Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

CNCM 620
Johannes Botes
Fall 2007

Individual course index / cncm620_botes_fa07.htm

Introduction | Print Resources | Journals | Subject-specific databases | General databases | Book catalogs | Suggested Websites | Citation Management Tools | General Reference Tools | Other helpful information |

Introduction:
This guide will provide information on locating and accessing print and online resources from Langsdale Library. For a list of additional resources, see the Guide to Conflict Managment and Negotiation.

For questions,email us at langref@ubalt.edu, phone us at (410) 837-4274, or try our Live Chat.

Print Resources:

Burgess, H., & Burgess, G. M. (1997). Encyclopedia of conflict resolution. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. (RESERVES HM 136.B783 1997)

Furlong, G. T. (2005). The conflict resolution toolbox: models & maps for analyzing, diagnosing, and resolving conflict. Mississauga, ON:  J. Wiley & Sons Canada. (RESERVES HM1126 .F87 2005 )

Kurtz, L. (Ed.-in-Chief). (1999). Encyclopedia of violence, peace & conflict (Vols. 1 -3). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. (RESERVES HM886.E53 1999)

Moffitt, M. L. & Bordone, R. C. (Eds.). (2005). The handbook of dispute resolution (1st ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (KF9084 .H36 2005)

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).(2001). Washington: American Psychological Assn. (XBF 76.7 .P83 2001 READY REFERENCE).

Yarn, D. H. (Ed.). (1999). Dictionary of conflict resolution. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
(RESERVES KF 9085.A68D53 1999)

Specialized journals

Journal of Conflict Resolution 1986 - JX1901 .J6 / online
Mediation Quarterly 1994 - 2001 KF9084.A15 M45
Conflict Resolution Quarterly 2001 - KF9084.A15 M45
Negotiation Journal 1995 - HD42 .N44
The International journal of conflict management 1996 - online
Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution 1998 - online
Peace and Conflict 1995 - 2006 online
Peace, Conflict and Development 2002 - online

Subject-specific databases (this only includes selected databases based on topics; for more, see full list of Electronic Databases):

ABI Inform [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Indexes more than 1,300 journals on business, management, with 75% full-tex
t.

Criminal Justice Abstracts [on-campus]
Coverage:  1968 - present. Criminal Justice Abstracts indexes the major journals, books and governmental reports in the areas of criminology and related disciplines. Topics include crime trends, corrections, police, offenders, juvenile delinquency, courts, victims, and sentencing.

Criminal Justice Periodicals[on campus]
1981 to the present: Full-text coverage for 45 of the titles most frequently accessed by criminal justice researchers, and complete indexing and abstracts for another 140 relevant U.S. and international journals.

JSTOR [on-campus]
Electronic archive of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes complete runs of journals with full-text of all articles published prior to the most current five years.

PAIS - Public Affairs Information Service  [on-campus]
Coverage: 1972 – present. Indexes 3600 journals, books, and government documents in the fields of political science, policy, public administration, society. 

PsycARTICLES [on campus]
This database provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1987 to the present. PsycARTICLES includes more than 35,000 full-text articles from 49 journals published by American Psychological Association and allied organizations. All journals included in this database are indexed in PsycINFO.

PsycINFO  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1887 – present. Indexes 1,300 Psychology journals from nearly 50 countries. Also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters. Same coverage as PsycLit.

Soc Index with full text (Ebsco) [on-campus]
This index features more than 1,300,000 records with subject headings from a 15,600 term sociology-specific thesaurus designed by expert lexicographers. This product also contains informative abstracts for more than 620 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from more than 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as over 1,390 "selective" coverage journals. Further, extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers, and other sources is included.

General/Multidisciplinary databases:
Use these to find full text periodical articles and/or citations to articles. Click here to see how these databases are different from the Internet.

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.  Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.

Academic Search Premier  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

Book catalogs:
Use these to locate books, journals (not individual articles), videos, and government documents.

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of
Maryland, including UB. You may search up to six individual locations or the entire system.

WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

Suggested websites:
These may provide useful information or agencies or organizations who may be sources of information.

CORE Conflict Resolution
http://www.doi.gov/core/core.htm

CR Info 2003: The Conflict Resolution Information Source
http://www.crinfo.org/

MIRC Mediation Organization Directory
http://www.mediate.com/organizations/

United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org

Violence, Conflict, Negotiation, and Peace
http://socialpsychology.org/social.htm#conflict

Citation management tools:
T
hese may assist you in keeping track of citations and sources you may want to use for your research and citing material found.

Zotero
This tool is compatable with the Mozilla Firefox web browser and is free to download and use. See an introductory video here.

EndNote
This tool is available for download or as software mailed to your home. It costs $299.00.

RefWorks
This tool is web-based so you can access your citations and other information anywhere. A subscription costs $100/year.

Comparison Chart
This chart lists many available citation management tools and their prices and features. Disclaimer: This chart comes from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Veracity can not be guarenteed.

General reference tools:
T
hese may assist you in your search for material or in evaluating and citing material found.

Research Help
Series of subject bibliographies and tutorials.

Evaluating Web Resources
Guide to evaluating material obtained via the Internet.

Citation Styles
Guides to MLA, APA, and other citation styles.

How to Cite Sources: APA style
Guidelines for APA citations in References Cited list.

Other helpful information:

Accessing materials from home (Researchport)

Library barcodes and UB computer accounts

Interlibrary Loan

For more information email langref@ubalt.edu, call 410-837-4274 or Chat with a Librarian at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/contact.htm.

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