Evergreen Valley College

Library Research: Beyond Books and Databases

 

Student Survival: College and Beyond | Library Research: Beyond Books and Databases |
Information by Subject and College Divisions

All Guides (PDF)

Library Research Guides:

Choose a Current or Controversial Topic (PDF)
How to Search the Catalog (PDF)
Scholarly vs Popular (PDF)
Evaluating Sources (PDF)
APA Style (PDF)
MLA Style (PDF)
Guide to Remote Access to Databases (PDF)
Library of Congress Classification System (PDF)
Information Cycle (PDF)
Research Process (PDF)

Topics

Choose a Current or Controversial Topic (PDF)
Black History Month Library Resources

Finding Information

Books

How to Search the Catalog (PDF)

Magazines and Journals

Periodical Titles in the Library (PDF)
EVC Library Find Articles Page
Scholarly vs Popular (PDF)

Subject Directories and Search Engines

Subject Directories 
Search Engines 

Cite Resources

APA Style (PDF)
MLA Style (PDF) Easybib Citation Builder Free MLA Style bibliography and citation maker
MLA and APA Citation Style, Cornell University Library
Son of Citation Machine Creates citations for  MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian styles of citations, without a method to create citations for information from library/subscription databases.
The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University  Writing help and teaching resources

Other Libraries

Public 

San Jose Public Library
Santa Clara County Libraries
San Francisco Public Library

Academic 

San Jose State University Library
San Jose City College
De Anza College
Foothill College
Mission College
West Valley College
Santa Clara University
Stanford University

Evaluating Information

Evaluating Sources (PDF)
CARS Evaluation Checklist
Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness and Support
Tips for Evaluating Sources
Checking for signs of bias, assessing an argument, authorship, sponsorship, purpose and audience, currency.
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Uses some fictitious examples to prove that evaluating a web site requires good critical thinking skills.
A Student's Guide to Research with the World Wide Web: Learn to evaluate different types of websites for relevance, authority, and accuracy.
ICYouSee: a guide to critical thinking about what you see on the Web.