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CQ Researcher  -  explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports. The CQ Researcher web site offers online access to issues dating back to October 25, 1991. PDF files are available for full issues dating back to January 1996; for issues published since January 2001, PDF files are in color. 

Topics covered include: Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology.


Opposing ViewPoints Resource Center  - provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Topics covered include: Animal Experimentation, Biological Weapons, Capital Punishment, Drugs And Athletes, Endangered Species, Family Relationships, Genocide, Global Warming, Hate Crimes, Illegal Aliens, Juvenile Offenders, Media Violence, Medical Ethics, Narcotics Legalization, Political Corruption, Race Relations, School Violence, Stem Cells, Teenage Sexual Behavior, Terrorism United States Foreign Relations Violence, War Crimes, Youth, etc.


TOPICsearch - a multidisciplinary, full-text, current events database covering social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics. Over 1,100 magazines, 150 newspapers, 400 pamphlets, 1,500 popular biographies, 800 book reviews, numerous government reports, and 15,000 public opinion polls are included. 1990 - present. An excellent place to start if you need help choosing a topic! 

Topics covered include: Aging, AIDS, Alcohol, Computers, Crime, Drugs, Education, Energy, Ethics, Family, Health, Human Rights, Multiculturalism, National Debate, People, Religion, Sports, Women, Work, World Affairs, etc.

Research Topics

General and Specialized Encyclopedias

This list is divided into subject categories and provides at least one encyclopedia. Unless otherwise indicated all are available on the first floor in the reference collection. Encyclopedias cannot be borrowed and must be used in the library. You can also find other useful information in the reference area by browsing the call number areas.

GENERAL

The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2002. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: AE5 .E363 2002 Non Circulating

Collier's Encyclopedia: Wth Bibliography and Index. Lauren S. Bahr, editorial director; Bernard Johnston, editor in chief; Louise A. Bloomfield, executive editor. New York: Collier's, 1997. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: AE5 .C683 1997 Non Circulating

The Encyclopedia Americana. Danbury, Conn.: Grolier Inc., 1997. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: AE5 .E333 1997 Non Circulating

Funk & Wagnall's

Columbia Encyclopedia

ANTHROPOLOGY

Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology. edited by Tim Ingold. London; New York: Routledge, 1994. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: GN25 .C65 1994 Non Circulating

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. Timothy L. Gall, editor. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: GN333 .W67 1998 Non Circulating

ART
The Dictionary of Art. editor, Jane Turner. New York: Grove, 1996. 
Location/Floor: Fine Arts Reference (2nd floor) 
Call Number: N31 .D5 1996 Non Circulating

BIOLOGY
Dictionary of Biology. Bill Indge. London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Pub., 1999, 1997. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: QH302.5 .I534 1999 Non Circulating

Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. A.D. Smith, managing editor ... [et al.]. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: QP512 .O94 1997 Non Circulating

BLACK STUDIES
The Encyclopedia of African History and Culture. Willie F. Page. New York: Facts on File, 2001. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: DT3 .P27 2001 Non Circulating

BUSINESS
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management. edited by Malcolm Warner. New York: Routledge, 1996.
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: HF1001 .I53 1996 Non Circulating

CHEMISTRY 
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry. Joseph J. Lagowski, editor in chief. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1997. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: QD4 .M33 1997 Non Circulating

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History. Raúl Rojas, editor in chief. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: QA76.15 .E53 2001 Non Circulating

ECONOMICS
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics. Douglas Greenwald, editor in chief. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: HB61 .E55 1994 Non Circulating

EDUCATION
Encyclopedia of Education. edited by James W. Guthrie. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2003. 
Location/Floor: Education Reference (Basement) 
Call Number: LB15 .E47 2003 Non Circulating

World Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide. Rebecca Marlow-Ferguson, editor and project coordinator; Chris Lopez, associate editor. Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 2001- 
Location/Floor: Education Reference (Basement) 
Call Number: LB15 .W87 2001 Non Circulating

GEOGRAPHY/GEOLOGY 
The Encyclopedia of Field and General Geology. edited by Charles W. Finkl. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1988. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: QE5 .E515 1988 Non Circulating

HISTORY
Encyclopedia of American History. Gary B. Nash, general editor. New York: Facts on File, 2002. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: E174 .E53 2002 Non Circulating

Encyclopedia of World History. New York: Facts On File, 2000. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: D21 .E577 2000 Non Circulating

LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
Latin America, History and Culture: An Encyclopedia for Students. Barbara A. Tenenbaum, editor in chief. New York: Scribner's Sons, Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1999. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: F1406 .T46 1999 Non Circulating

The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. general editors, Harold Blakemore, Simon Collier, Thomas Skidmore. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: F1406 .C36 1985 Non Circulating

