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Separation of Church and State Resources |
Finding Books
For books in the circulating collection (Main Stacks), use the Online Catalog. Use either Subject or Keyword searching. Relevant Subject Headings for the suggested topics given by Professor Haneline include Church and State United States, Freedom of Religion United States, Church Charities, Prayer in the Public Schools, and United States Constitution First Amendment. Remember that Professor Haneline has placed several relevant books on Reserve. Reserve items are obtained at the Check-Out Desk.
Finding Articles
Use the subscription databases available from the library's Web site to locate articles on the Separation of Church and State. The following are the databases that will be most relevant:
Educational Abstracts
Education Abstracts indexes over 550 journal titles which focus on education. Coverage extends from pre-school through higher
education. Citations are provided from 1983 to the present with abstracts
available from 1994. Start by using the default keyword search. To focus searches, find relevant articles and use appopriate subject headings as subject phrase searches.
ERIC
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) contains almost 1 million citations, from 1966 to the present, to journal articles and other material relating to all aspects of education. Materials cited in ERIC with an Accession Number which begins with ED (ERIC Document) are available on microfiche in FLITE. Citations for ERIC Documents with a link for Access ERIC are available online. Start by using the default keyword search. To focus searches, find relevant articles and use appopriate subject headings as subject phrase searches.
General OneFile
A very large full-text database with over 30 million articles, it indexes both newspapers and journals. Coverage is from 1980 to present. A few journals, especially older dates, give only selective full-text.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Updated daily, newspaper coverage in Lexis-Nexis includes the New York Times and the Washington Post and extends, in some cases, to the mid-1970s. For the best results, click on "Guided News Search" after entering Lexis-Nexis. At the "Guided News Search" page, follow the first four steps (chose "General News" and "Major Papers" in steps 1 and 2 for the broadest results). Be sure to change the date limit in step 4. Also try the Legal Research section (either Legal News or Law Reviews).
WilsonSelectPlus
This completely full-text database covers a wide range of subject fields including science, humanities, education and business. Coverage is from 1994 to the present.
Getting the Full-text of the Research Article
If you've found citations to articles from Educational Abstracts or ERIC and you need to get a copy of the articles, you'll need to verify whether FLITE owns the particular journal in which each article was published. Many databases now have a link called "Find It", which, by clicking on it, will give you the range of options available for document retrieval. If the full text of the article is available, you will be able to find the article by clicking on the link.
If the only message you see is "Request document via Interlibrary Loan", you will need to order the article. By clicking on the link in the window provided, you will be directed to a blank Interlibrary Loan form to be filled out. Sometimes the Find It button will provide a link to the Online Catalog. This indicates that the journal is found in FLITE's print collection. If you are off-campus and can't come to FLITE, simply order the article through Interlibrary Loan.
To look up whether FLITE owns a particular journal, use the Find a Periodical database to search for the journal title. Remember to use the journal title not the article title for your search.
Citing Sources
Whenever you are quoting or using information from a source, you must credit or cite that source. Failure to do so is plagiarism which can lead to expulsion from the University. The following links provide information on how to use MLA.
RefWorks
RefWorks is an online research management tool that allows users to create personal bibliographic databases and use them for a variety of research activities. References are quickly and easily imported from text files or online databases and records can be formatted in hundreds of output styles from APA, MLA, Chicago etc.
NOTE: You must use a computer on-campus to sign up for a RefWorks account.
Citation Style Guide: MLA (PDF)
An online version of an MLA Quick Reference handout which provides the citation style for several basic types of sources, requires Adoboe Acrobat Reader.
MLA Format
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the MLA format.
If you have any questions about using the library for research, Email Paul Kammerdiner.
Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the South Service Desk and ask for help at any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.
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Last update: February 28, 2007