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Cultural, Community, and Urban Studies

These resources relate to the sociological study of cultures, communities, and urban areas. Please see the menu above for more Sociology materials.

 

Reference Books

  • Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology. 4 volumes. 1996. Ref 305.8 E56e
  • Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life. 4 volumes. 1998. Ref 305.8 W89
  • Countries and the cultures. 4 volumes. 2001. Ref 306.03 C83
  • Encyclopedia of world cultures. 11 volumes. Ref 306.097 En19
  • Encyclopedia of community: From the village to the virtual world. 4 volumes. 2003. Ref 307.3 En19C
  • Encyclopedia of urban cultures: Cities and cultures around the world. 4 volumes. 2002. Ref 307.76 P94
  • Encyclopedia of urban America: The Cities and suburbs. 2 volumes. 1998. Ref 307.76 En19
  • American immigrant cultures: Builders of a nation. 2 volumes. 1997. Ref 305.8 A51a
  • Science, religion, and society: An encyclopedia of history, culture, and controversy. 2007. 2 volumes. Ref 201.65 Sci27E

 



Other Research Tools

  • Credo Reference
    A conglomeration of specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias that allows you to search for definitions and encyclopedia articles, as well as develop ideas for expanding or refining a research strategy.
  • Oxford Reference Premium Online  
    Oxford University Press produces a number of extremely useful reference materials, many of which they have made available here. You can search by keyword, but you can also choose particular subjects and from there, particular books within which to search. This willl provide you with all sorts of background and broad spectrum information on a particular topic.
  • Biography Resource Center  
    Find background information about people, authors, famous personalities, and others. Search by first or last name. 


Citation Help

One of the least favorite aspects of research papers are the citations, documenting the sources where you gleaned your information. To make that a little easier, the Library offers a few resources.

  • The Citation Style Guide is a place where you can find call numbers for print Style Manuals and Handbooks, as well as online help from several different universities around the States. Check it out and see if it helps!
  • RefWorks
    is a Citation Management program. Fully available online, and linked from the Library's home page, it allows you to keep it all ELECTRONIC. Download your citations from the various databases you're using into RefWorks. This program will create the Works Cited page for you with little effort. In a database, look for the option to EXPORT - that is where you'll find this gem of a program.
  • Automatically Generated Citations can be found in our Library Catalog (to the right of the item on the Results page), as well as in most EBSCO databases (like Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, Communications and Mass Media Complete, etc.). Most databases either provide an instant citation in a couple of different styles, or they allow Exporting to RefWorks (see above). Ask a Librarian for more help in managing your citations and creating your bibliographies and works cited pages faster.
  • WorldCat.org
    "Cite this item" within individual item record lists the citation in APA, MLA, Chicago and more.
  • The Writing Center is also a solid resource. Available in the Library, this is run by the English department. If you'd like face-to-face help individually with citing or any aspect of writing and editing your paper, the Writing Center is the place to go. For more information, see their page on the Portal, or you can contact them at writingctr@taylor.edu.

 

Created by Lana Wilson, Reference Librarian

Last revised October 26, 2009 - 09:52 AM