Title: Library Research Methods:
1Library Research Methods
- Conservatism, Liberalism, Socialism
- Linda Oppenheim
- Social Science Librarian
2Getting 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)
3Conservatism, 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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9Library Web Page
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14Exercise 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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21Citation for a book
Citation for an article
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23Exercise 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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28Questions 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?
29Citation Guides (Compiled by Nancy Pressman Levy)
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31Library 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