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Research Guides

Here you'll find step-by-step guides to using the library's article databases and other electronic resources, and guides to help you begin researching many different subjects.

General Research Guides

webAnatomy of a Scholarly Article
pdfBook Locations in the Library
pdfBooks and Call Numbers
pdfCall Numbers (Library of Congress)
webCitation Searching
webCiting Sources
webCurrent Issues in the News
pdfEmpirical Research Articles
pdfEvaluating Information on the Web
pdfFaculty Guide to the Library (Tri-fold)
webFinding Dissertations & Master's Theses
youtubeFinding Full-Text with Journal Finder
pdfGetting Books and Articles not at USF

pdfMultilingual Glossary of Library Terms and Definitions
wikiHow to Write a Literature Review
pdfLibrary Guide for USF Employees
webLink Plus
pdfScholarly Articles
pdfScholarly vs. Popular Publications
pdfSelected Local Libraries
pdfStudent Guide to the Library (Tri-fold)
youtubeUSF Find Full-Text Video Tutorial
pdfUsing USF Find Full-Text
pdfUsing the Library's Resources (brief)
pdfUsing the Library's Resources (full)
webUsing Primary Sources on the Web


Subject Guides

Art and Architecture

webArchitecture Resources
webDiego Rivera and the WPA
webImage Resources
webSan Francisco Art Exhibitions

Business & Economics

webResearching a Company
wiki Researching an Industry
pdfGlossary of Financial Terms
pdf Company Annual Reports
wiki Accounting Topics
wiki Green Business
web Hospitality Research
wiki International Business Resources
webIntl Macroeconomic and Trade Statistics 
web Library Guide for Business Students
web Marketing Research
wiki Publishing in Scholarly Business Journals
wiki Real Estate Topics
wiki Resources for Business Alumni
pdf Resources on Sport Management
wiki San Francisco & Calif. Business Resources
pdf Sources for U.S. Economic Indicators
wikiStarting a Business: Business Plans
pdf Understanding Your Regional Economy

Career Guidance

pdf Job Hunting Resources

Chemistry

pdf
Chemistry Information
pdf Chemistry Information: FAQ

Education

webCounseling Psychology Resources
webEducation Research
pdfEmpirical Research Articles
webLeadership Studies
webRestorative and Transformative Justice

Exercise and Sport Science


wikiExercise and Sport Science Research

Gender Studies

wiki U.S. Women's History

Literature

wiki
Authors and Literature

Media and Communication

pdfEmpirical Research on Media Audiences
webRhetoric of Law
webPower of Political Discourse

Nursing

web
Epidemiology
webEvidence Based Nursing
pdf Nursing Journals at USF
web Nursing Research Videos
web Public Health Resources

Politics

web
American Political Thought
webBallot Measures
pdfBureaucratic Politics
webComparative Politics
webVoting and Elections
webFederal Legislative Histories
webGender and Politics in Comparative Perspective
webLatin American Politics
wikiPeace and Justice Studies
wikiPolitical Thought
webPolitics Honors Seminar
webPolitics in the News
webSpecial Interest Groups
webStreet Children in Africa
webFederal Legislative Documents
webU.S. Congressional Serial Set
webWar and Peace
webWPA 

Psychology


webCounseling Psychology Resources
wikiPsychology Research

Religion

pdf
Catholic Studies

Sustainability


web
Sustainable Food
webSustainable Farming
webSustainable Livestock
webSustainable Seafood
webSustainable Crops
webSustainable Living

San Francisco

web San Francisco Neighborhoods 
web Infinite City

 


Database Guides

wiki Accunet / AP Multimedia Archive
wiki America: History & Life
web CINAHL Plus with Full-Text
web Ebooks: ebrary
web Ebooks: EBSCO eBook Collection
wiki Eighteenth Century Collections Online
wiki Environment Complete and GreenFILE
wiki ERIC

web Google Scholar
wiki Historical Abstracts
wiki LexisNexis Academic
pdf Literature Resource Center
wiki Nursing Health Professions Collection
wiki PsycINFO
web PsycINFO Video Tutorials
web PubMed
wiki SciFinder


Class Guides

Business

webBUS 100: Start Up Project
wikiBUS 100: Cross Cultural Assignment 
webBUS 302 Marketing Plan Project
wikiBUS 317: Real Estate Principles
wikiBUS 350: International Business
wikiBUS 377: Entrepreneurship
webBUS 6315: Brand Audit Project

ESL

web ESL 124:  Using the Library's Resources
web ESL 124:  Photos and Images

History

web HIST 410:  Comparative Food History
web MAPS 601: Historiography

International Studies

web BAIS 101:  Country Histories
webPOLS 350:  International Law and International Relations

Literature & Language

webENGL 211:  Asian American Literature
webENGL 410:  Asian American Literature

Nursing

web
N614 Health Care Systems Leadership
web N634 Nursing Research
web N646 Community and Mental Health Nursing

Politics

web
Sarlo Scholars Program

Rhetoric & Language

pdf RHET 110:  Finding Primary Sources
web RHET 295:  Rhetoric and Politics
web Same-Sex Marriage
web Art in Response to Violence (Brodsky)

Religion

web Religion and the Environment

Sociology

web SOC 240:  People of Mixed Descent


Evaluation Forms

evaluation.pdf
evaluation.doc

evaluation2.pdf
evaluation2.doc

skills.pdf
skills.doc

skills2.pdf
skills2.doc