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Getting Started
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Start your search at the UIC Library. Try using the periodical indexes
and UICCAT (the online catalog) to find information on your topic.
Remember that you may need to broaden the scope of your research beyond
your Chicago focus. Here are some general hints:
Think about what disciplines might relate to your topic - e.g. business,
psychology, social work, sociology, etc.
Think about the smaller arguments that you are making - it is sometimes
easier to find articles to support these arguments than to support
your thesis statement.
Start early - you may find that you need to do some creative research
to complete your paper.
Questions?
The Reference staff is happy to help you.
Ask at the Reference Desk, located on the second floor of the Richard
J. Daley Library, call 312.996.2726, or Ask
A Librarian.
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Finding Books
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To find books at UIC use UICCAT, the online catalog.
Search by:
Any Word Anywhere
Do NOT use and, or, not between search terms. To search
phrases, use quotes. Results are ranked by relevancy. For example:
history stockyards chicago
"chicago poets"
Subject
Use Library of Congress Subject Headings. *You must know the subject
headings in order to search by them.* For example:
capone al
gangsters--illinois--chicago
chicago ill--social conditions
Boolean
Search
Use and, or, not between your terms to combine. To search
phrases, use quotes. For example:
chicago and gangs
"chicago politics" and race
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To find articles at UIC, use an index.
Online Journal Indexes
- Social
Sciences Abstracts -a general social science index.
Online coverage
is from 1984 to present.
- WilsonSelect
Plus Full Text - full text magazine and journal articles
in science, humanities, education and business. Online coverage
is from 1994 to present.
- Avery
Index to Architectural Periodicals - a comprehensive
listing of journal articles published worldwide on architecture
and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic
preservation. It also includes the Burnham Index to Architectural
Literature. Paper copies available in the Warehouse. Online
coverage is from the 1930s to present.
- Art
Abstracts - an index covering all disciplines within
the arts. Online
coverage is from 1984 to present.
- America:
History & Life - Historical coverage of the United
States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
- Humanities
Abstracts - a general humanities index. Online coverage
is from 1984 to present.
Print Journal Indexes
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- Burnham
Index to Architectural Literature
Paper copies available in the Warehouse or available online through
the Avery
Index to Architctural Periodicals.
- Architectural
Periodicals Index
Paper copies from 1981-present are available in the Daley Library.
Location: 2nd floor Index Tables, call number:
Z5941.A66. Not available online.
Art Index
Paper copies from 1929-1983 are available in the Daley Library.
Location: 2nd floor Index Tables, call number:
Z5937.A78. Continued by Art Abstracts online.
Social Sciences Index
Paper
copies from 1965-1983 are available in the Daley Library. (From 1907-1965 the title is International Index.) Location:
2nd floor Index Tables, call number: AI3.R49. Continued by Social Sciences Abstracts online.
Magazine indexes
- Readers
Guide Abstracts
Paper copies from 1900-present also available on the index tables (call number
AI3 .R48) on the 2nd floor of the Daley Library. Online coverage is from
1983 to present.
WilsonSelect
Full Text - full text magazine and journal articles
in science, humanities, education and business. Online coverage
is from 1994 to present
Newspaper indexes
- Chicago
Tribune Index
The Daley Library owns the entire run of this print index, from 1972 to the present; there is no
index before 1972, but the Chicago History Museum does have
clippings files for important Chicago events. The indexes can be
found on the index tables (call number AI21 .C45 C47) on the 2nd floor.
Recent years of the Tribune are available online in Newspaper
Source (1997-current), NewsBank
(1985-current), and LexisNexis
Academic Universe (2002-current).
Older years are available full-text online in the Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1985.) All issues of the Tribune, except the most recent,
can be found on microfilm (2nd floor north). Recent issues are in
the Reserve Reading room on the first floor.
Chicago
Sun Times Index
Coverage of this paper index runs from 1979-1982. It can
be found on the index tables (call number AI21.C43 B4) in the Daley
Library/2nd floor. All issues of the Sun Times, excpet the most
recent, can be found on microfilm (2nd floor north). Full-text is
available online through NewsBank
(1986-current) and LexisNexis
Academic Universe (1992-current). Recent issues are in the Reserve
Reading room on the first floor.
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Sometimes topics may require materials that are not found in traditional
sources (magazines, newspapers, journals, or books). For more information
on some topics you may need to use material found in special collections
and archives. Special collections and archival materials include
things like manuscripts, drawings, blueprints, photographs, scrapbooks,
rare books, ephemera, etc.
There are many different special collections and archives
in Chicago that may be able to provide more specialized information on
a variety of subjects of local interest. We have included links to a
number of these resources so you can read about their collections
before calling to make an appointment.
Using special collections and archival materials involves more
time than finding information in traditional sources, but the results
can prove very interesting and rewarding. When using these materials
it is important to keep the following guidelines in mind:
Be
Prepared
Do some preliminary research using books and articles so you have
a very focused and well-thought out topic.
Call
Ahead
Make an appointment to use the collection and speak with a Librarian.
The Librarian will help determine where you may find the information
you need.
Plan
Ahead
Special collections and archival materials usually need to be collected
from storage and are often not available on demand. This is one
reason always to call ahead.
Be
Flexible and Patient
The first place that you try may not have all of the information
that you are looking for and you may need to look through a lot
of material to find what you need. Allow the Librarian to help direct
you in your search and be patient. Using special collections and
archival material is not like reading a book: there will not be
a folder with all of the information you need available.
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Important: don't forget to cite
resources that you find on the Internet!
Chicago Timeline. Includes links to information sheets compiled by the Chicago Municipal
Reference Library such as:
Chicago Daily
News Photographs. A collection of over 55,000 images of
urban life captured on glass plate negatives between 1902 and 1933
by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News, then
one of Chicago's leading newspapers. From the Library of Congress'
American Memory Project.
Chicago's Mayors. Photographs, Chronology, Biographical Information, Inaugural Addresses
and Gravesites. Compiled by the Municipal Reference Library.
Columbian Exposition. Information on the Worlds Fair - Columbian Exposition of 1893 compiled
for the Internet 1996 World Exposition.
Facts about Chicago. Most recent 2001 facts. Compiled by the Municipal Reference Collection,
City of Chicago.
Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory. A commemorative exhibition created by the Chicago Historical Society
and Northwestern University. Includes lots of information and resources
on the Chicago Fire.
Urban Experience
in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963. Sponsored
by the Jane Addams Hull House Museum and the University of Illinois
at Chicago, this online project contains a variety of primary source
documents, documentary photographs, and scholarly essays that explore
the legacy of social reform movements in Chicago and the community's
history.
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Andreas, A.T. History of Chicago from the Earliest Period to the
Present Time. Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1884-86.
Daley Library F548.3 .A5
Holli, Melvin G. and Peter d'A. Jones, eds. Ethnic Chicago: a
Multicultural Portrait. 4th ed. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans
Pub. Co., 1995.
Daley Library F548.9.A1 E85 1995
Holt, Glen E. and Dominic A. Pacyga. Chicago, a Historical Guide
to the Neighborhoods: the Loop and South Side. Chicago: Chicago
Historical Society, 1979.
Daley Library F548.68.A1 H64
Pierce, Bessie Louise. A History of Chicago. Chicago: University
of Chicago Press, 1975.
Daley Library F548.3 .P54
Schulze, Franz and Kevin Harrington, eds. Chicago's Famous Buildings:
a Photographic Guide to the City's Architectural Landmarks and Other
Notable Buildings. 5th ed. Chicago: University
of Chicago Press, 2003.
Daley Library NA735.C4 C4 2003
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