ENGL 120 - Library Instruction Session II

Focusing on Immigration and National Parks

1. Focusing on an issue. (Ex. Immigration/Emigration, National Parks)
2. Before doing anything, think:  What do I need for this paper?
3. Look in scholarly sources (Peer-Reviewed Journals, Book Chapters, Government Documents, "Think Tanks"). (Where can these articles be identified?  Where can they be located?)

Immigration (Research Process Outline)?

1. I need informed opinions on both sides of the issue of immigration in the U.S.
2. Where to start?
   • CQ Researcher 3^rd Floor REF H 35 .E35 (1991 - 1999)
     • Listed under immigration and emigration
     • Excellent Section on "The New Immigrants" 1997 pg. 49
     • Leads to Leon Bouvier expert on Immigration -- Check AUBIECat.
     • Has excerpts from U.S. House Hearings
   • InfoTrac's Expanded Academic ASAP (Bouvier Leon)
   • Academic Search FULLTEXT Elite (Bouvier, Leon)
   • Current Issues Sourcefile (Contains Full-Text "Think-Tank" Reports)(Library Use Only)
3. These sources will cover my issue and give me an entry point to find info from Bouvier and others.
4. What now?  Use the current journal literature indexing sources.
   • See Indexes and Databases by Subject (Government, History, Political Science). 
5. What was found? I want to work on.
   • foreign-born professional population of the United States.
6. What now? Check for historical overview in AUBIECat. Check Leon Bouvier
   1. Start with Basic Keyword Search for u.s. immigration
   2. Refine it and realize that the LC subject headings of interest are:
      • Alien labor United States
      • Immigrants United States
      • United States Emigration and Immigration Government Policy
      • United States Emigration and Immigration Bibliography
7. What next?  Review what you have?  Do your books and your articles cite enough material to accomplish this paper? Probably...
8. But you will want to have an unbiased look at other materials representing the opposing side to your argument.
9. Where to go?  The same sources we have been using except you will want an opposing view.
   1. CQ Researcher 3^rd Floor REF H 35 .E35 (1991 - 1999)
   2. Congressional Universe (Contains House and Senate Hearings)

Where can I look now?

1. Don't forget about news sources from last session. These can help identify and focus an issue http://www.lib.auburn.edu/socsci/docs/engl120g.html

• PAIS International (Contains International Affairs Journal Indexing)
• Statistical Universe (Contains Full-Text Statistics and Indexing for common statistical sources)(Library Use Only)

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography Cornell U. (APA Examples)
  • http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill28.htm

Tips for Folks working on National Parks

1. Do the same as above but remember:
2. National Parks may have many government documents on and about them.
   1. In AUBIECat try LC Subjects
      • National parks and Reserves Government Policy United States
      • United States National Park Service History
   2. In other indexing tools try:
      • U.S. National Parks Policy
      • United States Park Service