Olympic Peninsula Local Research

Consult subject dictionaries and encyclopedias for background on your topic.

Keep a list of search terms.

1. Controlled Vocabulary

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

(also browse Academic Search Premier subject terms)

Start your research with words!

Find search terms in LCSH to search catalogs and indexes.

2. Library Catalogs (Books)

Peninsula College Library

http://peninsula.library.ctc.edu

North Olympic Library System

http://www.nols.org/online.htm

Summit Orbis Union Catalog

http://orbis.uoregon.edu

University of Washington Libraries

http://www.lib.washington.edu/

WorldCat http://worldcat.org

3. Peninsula College Library Databases

Library Databases (from the Online Resources link on the Library home page)
1	ALL DISCIPLINES	Peninsula College Library Catalog
2	ALL DISCIPLINES	A-to-Z Index to Electronic Journals
3	ALL DISCIPLINES	Academic Search Premier
4	ALL DISCIPLINES	Ebrary Academic Complete
5	ALL DISCIPLINES	ProQuest
6	ALL DISCIPLINES	Reference Premium Online (Oxford)
7	BUSINESS	ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
8	BUSINESS	Business & Management E-Book Collection
9	BUSINESS	Small Business Resource Center
10	EDUCATION	e-Library (K-12 Resources)
11	EDUCATION	Teacher Reference Center
12	HISTORY	History Resource Center: U.S.
13	HISTORY	History Resource Center: World
14	INFORMATION STUDIES	Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts
15	LITERATURE	Literary Databases
16	LITERATURE	Literary Index
17	LITERATURE	Magill on Literature Plus
18	NEWS	Alt-Press Watch
19	NEWS	Ethnic News Watch
20	NEWS	New York Times
21	NEWS	Wall Street Journal
22	SCIENCE	Access Science
23	SCIENCE	Environment Complete
24	SOCIAL SCIENCES	CQ Researcher

Do you need to find journal articles?

Use a print or deep web periodical index.

4. quality Web Indexes

Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper and Periodical Index

http://db.lib.washington.edu/pnw/

Find-It Washington

http://find-it.wa.gov/

Librarian's Index to the Internet

http://www.lii.org

Government Publications

USA.gov http://usa.gov

Science.gov http://science.gov

Indexes to Scholarly Documents

WorldCat.org http://worldcat.org

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com

IngentaConnect http://www.ingentaconnect.com

SpringerLink http://www.springerlink.com

HighWire Press http://highwire.stanford.edu

Scirus.com http://www.scirus.com/srsapp

Local Government Information

Port Angeles https://www.ci.port-angeles.wa.us/default.htm

Clallam County http://www.clallam.net/

Port Townsend City Government

http://www.ci.port-townsend.wa.us/

Jefferson County

http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/

WASHINGTON STATE

http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/

When you find information on the web,

evaluate its authority and accuracy.

5. Critical Evaluation of Information

ü Who created it? What credentials?

ü Why was it created?

ü When was it created? Where (domain)?

ü How reliable? (compare to other sources)

Need a book our library doesn't have?

We can get it through interlibrary loan,

and it’s free of charge for PC students.

Interlibrary Loan Request Forms

http://pc/enrolled/lmc/interlibrary/default.asp

Get a KCLS library card and get FREE 24/7 access – via the web -- to over 60 databases.

Public Library Resources

King County Library System

http://www.kcls.org

North Olympic Library System

InfoTrac One File (34 million articles)

http://www.nols.org/online.htm

Port Townsend Public Library

http://www.ptpl.lib.wa.us/

When you use someone's ideas,

cite your sources to give credit.

Source Documentation

Using APA Format (5^th edition)

(American Psychological Association)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/08/

Using MLA Format (6^th edition)

(Modern Language Association)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/06/

CBE Citation Guide

http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/cbegd.html

From Council of Scientific Editors:

http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/publications/citing_internet.cfm

Scientific Style and Format, 7^th edition, June 2006

Web Tutorial on Primary Sources

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySources.html

Experience the pleasure of browsing the

Peninsula College library book stacks!

