Welcome! - CRES 110 - Interdisciplinary Methods in Critical Race & Ethnic Studies - LibGuides at University of California Merced

Class outline

Welcome and introductions
A review of library basics
- Discussion of library research in the era of COVID-19
- Services and resources available to students during the pandemic
Using the library's catalog, Melvyl
- E-books
- Using the "Cite" option
Using the library to complete course assignments
Review of A-Z databases
Finding databases by subject
Demo of Academic Search Complete
Bibliographies
Archival documents
- UC Merced Library Special Collections
- Calisphere
Citation management and formatting
- Citing sources
- Review of bibliographic citation managers
Review and questions

Outcomes

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

Use Melvyl, the library's catalog, to find research materials available online full-text. These materials will include e-books, streaming videos, encyclopedias, and other materials.
Use the library's Special Collections archive and the University of California's digital archive, Calisphere, to find online archival documents.
Choose appropriate databases to find full-text articles from scholarly journals that are germane to your topic.
Find citations in APA format for your research materials.
Choose a bibliographic citation manager like RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley to help you manage your research.

Library resources in the age of COVID-19