Chicano Studies Resources: General

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Find Books Search the our library catalog & other libraries' catalogs.
Resource	Why Use?	Limitations:
Library Catalog: Search by: title; author, subject, keyword Get location and availability information	Identify relevant materials: books & e-books periodicals audio visual materials government reports to which we have access	too old off the shelf checked out lost or missing Book off the shelf?
Chicana/Chicano Reference Sources	Find a topic Look up a definition get background info locate statistics	Non-circulating Information may be too old
Find Books for other library collections	Find out what other local libraries own and go to that library or request via ILLIAD	ILIAD requests take time Effort needed to get to another library
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Find Articles Search any of over 100 databases
Resource	Why Use?	Limitations:
Chicana/Chicano Studies Databases Click on Find Articles under Research on Library homepage Please note: not all appropriate databases for your topic are listed here; check other major/subject pages	To find: articles in journals, magazines, newspapers and books books documents technical reports dissertations that exist on your topic	Full text not available in all databases Item might not be in library's collections Note: Determine access by using the SFX link located somewhere in the record. If you are having trouble using SFX, contact a Librarian.
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Web Resources Search the World Wide Web for useful web sites
Resource	Why Use?	Limitations
Selected Web Sites for Chicana/Chicano Studies	Contains librarian-selected on Chicana/Chicano topics including: current information news images statistics government reports	Information overload Impossible to be comprehensive Contribute your favorite sites by clicking here
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