Research Guide for A Sense of Place: The Pacific Northwest in Science and Stories
Prepared by Elinor Appel
NSCC Librarian (contact
info.)
Link to Academic Research at North Seattle Community College for more research information.
Books
Refer to Finding Books for tips on searching the catalog using keywords and subject headings.
Reference Books
- Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues [Ref GF50. J65 2003]
Range of subject headings:
- Fisheries--Economic aspects--Washington (State)
- Fishery conservation--Northwest, Pacific--History
- Fishery conservation--Columbia River Watershed
- Endangered species--Northwest, Pacific--History
- Indians of North America--Fishing--Northwest Coast of North America
- Klikitat Indians--Legends
- Pacific salmon--Northwest, Pacific--History
- Salmon
Articles
Refer to Finding Articles for tips on how to search a periodical database using keywords and topics.
Good databases for your research are:
- ProQuest - general database with articles ranging from news to scholarly
- Academic Search Premier - general database with a range of articles
- Ethnic NewsWatch - for articles from ethnic, minority, and native press
- Alt-PressWatch - from articles from the alternative press
Refer to Searching the Internet for tips on searching the Internet effectively using Google. Simply limiting your search by domain (site:edu or site:gov) is often a good way to start.
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Page created by Elinor Appel. Last update: February 25, 2007.