LAW
The Encyclopedia of American Law. [edited by] David Schultz. New York: Facts on File, 2002. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: KF154 .E528 2002 Non Circulating

Encyclopedia of American Government. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 1998. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: JK9 .E52 1998 Non Circulating

LITERATURE
Encyclopedia of American Literature. New York: Facts on File, 2002. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: PS21 .F33 2002 Non Circulating

Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia. edited by Katherine Baker Siepmann. New York: HarperPerennial, 1987. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: PN41 .B4 1987b Non Circulating

MATHEMATICS
The Prentice-Hall Encyclopedia of Mathematics. by Beverly Henderson West, et. al. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1982. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: QA5 .P7 1982 Non Circulating

MEDICINE
Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Allied Health. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1992. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: R121 .M65 1992 Non Circulating

MUSIC
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. edited by Stanley Sadie; executive editor, John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Pub.; New York, 2001. 
Location/Floor: Fine Arts Reference (2nd floor) 
Call Number: ML100 .N48 2001 Non Circulating

NURSING
The Gale encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. Kristine Krapp, editor. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: RT21 .G353 2002 Non Circulating

NUTRITION
Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition. prepared by medical and nutrition experts from Mayo Clinic, University of California, Los Angeles, and Dole Food Company, Inc. San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press, 2002. 
Lehman College Stacks Call Number: TX349 .E482 2002 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) On order

Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia. Audrey H. Ensminger et al. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: TX349 .F575 1994 Non Circulating

PHILOSOPHY
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Edward Craig, editor. London; New York: Routledge, 1998. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: B51 .R68 1998 Non Circulating

PHYSICS
Encyclopedia of Physics. Rita G. Lerner, George L. Trigg (editors). New York: VCH, 1991. 
Location/Floor: Stacks (3RD floor)
Call Number: QC5 .E545 1991 Regular Loan

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Timothy L. Gall, editor in chief. Detroit: Gale Group, 2004. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: G63 .W67 2004 Non Circulating

Encyclopedia of American Political History. Jack P. Greene, editor. New York: Scribner, 1984. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: E183 .E5 1984 Non Circulating

PSYCHOLOGY
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. co-editors, W. Edward Craighead, Charles B. Nemeroff. New York: Wiley, 2001. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: BF31 .E52 2000 Non Circulating

Encyclopedia of Psychology. Alan E. Kazdin, editor in chief. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2000. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: BF31 .E52 2000 Non Circulating

RELIGION
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society. William H. Swatos, Jr., editor; Peter Kivisto, associate editor; Barbara J. Denison, James McClenon, assistant editors. Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 1998. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: BL60 .E53 1998 Non Circulating

SCIENCE, GENERAL
Gale Encyclopedia of Science. K. Lee Lerner & Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: Q121 .G37 2004 Non Circulating

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: Q121 .M3 2002 Non Circulating

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia. Douglas M. Considine, editor; Glenn D. Considine, managing editor. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: Q121 .V3 1995 Non Circulating

SOCIOLOGY
Encyclopedia of Sociology. Edgar F. Borgatta, editor-in-chief, Marie L. Borgatta, managing editor. New York: Macmillan; Toronto: Collier Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: HM17 .E5 1992 Non Circulating

SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING
Concise Encyclopedia of Language Pathology. edited by Franco Fabbro; consulting editor, R.E. Asher. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, 1999. 
Location/Floor: Sci Tech Reference (3rd floor) 
Call Number: RC423 .C656 1999 Non Circulating

THEATRE
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. Don Rubin. London; New York: Routledge, 1994- 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: PN1861 .W67 1994 Non Circulating

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama. [Stanley Hochman, editor in chief]. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, 1984. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: PN1625 .M3 1984 Non Circulating

WOMEN'S STUDIES
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge. General editors, Cheris Kramarae, Dale Spender. New York : Routledge, 2000. 
Location/Floor: Reference (1st floor) 
Call Number: HQ1115 .R69 2000 Non Circulating

AMA (American Medical Association)

Manual of Style
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html

APA (American Psychological Association)

APA Format (University of Illinois Writers' Workshop On-Line Handbook)
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliography_style_handbookapa.htm

Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources. (University of Alberta)
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/citation/index.cfm#Int

Internet and World Wide Web
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

OWL - Online Writing Lab. (Purdue University)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html

Writing Center. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html

ASA (American Sociological Association)

California State University, Los Angeles
http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/rsalina/asa.styleguide.html

INTERNET

The Columbia Guide to Online Style
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html

Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources. (Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QuotingSources.html

Guide to Citing Internet Sources (The Internet Public Library)
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/netciteFARQ.html

Buffalo State, State University of New York
http://www.buffalostate.edu/library/research/asa.pdf

MLA (Modern Language Association)

MLA Format (University of Illinois Writers' Workshop On-Line Handbook)
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/MLA/bibliographymla.htm

Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html

OWL - Online Writing Lab. (Purdue University)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

Writing Center. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html

CHICAGO/TURABIAN

Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources. (University of Alberta)
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/citation/index.cfm#Int

Writing Center. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html

Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html

Library instruction classes are scheduled, by appointment, to assist students in getting acquainted with the library collections and electronic resources. Librarians offer two levels of library instructions.

