EYE 104 - Disasters in the Natural World: Legal, Artistic and Cultural Reactions

Introduction | Reference Sources | Indexes & Databases | Internet Resources | Writing the Paper

Your librarian for this course is Tim Lynch. If you need assistance locating sources of information for any of the projects this semester, please do not hesitate to contact them.

URSUS, the online catalog, provides access to books, journal titles, videos, government publications, and other materials held in the University of Maine System.

To find these materials located elsewhere in Maine, check Maine Info Net.

To find these materials that are not located in Maine, check WorldCat.

To obtain materials, including journal articles, that are not available through URSUS, use ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan).

For locate journal articles use the subject-specific databases, which indexes scholarly articles for that subject (see Resources by Subject).

For more information see the Services for Students page.

Subject encyclopedias and other reference resources are written by experts in that particular subject area and serve as useful sources for background reading to help develop a better understanding of the topic as well as providing possible search terms.

The following titles are available in the Portland (POR) and/or Gorham (GOR) libraries or, in some cases where noted, online:

Encyclopedia of Anthropology
GOR Reference GN11 .E63 2006

A Guide to the Ancient World
POR Reference DE25 .G72 1986
"Each entry includes data of a historical, geographical, archaeological and (where appropriate) artistic and mythological character" (introduction).

Yearbook of the United Nations
POR Reference JX1977 .A37Y4 2003
Sustainability and global environmental issues are major topics for the United Nations. This Yearbook provides discussion as well as references to UN documents and publications. Previous editions available in the POR stacks under call number JX1977 .A37Y4 .

The following are the "scholarly search engines" aka databases available at USM, that may be useful to find the scholarly and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters you will need for your research.

The following are the "scholarly search engines" aka databases available at USM, that will provide access to citations (and in some cases the full-text) of scholarly and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters you will need for your research.

Access UN
Date coverage: 1998-2005
Index to United Nations documents and publications. Provides full-text access to publications of the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the Economic and Social Council.

AnthroSource
An online resource developed by the American Anthropological Association containing complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003, access to a core collection of journals in the field of anthropology as well as current issues of eleven critical peer-reviewed publications.

HeinOnline
Full text online access to legal journals.

Historical Abstracts (1969-present)
Index to articles, dissertations, and books on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present. Works on U.S. and Canadian history are covered in America: History and Life.

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) (1972-present)
Citations for articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters

Proquest Newspapers (dates vary by resource)
Full text of more than 500 U.S. and international news sources. Includes the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.

PsycINFO (1887-present)
Index to the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas.

Science Citation Index, Expanded (2000-present)
Comprehensive multidisciplinary coverage of approximately 5,800 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals.

Sociological Abstracts (1974-present)
Covers sociology and related disciplines including anthropology, criminology, demography, education, gerontology, mental health, minority studies, political science, public health, social psychology, social work, urban studies, welfare programs, and women's studies.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975-present)
This database supplies citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law and public administration/policy.

There is no authority control for the Internet. In choosing Internet resources it is imperative to evaluate the authenticity of the source. Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources (UCLA College Library) provides excellent evaluation criteria. The following selected resources have been chosen because of authenticity and comprehensiveness of coverage.

Environmental Impacts of Hurricane Katrina
From NOAA and includes resources focused on living marine resources.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Provides access to legal documents, minutes, reports, etc. regarding the situation in Rwanda.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
"NOAA is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere" and provides access to a wealth of resources.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The official UN site for issues of human rights. Located here are a wealth of publications, reports, and links to other related resources.

United Nations Environment Programme
The official UN site for environmental issues and includes a variety of publications, reports, and links to relevant resources.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
"The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees." Located here are publications, reports, and links to other related resources.

Any information you use that comes from another source has to be properly cited. The following provide assistance in how to cite and how to avoid plagiarism.

Writing Handbook

A Writer's Reference, 5th Edition
POR and GOR Reference PE1408 .H2778 2003
Includes sections on composing and revising, design, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, writing, and documentation. The Student Companion web site includes online help.

Citation Style: APA

APA Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)

APA Style.org

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition
POR and GOR Reference BF76.7 .P83 2001; LEW Reserve BF76.7 .P83 2001

Online: A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources

Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Updated to 5th Edition) (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

Citation Style: Chicago

Chicago Manual of Style
POR Reference Z253 .U69 2003

Chicago-Turabian Manual of Style (University of California-Berkeley)

Chicago/Turabian Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)

Online! A Reference Guide Using Internet Resources

Plagiarism

How to Recognize Plagiarism (Indiana University School of Education)

Created by: Tim Lynch and Barret Havens
Created on: 05.25.2006
Last Updated: 10.04.2006