Chemeketa Library Class Guides

This page contains web-based library guides that focus on single topics such as researching companies or career resources. Although designed for specific classes, they are available for anyone to use.

If you're looking for readings assigned by instructors, please see the reserve catalog.

American History (HST201): Three-page guide describing American history resources to 1840.
American History (HST202): Three-page guide describing American history resources, 1840 - 1900.
American History (HST203): Three-page guide describing American history resources, 1901 to the present.
Art History (ART101): Sources of information and suggestions for searching.
Art History: Middle Ages to 1500 (ART205): Sources of information for works of art in this period.
Building Inspection (BLD193A): Links to some sites for Building Inspection students.
Business Communication Articles (BA214): Articles on Biometrics for BA 214
Business: Finding Information About Companies (BA101): A brief guide to some basic business information sources, to finding financial and stock information, to finding general background and annual reports, and to learning about finance terminology.
Business Plans: Sources for Planning & Marketing a Business (BA223): A selection of sources helpful for researching a business or marketing plan.
Career Exploration: Resources for exploring career possibilities on the Internet.
Careers: Preparing for the Changing Workplace (FE220): Career, job search, and service learning resources.
Chemical Dependency As a Disease (HS101): There are lots of articles to support the idea that addiction is a disease, but finding them isn't straightforward. Here are some search tips.
Chicano/Latino studies resources: Resources for the study of Mexican American and Latino history, politics, and culture.
Communication: Sources for COM051: Resources for library research, including Library of Congress Subject Headings.
COM051 - Articles: These articles are for Eva Payne's Fall Term 2008 COM051 students.
Controversial topics in education (WR121, WR122 - Stevens): Finding articles on controversial topics in education.
Dental Assisting Sources: Reference materials, books, journal article indexes, and journals for the dental assisting student.
Disabilities: Overview Of Students With Disabilities (ED251): Finding resources for teaching students with disabilities.
Drama: Introduction to Dramatic Literature (ENG105): Explanation of various library resources for finding criticism or biography in dramatic literature and information on historical context.
Education: Research In the History of Education (ECE150): Sources for finding information on historic figures in education.
Electronics Students: Researching Potential Employers (ELT111): A guide for finding potential employers in this field, and for finding information about them.
Ethnic and Cultural Groups: Finding Information (ATH103; ED258): How to find information on human cultures.
Evaluation of Information Sources: An exercise on evaluating and comparing five information sources.
Fiction: Introduction to Fiction (ENG104): Explanation of various reference books for finding criticism or biography in literature.
Finding Articles (RD080): How to find articles in magazines; how to evaluate Internet sites.
Finding Articles related to themes of The Joy Luck Club (RD090/WR115): How to find articles in magazines; how to evaluate Internet sites.
Finding Information about Authors: How to find biographical and critical information about authors using reference books, the catalog, and periodical indexes.
Finding Information about Student Success: How to find information about student success in scholarly journals.
Finding Oregon Environmental Information (BI101): Finding and evaluating information on local and regional environmental topics.
Finding Reliable Information on Sensory Loss (ENL051): Using specialized medical sites and library materials.
Health Care Systems & Professions (AH115): How to use the library catalog, Gale databases, and allied health Web sites.
Hospitality & Tourism Resources (HTM100-HTM280): Sources of information for students in the Hospitality and Tourism program.

Income Inequality: Finding Information (WR121, Johnston): Some sources for finding statistics on income inequality.
Introduction to the Library (WR115, WR121): An introduction to some of the most generally-useful sources of library information, how to obtain additional material, and how to get help.
Inventors and Inventions (WR121, WR227, WS102): Guide to finding reference resources, books, articles and web sites dealing with inventors and inventions.
Evaluating Information Sources (WR115): Page for evaluation exercise.
Library: Introduction to Library Resources for Speech 111: Advice on library sources for basic research.
Library Research for Writing 123: Research tips and guide to identifying and citing print and electronic resources for research papers and potential source lists. If you are working on an election-related topic, see also Library Resources for Politics
Nursing Research: Finding articles in nursing journals (NUR199A): How to find articles in nursing journals, and other useful information for nursing students, including the use of CINAHL (Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) to find journal articles.
Nutrition and Health: Sources for Research (HE204): Print and electronic resources for finding information on topics relating to nutrition and health.
Poetry: Library Resources (ENG106): How to find criticism and biographical information for poets.
Population: Positive View on Growth for Environmental Science 1 (BI131): Resources for a class debate, supporting the view that population growth is not a problem.
Population: Negative View on Growth for Environmental Science 1 (BI131): Resources for a class debate, supporting the view that population growth is a problem.
Pro & Con: Finding Materials that Support a Position (SP112; WR122): How to find books, articles, or other material in favor of or opposed to a particular position.
Psychology: Finding Articles on Topics in Psychology: How to find peer-reviewed articles on topics relating to psychology; how to find supporting reference material, such as specialized dictionaries.
Researching Charities (SP112/WR122 - Wood/Jabin): How to find information to help you evaluate a charity for a potential donation.
Same-Sex Marriage: Sources for Research (WR121; WR122): Sources for finding information on same-sex marriage.
Racism in America: Sources for Research (WR121 Toland): Sources for finding information and statisitcs on racism in America.
Salmon (BI132): Sources of information on salmon, with emphasis on chinook and coho salmon.
Shakespeare: Library Resources (ENG201): How to use the library to find criticism of Shakespeare's plays and general information about Shakespeare.
Sociology of the Family (SOC210): Resources for studying the family in its social context.
Speeches: How to find Speeches (SP111): Sources of speeches in print in Chemeketa's library and on the Internet.
Technical Writing (WR227). See also WS102: Library resources for technical writing, including finding professional associations, trade publications, and government documents
Technical Writing (WR227) Links for Eva Payne's Class: Links to documents supporting the topics for the final project.
Technical Writing (WR227) - Topic Selection for B. LeRoy Spring 2009.: A guide to using trade publications and assocations to select topics for the WR227 final project.
Tolkien Sources (ENG221): Sources for research on the author, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Types of Sources: Comparing Periodical And Encyclopedia Articles: An exercise in comparing magazine articles, scholarly journal articles, and special encyclopedia entries.
Visual Communications Career and Timeline Research (VC111): Resources for career exploration and timeline research in visual communications.
World History (HST111): Some library resources available for the study of world history.
WR121 Pages (Bloom): Sources for Oregon and local information

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