English 101 Assignment Research Tips

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=set_name%3A%22Archives+Center+Lesbian%2C+Gay%2C+Bisexual%2C+and+Transgender+Collection%2C+1953-2010%22&fq=object_type:%22Periodicals%22

Where to Search?

Library Catalog http://library.riohondo.edu/

Databases: Proquest, Gale Reference Library.

Off Campus Users: Access Rio Other Libraries: LAPL, Google Books Archives Newspapers Magazines & Scholarly Journals

Library Catalog

Library Catalog

Access Rio Accessible

through Rio Hondo Homepage or library home page.

For off campus database users

Click on the library tab to access databases.

Newspapers

Search Term Define Date Options

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/search.html

Basic Search Advanced SearchSearch Local Newspapers

Washington Post

Archives

Library Of Congress

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

View Newspaper Pages from District of Columbia (Only till 1922)

Select Date Range

Archives (Continued)

Smithsonian Museum

http://www.si.edu/

Keyword Search(Example: Homosexuals)

Archives (Continued)

Lesbian and Gay Archives

626 N. Robertson Blvd.

West Hollywood, CA 90069

http://www.onearchives.org/

Search Strategies

Use keywords Use subject terms Look at bibliographic record &

subject headings. Browse the database for the list of

subjects Browse publications by title

Useful Tips

Check out other Lib Guides for English 101

Read the Library Handouts Do you Google? Beware! Learn to

distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate sources.

Choose peer-reviewed articles Distinguish between magazines vs.

scholarly journals Use MLA to cite sources.