see a full-text page image of the article.

E-mail the article you are currently viewing by going back to the Results Page and clicking the checkbox to the left of the article’s citation. Click Saved Marked Results. Click Email/Export Saved Results toward the top of the screen. Select E-mail under the heading Export marked results to. Click Export and proceed.

Internet Resources

Administration for Children & Families Children Youth & Families Education & Research Networkhttp://www.acf.dhhs.gov/ http://www.cyfernet.org/

American Community Survey Cultural Profiles Projecthttp://www.census.gov/acs/www/ http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html

Centre for Intercultural Learning Harvard Family Research Projecthttp://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cfsi-icse/cil-cai/home-en.asp http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~hfrp/

Child Trends Tufts University Child & Family Web Guidehttp://www.childtrends.org/ http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/

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Copyright © 2007, Kean University LibraryCompiled by Linda Cifelli, Caroline Geck, and Chrisler Pitts.

September 23, 2007.

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