Baker - Family Research

The library has many resources that will assist you with your research paper project.
Feel free to call or drop by the library if you would like more assistance.
Library hours & phone numbers

Learn how one black journalist traced his family roots back to his (white) great-great-grandfather, who owned a plantation in Louisiana during the 19th century.

Neil Henry's article " We've Got America in Us" is on reserve for you at the Circulation Desk of the Winter Haven Campus Library. You can read it in the library or make a copy of the article if you wish.

What direction do you want your paper to take?
What are some possible topics you could explore?

	Encyclopedia of Family Life Specialized encyclopedias are especially good resources for "getting started" The table of contents of the "Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family" has many interesting topics you might like to explore... and, of course, you'll find information about those topics within the volumes as well. Topics here include: Baby boomers Birth order Blended Families Children's rights Extended Families Family Values Home Schooling Sexual revolution Step families ...and many many more!

LINCCWeb: PCC's Online Catalog Search the Online Catalog for possible subheadings using the "subject browse" function.

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature Look at the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature Index for subheadings as well as journal article citations.	Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family Concise 2 volume set - topics arranged alphabetically - includes bibliography for further research. Includes topic areas of: Ethnicity, Family Gender Roles, Genetic Counseling, Intergenerational Relationships, Peer Pressure...

You can find these books and others by using the basic title search.
Use the subject search to find more information on your topic.

The online catalog also searches for videos, art prints, journal titles, and CD's.

Periodicals (magazines, journals, newsletters...)
The PCC Library has many periodicals in print and stored on film. Periodicals are shelved alphabetically by title.
Many other periodicals can be accessed electronically through the PCC Databases - ask your librarian for details.

The most efficient way to search for articles is to use one of the electronic databases or print indexes.

The library subscribes to many SPECIALIZED Databases (focus on one topic)
and GENERAL databases (good for a variety of subjects)

General Databases (which may include articles and information on your topic)

Most Databases work similarly... Here is an example of the Academic Search Premier search page.

If you do not receive a list of results that satisfies your information need, please ask the librarian for assistance.

Internet Search Tools
Search Engines are indexing tools that search the Internet for occurrences of a specific word or phrase.
Directories are searchable collections of sites that have been arranged by subject or concepts.
Meta Search Engines search several search engines at the same time.

Remember:
Anyone can post information on the Internet. Information on the Internet can be inaccurate, out of date, misleading or just plain wrong. Take time to critically evaluate web sites - or any information source - you use.
"Finding Reliable Information on the Internet"

The American Family Immigration History Center - http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/
This database provides information on 22 million immigrants and ship's crews who arrived at Ellis Island and the Port
of New York between 1898 and 1924. Searchable by name, including alternate spelling, results provide date of
arrival, age, marital status, ethnicity, residence, gender, ship, and port of departure. Information on each ship and ship
manifests are also available. Immigrant Experience includes The Peopling of America, which covers pre-1790 to
2000 with a "timeline showing forces behind immigration and their impact on the immigrant experience." Free
registration allows searches to be saved and records to be annotated.
Subjects: Emigration and immigration | Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) | Genealogy
Created by: dl on Apr. 16, 2001 - last modified by pf on May. 20, 2001

AmeriStat - http://www.ameristat.org/
U.S. population issues, trends, and statistics, in graphics and text, are presented in an easy-to-use format. Selected
topics include Marriage and Family, Population Estimates and Projections, Education, Race and Ethnicity, Income
and Poverty, Migration, Foreign-Born Population, Children, Older Population, Political Arithmetic, Fertility, Labor
Force and Employment, and Mortality. Sources are cited and links to other Web sites provided. Produced by the
Population Reference Bureau in collaboration with demographer William Frey and his colleagues at the University of
Michigan.
Subjects: United States -- Population -- Statistics | Demographic surveys -- United States | Population forecasting -- United
States
Created by: beb on Mar. 20, 2001 - last modified by pf on May. 8, 2001

Family.com - http://family.go.com/
Divided into 8 categories from Activities to Travel. Parenting and expert advice on health, child development and
family issues. Links to calendars for events in cities in most states. You can use its search technology to match
activities for your child based on his or her age and interests, and to recommend recipes based on how much time
you'll be able to spend in the kitchen. Once you've selected a recipe, the program can even draw up a shopping list.
Owned by Disney.
Subjects: Parenting | Family
Created by: cl on Jul. 23, 1999 - last modified by pf on Nov. 29, 2001

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service - http://familysearch.org/
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' (aka Mormon or LDS) genealogical site has a search engine that
looks through records of over 35 million names in its Ancestral File, over 360 million names in the International
Genealogical Index (Britain, North America, and Finland), and the Family History Library Catalog with records from
more than 2 millions rolls of microfilm, as well as thousands of indexed Web sites. In addition, the SourceGuide leads
to all the information you'd ever need to conduct genealogic searches and free registration brings you access to more
that 17,000 collaboration mailing lists.
Subject: Genealogy
Created by: br on Oct. 10, 1999

ABCs of Parenting - http://www.abcparenting.com/
A comprehensive source directory of pregnancy, parenting, and child care articles and Web sites. Categories
include: child care, education, health, fatherhood, finance, nutrition, organizations, safety issues, product recalls,
infertility, and online shopping. Special sections on attention deficit disorder (ADD) and how to deal with the death of
a child. Accesses chat rooms, discussion boards, support groups, and family homepages.
Subjects: Parenting | Children | Pregnancy
Created by: sks on Oct. 10, 1999

Public Agenda Online - http://www.publicagenda.org/
Subtitled "the inside source for public opinion and policy analysis," this site addresses controversial issues including
abortion, America's global role, crime, the economy, education, the government, the family, the federal budget, health
care, illegal drugs, immigration, Internet speech / privacy, Medicare, race, right to die, social security, and welfare.
Extensive information on each issue includes an overview, facts and trends, different perspectives, links to news
stories, and results of public opinion polls.
Subjects: Public opinion | News
Created by: mpk on Oct. 16, 1999 - last modified by jbl on Dec. 8, 2001

Women's Human Rights Resources - http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/diana/
Among the many women's issues covered at this site are education, equality, feminist theory, health, labor and
employment, marriage and family, political rights, property law, housing, prostitution, race and gender, religion, and
violence. Each of the twenty-six main topic areas has three sections: articles, containing citations (most are
annotated) of published scholarly materials; documents, with abstracts (and some full-text) of cases, UN
publications, reports from non-governmental organizations, international conventions/treaties, and more; and
annotated links. This site is part of the Bora Laskin Law Library (Toronto, Ontario) and is searchable.
Subject: Women's rights
Created by: ll on Jun. 12, 2000 - last modified by cl on Jun. 14, 2000

Getting Assistance

Feel free to ask for assistance...

The librarians are here to help you find or develop topics, develop search strategies, and find and access resources. Stop by the library or call from home. Library hours & phone numbers

This page last updated
1/2002
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	Naturally, you can begin with your own family... What is unique, interesting... researchable???