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Rio Hondo College
March 17, 2006
English 101
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Intro
and Welcome
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Overview of library resources:
The
library is located on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
Circulation/Reserve: 3rd floor Reference:
2nd floor Computers: 2nd and 3rd
floors Circulating books: 3rd and 4th
floors.
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Rio
Hondo College Library homepage:
http://library.riohondo.edu/. This links to the
online catalogue, and to online periodical databases and
other electronic resources.
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Books:
I. Webcat.
Click on the link for Webcat. Begin by entering a
search term in the field and click one of the search
options (keyword, title, author, subject).
cloning
child development
Format of search results:
the most recent books are listed first. Click on the
brief citation to see full record for each book.
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Articles: Some of the general databases are listed below that are
useful for Eng 101 topics. These are periodical and
reference databases.
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Periodical
Database
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Periodical articles Journals/magazines
newspapers |
Reference
Database |
Reference articles on topics from reference
books/sources. No periodical articles |
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Proquest |
Provides tips for searching |
Facts.com |
History and background on topics/pro and con |
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SIRS |
Browsing list of topics/current issues |
Biography Resource Center |
Biographical entries from reference sources |
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Pro and Con |
Key legislative issues before
Congress/updated monthly |
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Web Guides/Sites:
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