CNCM
506
Johannes Botes
Spring 2005
Individual course index / CNCM506_botes_sp05.htm
Introduction
| Print Resources | Subject-specific
databases General databases | Book
catalogs | Suggested Websites |
Additional Websites | General
Reference Tools
Other helpful information
Introduction:
This guide will provide information on locating and accessing print
and online resources from Langsdale Library. For a list of additional
resources, see the Guide to
Conflict Managment and Negotiation. For more information on APA citation
style, please see my APA PowerPoint presentation.
For questions,email
us at langref@ubalt.edu or phone
us at (410) 837-4274.
Print
Resources:
Burgess, H., & Burgess, G. M. (1997). Encyclopedia of conflict resolution. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. (RESERVES HM 136.B783 1997)
Kurtz, L. (Ed.-in-Chief). (1999). Encyclopedia of violence, peace & conflict (Vols. 1 -3). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. (RESERVES HM886.E53 1999)
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).(2001). Washington: American Psychological Assn. (XBF 76.7 .P83 2001 READY REFERENCE).
Yarn, D. H. (Ed.). (1999). Dictionary of conflict resolution. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
(RESERVES KF 9085.A68D53 1999)
Subject-specific databases (this only includes selected databases based on topics; for more, see full list of Electronic Databases):
ABI Inform [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Indexes more than 1,300 journals on business, management, with 75% full-text.Criminal Justice Abstracts [on-campus]
Criminal Justice Periodicals[on campus]
Coverage: 1968 - present. Criminal Justice Abstracts indexes the major journals, books and governmental reports in the areas of criminology and related disciplines. Topics include crime trends, corrections, police, offenders, juvenile delinquency, courts, victims, and sentencing.
1981 to the present: Full-text coverage for 45 of the titles most frequently accessed by criminal justice researchers, and complete indexing and abstracts for another 140 relevant U.S. and international journals.
Lexis-Nexis Statistical [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: varies. Provides tabular statistics and citations for additional information in a wide variety of subjects. Includes Statistical Abstract of the United States and state, local, federal and statistics. Now includes Research Tables Statistical Edition with over 130,000 tables.PAIS - Public Affairs Information Service [on-campus]
Coverage: 1972 – present. Indexes 3600 journals, books, and government documents in the fields of political science, policy, public administration, society.PsycARTICLES [on campus]
This database provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1987 to the present. PsycARTICLES includes more than 35,000 full-text articles from 49 journals published by American Psychological Association and allied organizations. All journals included in this database are indexed in PsycINFO.PsycINFO [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1887 – present. Indexes 1,300 Psychology journals from nearly 50 countries. Also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters. Same coverage as PsycLit.
General/Multidisciplinary
databases:
Use these to find full text periodical articles and/or citations to
articles. Click
here to see how these databases are different from the Internet.
Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals. Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.Academic Search Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).
Book
catalogs:
Use these to locate books, journals (not individual articles), videos,
and government documents.
Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB. You may search up to six individual locations or the entire system.WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
Suggested
websites:
These may
provide useful information or agencies or organizations who may be sources
of information.
CORE Conflict Resolution
http://www.doi.gov/core/core.htmCR Info 2003: The Conflict Resolution Information Source
http://www.crinfo.org/Journals on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping Initiatives (U.S. Dept. of State)
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/conflict/ejournal.htmMIRC Mediation Organization Directory
http://www.mediate.com/organizations/Violence, Conflict, Negotiation, and Peace
http://socialpsychology.org/social.htm#conflict
Additional websites by subject:
Langsdale web resources
A listing of valuable internet sites by subject area.
General
reference tools:
These may assist you in your search for material or in evaluating
and citing material found.
Full-text Periodical List
Provides a listing of database locations for print and online periodicalsaccessible through Langsdale Library.Research Help
Series of subject bibliographies and tutorials.Evaluating Web Resources
Guide to evaluating material obtained via the Internet.Citation Styles
Guides to MLA, APA, and other citation styles.How to Cite Sources: APA style
Guidelines for APA citations in References Cited list.Pocket Style Manual
Online version of class text on APA Style.
Accessing materials from home (Researchport)
For more information email langref@ubalt.edu, call 410-837-4274 or Chat with a Librarian at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/contact.htm.
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