LEVEL 1 - Entry-level classes take the form of general introduction to library resources and getting around the building. Hands-on exercises are included to teach the online catalog CUNY+PLUS and electronic article databases. Classes take place in one of our electronic labs located in the lower level of the library. Designed for one or two class sessions, introductory sessions support first year classes, such as ENG 110 and 120, and any class where students are expected to do some library research to support their writing.

LEVEL 2 - For advanced subject-specific classes a librarian subject-specialist presents sources and strategies useful for the completion of specific course research assignments. The librarian's presentation and instruction materials (bibliographies and explanatory handouts) are tailored to specific subject areas.

For more information or to schedule a library instruction class contact Prof. Susan Voge 718-960-7765

EDUCATION & PSYCHOLOGY CLASSES ONLY!
To schedule an education related class contact Professor Sandrea DeMinco at 718-960-8582 or sdmlc@lehman.cuny.edu.

Library Instruction Request Form for Education & Psychology
online web form http://www.lehman.edu/provost/library/ClassRequestEd&Psych.htm

Library Instruction Request Form
online web form http://www.lehman.edu/provost/library/ClassRequest.htm

Calendar of Library Classes
http://www.lehman.edu/provost/library/Instruction/Index.htm

The websites listed below will assist you with ideas for creating assignments.

Term Paper Alternatives (University of California, Berkeley)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/PaperAlternatives.html

Suggestions for Planning and Creating Effective Library Assingments (California State University, Fullerton)
http://www.library.fullerton.edu/information_comp/Assignments.htm

Sample FYI Seminar Information Literacy Assignments (California State University, Chico)
http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/assignments/assignment_tips.html

Information Skills Mini-Course - Exercises (University of Florida)
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/instruct2/mini/test2.html

What is Information Literacy?

Information literacy (IL) is defined as a process by which students come to
* Recognize when they have a need for information
* Identify the kinds of information needed to address a given problem or issue
* Develop a search strategy and find and evaluate the needed information
* Organize the information and use it effectively to address the problem at hand
* Use the information legally and ethically
Source: CUNY Council of Chief Librarians Information Literacy White Paper 4/16/2001

Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." Source: Association of College and Research Libraries

Information Literacy Outcomes (Summary)

Outcome 1: The information literate student defines and articulates information needs by
* Consulting faculty, librarians, peers, and a variety resources
* Utilizing print, media, and Web resources as appropriate considering cost, time, and availability
* Reviewing and adapting the information needed

Outcome 2: The information literate student accesses information effectively by
* Selecting the best method of investigation (research, lab, fieldwork)
* Designing appropriate search strategies (beyond "keyword" and Web browser)
* Utilizing available resources (print, human, database)
* Refining the strategy as the search progresses
* Capturing, managing, formatting, and recording information for effective use

Outcome 3: The information literate student evaluates and incorporates information into their knowledge base and value system (context) by:
* Restating concepts in his/her own terms
* Synthesizing and integrating information into knowledge
* Articulation, expressing, and adapting knowledge in dialogue and communication
* Reviewing and assessing his/her understanding of the issue at hand

Outcome 4: The information literate student uses knowledge (individually or as a group member) to accomplish their purpose by
* Planning, revising, presenting his/her new knowledge effectively
* Utilizing appropriate media and formats

Outcome 5: The information literate student attributes sources without
* Plagiarism
* Invasion of privacy or
* Violation of intellectual property rights
Source: CUNY Council of Chief Librarians Information Literacy White Paper, 4/16/2001

Information Literacy Links 

Association of College and Research Libraries - Information Literacy http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ACRL/Issues_and_Advocacy1/Information_Literacy1/Information_Literacy.htm 

Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarize \'pla-je-,riz also j - -\ vb -rized; -riz·ing vt [plagiary] : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (a created production) without crediting the source vi: to commit literary theft: present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source - pla·gia·riz·er n
FROM: Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 9th ed, (Springfield, Ma: Merriam 1981, p. 870).

The sites listed below are intended to provide information on plagiarism. Several of the sites are geared toward students and will prove invaluable as they begin their research process.

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (University of Albany, SUNY)
http://www.albany.edu/cetl/resources/pedagogy/plagiarism.html

Plagiarism 101 Tutorial (University of Albany, SUNY)
http://library.albany.edu/usered/plagiarism/index.html

Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

Resource Guide to Information on Plagiarism (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism