One Book One College 2018-2019: Welcome

This guide will assist you in finding research resources for One Book One College.  This is a great place to start looking for a topic, finding books, articles and more.

Find a copy of  Exit West by using the Chaffey College Library online catalog.  In addition to copies that are available to be checked out, at least one copy will be kept on reserve at the Rancho, Chino and Fontana libraries for use in the library.

Use and combine search terms/keywords related to the book, for example:

• refugees
• modern civil war
• cell phones and society
• status of women
• magical realism
• dystopian societies

Use these search terms in various databases such as:

Gale Virtual Reference for a general overview in specialized encyclopedias

Academic Search Complete for magazine and journal articles

JSTOR for articles in journals and other publications

SocINDEX with Full-Text for articles in journals, magazines and other publications related to sociology

PsycArticles for articles in journals and other publications related to psychology

CQ Researcher: for comprehensive reports and analysis of issues in the news

Newspapers - U.S. Major Dailies: full-text access to The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune

The Research Process consists of the following 5 steps:

1. Researching a Topic
2. Selecting Keywords
3. Searching for Sources
4. Evaluating Sources
5. Creating a Sources List

For more information on the Research Process, review the Start Your Research section on this guide.