Research Guide: ISP World Hunger

World Hunger Key Terms:
Global Warming, Biofuel, Food Supply, Food Crises, Food Shortage, Farm Subsidies, Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty, Humanitarian Assistance

Electronic Access: You can use the NSCC library web page to access the card catalog, subscription databases, online research tutorials and citation guides. For access from the library homepage, click on what you want to use, then log-in with your last name and student ID#.

Find Background Information
Secondary Resources

Finding Books
Search the NSCC library online catalog by going to the Library homepage to find books, journals and other material in our collection.

For concise background information on specific countries try the
Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life Ref GN 333.W67 1998

Search Tips: Search using one broad term, like the name of a country or using a word like poverty, malnutrition or food supply. Or combine search terms. For example: Search by the name of a country and Economic conditions, history or politics and government, or social conditions. Mexico economic conditions. Mexico history. The following terms might come in handy: nutrition, poverty, political aspects. For example Malnutrition and Developing countries, or Hunger - political aspects. Or Peru social conditions.

All about E-books: Want access to full-text books on your computer? Go to the NSCC Library catalog. In the Quick Limits drop down menu box on the right hand side select E-books. Search by title or keyword. Once you find a good title, open the record, then to open the E-book, click on the web link at the top of the record page. Click View this book. On the left hand side there is a box with tabs at the top. Use the search tab to search within the book. You may have to register for a free account.

Finding Journal Articles --
For Information from the last couple of years

Subscription Databases: Want to find quality information? Use a Subscription Database. Through NSCC databases you have access to more than 230 full-text Psychology Publications. These databases are accessible at the NSCC library and at home with your student net ID.

Academic Search Premier
Indexes over 8,000 journal titles, including more than 4,600 full-text journals.

Proquest Direct
Provides access to articles from over 2,000 magazines, journals and newspapers.

Ethnic News Watch
Provides access to ethnic and minority news sources

Specific Journals Recommended by Dr. Rizvi

Annual Review of Anthropology	1972-2005 Academic Search Premier 1997-2005 Proquest
American Anthropologist	1988- present Proquest
Anthropological Quarterly	1990- present Academic Search Premier 1997 - present Proquest
Current Anthropology	1998-2006 Proquest
Economist
Ethnology	1990-present Academic Search Premier
Human Organization	1996 -present Proquest
Journal of Asian Studies	1988-2006 Proquest
Reviews in Anthropology	1997-one yr. ago Academic Search Premier

Internet Resource for this class--listed on a new page
Sites for the most current information

Carefully evaluate websites for authority, accuracy, bias and relevance. For tips on evaluating web sites try this site, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Sources. Hint: pay close attention to the Criteria information.

Use Google Advanced Search to limit your search to government, or educational sites.

Need Additional Help?
Your friendly librarians at North are happy to assist you. We love to talk to you at the library, but if you can't get to the library send us your question via meebo.
You will be able to find me at the reference desk
Monday – 9-1;
Tuesday 8-11;
Wednesday 11-2;
Thursday 2-6.

If you would like to make an appointment with me, Ann Ewel, your Social Science Librarian, please email me at aewel@sccd.ctc.edu .

This page created by Ann Ewel. Last update, June 2008.