Library of Congress Classification

A -- GENERAL WORKS

B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION

C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

D -- HISTORY (GENERAL) AND HISTORY OF EUROPE

E -- HISTORY: AMERICA

F -- HISTORY: AMERICA

G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION

H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES

J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE

K -- LAW

L -- EDUCATION

M -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC

N -- FINE ARTS

P -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Q -- SCIENCE

R -- MEDICINE

S -- AGRICULTURE

T -- TECHNOLOGY

U -- MILITARY SCIENCE

V -- NAVAL SCIENCE

Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

Selected Local History Items from the

Peninsula College Library Catalog (OPAC)

URL: http://peninsula.library.ctc.edu

PORT ANGELES (WASH.)--HISTORY

Aldwell, Thomas T. Conquering the Last Frontier.

Fish, Harriet U. Fish Tales of Port Angeles.

Martin, Paul J. Port Angeles, Washington : A History.

McCallum, John Dennis. Port Angeles, U.S.A.

Overstreet, Victor W. Educational Crisis in Small Town U.S.A.

Peninsula Daily News. Port Angeles, Wash.: Peninsula Daily News. v.

Port Angeles (Wash.). Port Commission. Port of Port Angeles 2003 Budget. Port Angeles, Wash.: Port of Port Angeles, 2003.

Radke, Helen Neal, and Joan Ducceschi. Olympic Leaders : The Life and Times of the Websters of Port Angeles.

Steelquist, Robert U. Admiral Beardslee Goes Fishing : The Early Exploitation of Lake Crescent Trout.

Welsh, William D. A Brief History of Port Angeles.

CLALLAM COUNTY

Adamire, Buckley, and Harriet U. Fish. The Elwha : A River of Destiny.

Beebe, Lloyd. Wilderness Trails and a Dream : The Story Behind the Olympic Game Farm.

Carlson, Katherine A. The Impacts of a New Prison on a Small Town : Twice Blessed or Double Whammy? Final Report of the Clallam Bay Project

Carlson, Katherine A., and Michelle M. Maike. Clallam County Community Network : Comprehensive Plan and Planning Process.

Clallam County (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development., Washington (State). Dept. of Ecology., and Centennial Clean Water Fund Program (Wash.). State of the Waters of Clallam County, 2004 : A Report on the Health of Our Streams & Watersheds.

Clallam County Board of Freeholders. Clallam County Home Rule Charter : For Submission to the Voters of the County.

Clallam County Board of Health. Clallam County Community Health Report.

Clallam County Economic Development Council. Clallam County Community Profile : A Collection of 5-Year Demographic and Economic Trends. ---. Clallam County Data Book.

Fish, Harriet U. Tracks, Trails, and Tales in Clallam County, State of Washington.

Halloin, Louis J., et al. Soil Survey of Clallam County Area, Washington.

Metsker Maps., and Charles Frederick Metsker. Metsker's Atlas of Clallam County, Washington.

Robbins, Jeffrey R., Leonard A. Forsman, and Lynn L. Larson. Rayonier, Incorporated Port Angeles Mill, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, Dismantling and Remediation Project Cultural Resource Assessment.

Russell, Jervis. Jimmy Come Lately, History of Clallam County : A Symposium.

PORT TOWNSEND & JEFFERSON COUNTY

The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader. Port Townsend, Wash.: Frank Garred. v.

Simpson, Peter, and James Hermanson. Port Townsend--Years That Are Gone : An Illustrated History. Port Townsend, Wash. (226 Adams St., Port Townsend 98368): Quimper Press, 1979.

Strickland, Richard M., and Washington (State). Dept. of Ecology. Wetland Functions, Rehabilitation, and Creation in the Pacific Northwest : The State of Our Understanding : Proceedings of a Conference Held April 30-May 2, 1986, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Washington.

Compiled by David Kent, Librarian

Oct. 2007

2007-2008