FYI103 - Keys

Your syllabus asks you to "write a 7-10 page multisource argumentative research paper in which [you'll] examine one challenge immigrants face."  To do this well, you should expect to incorporate at least 7 scholarly sources, as well as any other non-scholarly sources you think are useful.

Let's be honest about where we all begin: Wikipedia! It can be a great jumping-off point, not only to get you thinking, but to lead you to better sources (just remember not to cite Wikipedia itself!).

The most useful thing about Wikipedia is the list of references at the end of an article. If you find a relevant fact or argument, click the little numerical footnote link next to that bit of text, and try to track down the source that the Wikipedia author used.

You'll need to be able to identify whether a source is a book, article, or website in order to try to find it.

If it's a(n):

• book: find it in ALiCat or I-Share via the library homepage
• article: find whether the library owns the publication by typing the publication title into the Journal, Magazine, & Newspaper Title Search (immediately below the Academic Search Complete link on the library homepage
• website: click the hyperlink and/or Google the article's title (use quotes!)

**All of the resources below are accessible from the library homepage; scroll down to "Search for articles and databases," then choose "Databases A-Z" from the drop-down menu.**

The following databases will be good places to find scholarly sources relating to your immigrant group:

- Political Science Complete

This is an EBSCO database, like Academic Search Complete (that you've probably used before).  After you conduct your first keyword search, make a note of the words/phrases listed under "Subjects:" in each relevant result.  If you reconstruct your keyword search using these terms, then run a "Subject" search, your results will be much more refined.

- Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS)

This resource combines scholarly sources (books, academic journals) with government documents, working papers from NGOs, and both national and international news agencies.

1. Stack your related search terms above each other, e.g., "Syria" AND "refugees" AND "United States"
2. You may have a fairly small list of results, or you may still need to narrow more. If you need to narrow more, expand the "Subjects" menu on the left, then click "More Options" to be able to include/exclude different terms to refine your search.
3. To access the articles in full text, follow the instructions below.

Other databases to explore:

- Academic Search Complete
- Opposing Viewpoints
- Sociological Abstracts

In most cases, just because there's no full-text link right there, that doesn't mean you can't get the article, often right away! Here's how to get your hands on the full text of any article you find:

1. If there's a full-text link in the database you're in, just click on it!
2. If you don't see a full-text link, go to the library homepage and choose "Journal, Magazine, & Newspaper Title Search." Enter the journal's title to see if the full text is available somewhere else.
3. If Augustana doesn't own the article you're looking for, click on "Interlibrary Loan" from the options in the right sidebar of the homepage. It's free, and you'll usually get the article within 3-5 days.