ELI --
Fall 2009
Library Resources for Researching Motivation
The Library Web Site is your Gateway to Research...
Search HANS to find books
and ebooks in the Ohlone College Library
- Includes books in print and Electronic books (ebooks).
- Try a subject heading search on motivation
- Like all reference sources, these e-Reference Books are good sources
for general overviews of topics from a variety of perspectives
Search a periodical database
to find journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
SIRS
Knowledge Source
- Try a subject heading search on motivation.
- What is SIRS?
- Includes full-text articles on social issues and topics in the arts
and humanities
- If you need ideas, click on the Topic Browse & Database Features tabs
at top
- Explore the Pro / Con feature to the right (click on More Issues…)
- Search Tips: Start with a Quick Search, which defaults to a Subject Headings
search
- Review results. Select all Subject Headings you think might be appropriate
to your topic. (If a Websites button appears at left, click for authoritative
sources from the WWW).
- Click on View Checked Subjects box at bottom of list, review results, explore
Descriptors that are appropriate to your topic, use them to create new searches
Student Research Center
- What is it?
- Friendly interface to finding magazine, newspaper, reference and primary source documents.
- Keywords: intrinsic motivation