Librarian
Sylvia Owiny, Ph.D.
Contact:
208J Paterno Library
814-865-8864
Identify your Topic
♦ Look at your syllabus for topic ideas.
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Try These Firsta list of online resources that will help you find background information about your topic
♦ Talk to your instructor or librarian.
Identify Keywords, Synonyms, and Related Words
Example: use "Malcolm X" or "El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz" (with quotation marks) as your keyword search.
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Libraries Catalogfind books, videos, periodicals, maps, music, digitized works, microfilm titles, and other formats that are in the University Libraries' collections. Note: you will not find articles from magazines and journals in The CAT.
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LionSearchan integrated search of books, e-books, research articles, newspaper articles, and other publications.
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Malcolm X: Selected Resourcesfind more information in the Libraries' subject guide about Malcolm X.
Other keywords, synonyms, and related terms that may be helpful for your research:
- PanAfricanism
- Malcolm Little [Malcolm X's given name]
- El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz [Malcolm X's Nation of Islam name]
- Black Power [term related to PanAfricanism]
Combine keywords, synonyms, and related terms with Boolean terms AND or OR when searching for books, encyclopedias and other reference works in The CAT, or when searching for articles in databases.
Examples:
- Malcolm X AND PanAfricanism
- Malcolm X OR Malcolm Little OR El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz AND Pan-Africanism
- Malcolm X AND Black power