Cultural Phenomenon Research Project (UWP 1)

Instructor:

• James Addona (jpaddona@ucdavis.edu)

Databases

Expanded Academic ASAP [via Thomson/Gale] (http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=EAIM&userGroupName=ucdavis) VPN

http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=EAIM&userGroupName=ucdavis

Licensed access to this multi disciplinary periodicals database ended June 30, 2008. Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] replaces it.

Coverage: 1980-present

Access: http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=EAIM&userGroupName=ucdavis (http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=EAIM&userGroupName=ucdavis) VPN

Related:

• Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936)
  provides full-text access to more than 5,500 periodicals, multi-disciplinary in nature.

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) VPN

http://uclibs.org/PID/1980

JSTOR provides Full-Text access to back files of 773 important scholarly journals in nearly 50 disciplines spanning the arts, humanities, social sciences and the sciences. Current issues are NOT included. Holdings vary by journal. JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization established with the assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/1980 (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) VPN

Related:

• About J Stor (http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/)
  Visit this page to learn about the holdings of JSTOR journals. See Harvest Library Catalog for UC Davis access to recent and current materials.

Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN

http://uclibs.org/PID/31861

Project Muse provides full text access to over 300 journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and mathematics. It is useful for searching interdisciplinary cultural studies topics. Its full-text search engine is more detailed than any other index for these journals. Coverage varies by journal.

Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/31861 (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN

Related:

• Mirror site. (http://muse.uq.edu.au)
  

Sociological Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1) VPN

http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1

Sociological Abstracts Database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.

Coverage: 1963-present

Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1) VPN

Related:

• Fact Sheet (http://md1.csa.com/factsheets/socioabs-set-c.php)
  
• Help (http://www.csa.com/help/index.html)
  

Web of Science [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN

http://isiknowledge.com/wos

Provides access to the three ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) Citation Databases: Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

Coverage: 1900-present [Science 1900-, Social Sciences 1956-, Arts & Humanitities 1975-]

Access: http://isiknowledge.com/wos (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN

Related:

• Web of Science Tips (version 7) (http://thomsonscientific.com/media/scpdf/wos7_tips_cit.pdf)
  
• Web of Science tutorial (http://www.thomsonisi.com/tutorials/citedreference/crs1.htm)
  
• Web of Science tutorial (http://www.thomsonisi.com/tutorials/citedreference/crs1.htm)
  

Definitions

Abstract

A brief summary of the main points in a book, article or other work.

Catalog

A list of records that represent the holdings of a library.

Citation

The information needed to track down a book, article, or other work. For books, this includes the author, title, place and year of publication. For articles, it consists of the author, article title, page numbers, periodical title, volume and date.

Database

An organized, searchable collection of information, often related to a specific subject area. One of the primary tools for locating articles by topic. Most databases available through the library are licensed resources with access restrictions.

Journal

A periodical containing articles on specialized topics, written by researchers or scholars.

Record

The information used to identify and represent books, articles and other material in catalogs and databases.

Scholarly Journal

A publication containing articles that have undergone peer review, a process through which manuscripts submitted to a journal are evaluated for quality by one or more subject experts in addition to the editor before being accepted for publication.

UC-eLinks: Tool to link to PDF

A feature built into many databases that provides a bridge between licensed database content and material that is available to UC Davis library users, either online or in print. Feature to add PDF link is labelled " Copy and paste citation and full text link ..."

Related:

• UC-eLinks User Guide (http://www.cdlib.org/inside/instruct/ucelinksguide1208.html)
  

Topic Ideas & Background Information

American Icons: An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, and Things that have Shaped our Culture

Location: Humanities/Social Sciences Reference E169.1 .A472155 2006

Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture

Location: Humanities/Social Sciences Reference E169.1 .H2643 2002

Library Contacts

Sandra Vella

savella@ucdavis.edu   (530) 752‑1138

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