FYSEM 110LG: Slang: Community/Power/Language

Books and articles can provide you with more in depth information about your topic.  Book-length works may be broader in scope, while articles tend to focus more narrowly on a specific aspect of a topic. Aside from being shorter and more focused, articles are also a good source for the most up-to-date information as they are published more frequently than books. Don't let books' length scare you away, though! Sometimes you'll find a book that contains a chapter or two on the topic you're researching and that's all you'll need to read. Using a book's table of contents and/or index can help you target the parts that are most relevant to your research.

The library subscribes to many databases that allow you to search for articles.  Here are a couple to start with.

You can find even more databases using the library's Databases A-Z list and subject Research Guides. Keep in mind that you don't have to search multiple databases for every topic you're researching.  Sometimes a Discover search is enough, sometimes it's helpful to consult an additional subject-specific database or two (for example, the MLA International Bibliography and AnthroSource search some publications in the field of Linguistics). Stop when you have enough information on your topic.

• N - describes the subject area: read in alphabetical order
  
• 66 -  describes the topic: read as a whole number
• B634- describes the author's last name: read in alphabetical order, then the number as a decimal
• 1999  - date of publication: read in chronological order

Example of call number order:

N66 .B634 1999
NA 9 .A34 2005
NA 20 .G4 2001
NA 100.G411.2001
NA 100 .G47 2008