Library Research Methods:

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Library Research Methods

• Conservatism, Liberalism, Socialism
• Linda Oppenheim
• Social Science Librarian

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Getting Background and Factual Information

• The Blackwell encyclopaedia of political thought
  (location Firestone Social Science Reference
  Center (SF) JA61.B57 1987)
• A companion to contemporary political philosophy
  (location Firestone Reference Room (DR)
  JA71.C565 1993)
• A dictionary of conservative and libertarian
  thought (location Social Science Reference
  Center (SF) JA61.D5 1991)
• Dictionary of modern political ideologies
  
  (location Social Science Reference Center (SF)
  JA61.D53 1987)
• A dictionary of political thought (location
  Firestone Social Science Reference Center (SF)
  JA61.S37 1996)
• Encyclopedia of philosophy (location Firestone
  Reference Room (DR) B41.E5)
• Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy (Electronic
  access through library webpage, Databases and
  Reference Tools)

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Conservatism, Liberalism, Socialism (Prof. P.
Sigmund)October 1, 2002Exercise 1
Look up environmentalism and/or ecology.
1)       How many entries does the book have
for the concept(s)? 2)       Does the book use
other terminology for the concept(s)? If so,
what? 3)       How much space is devoted to the
topic? 4)       What ways does the book have to
find the information? 5)       Does the book
give references for further reading? How
many? 6)       How current is the information
(publication date)? 7)       Does the book
discuss deep ecology?           Linda Oppenheim
lindao_at_princeton.edu
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Library Web Page
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Exercise 2 Look up one of the following
theorists as an author in the catalog. 1. John
Locke 2. Karl Marx 3. Edmund Burke 4. John
Stuart Mill 5. John Rawls 6. Michael Sandel
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Citation for a book
Citation for an article
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Exercise 3 Using article databases1. From the
Library web page list of databases, choose
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
or Philosophers Index. (Once the database search
page appears, you may choose to add the second
database and search both simultaneously.)2. Do
a keyword search and display the results.3.
Choosing one citation, determine whether
Princeton University Library owns the printed
version of the journal and/or has access to an
electronic version.
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Questions to Ask to Evaluate Web Sites(Courtesy
of Jane Bryan)

• Whos responsible for this site?
• What are his/her qualifications?
• Can I determine his/her expertise?
• What is the bias of this site?
• How comprehensive is the information?
• How current is the information? Does currency
  matter?

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Citation Guides (Compiled by Nancy Pressman Levy)
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Library Research SourcesConservatism,
Liberalism, Socialism (Sigmund)October 1,
2002Linda Oppenheim, Social Science Librarian
1.     What did you learn tonight that you did
not know? Is what you learned relevant to your
work?     2.     What were you told tonight that
you already knew?       3.     What were you not
told tonight that you did need to
know?       Other comments