PLN 410/510: Comparative Planning
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PLANNING 410/510 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LIBRARY
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Class Electronic Reserves -- access class readings, just enter the password.
Background Information
Encyclopedia Britannica Online -- good place to find overview information. When you enter this database, simply type in your topic and the first few entries will get you started.
Information Please -- another good online source for locating background information. Use subject headings listed below to help you find your topic.
Innovative Urban Planning -- compiled by Jay Shuffield, this site contains an overview of planning approaches as well as links to planning resources.
General Library Resources
Citation Guide -- how to cite journal articles, newspaper articles, online articles, web sites, books, lectures, interviews, and e-mail. For your assignment, you will be using the Chicago Manual of Style.
Critically Analyzing Information Sources -- how to evaluate book and journal resources
Plagiarism Tutorial (Searchpath- Western Michigan University Library) -- short tutorial that is part of a module on citing sources with tips on avoiding plagiarism and examples of good and bad paraphrased statements with commentary. Brief explanation of copyright. Short quiz with feedback for each question and score at end.
International Government Documents: Research by Subject -- guide to international government documents, specific information by region.
Planning: Research by Subject -- guide to online and print resources in Planning.
RefWorks -- web-based bibliography and database manager for creating personal databases by importing references from text files or online databases. Users can automatically format papers and bibliographies in seconds.
Internet Resources
Area Studies -- provides access to information on individual countries
Cities and Buildings Database -- includes digitized images of buildings and cities from all historic periods from around the world.
Development Gateway -- provides information on development communities, such as non-governmental organizations, country, and links to country gateways
Europa -- gateway to European Union documents, in all official languages including English.
Foreign Government Resources on the Web (Univ. of Michigan)
NGOnet -- resource for non-governmental organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
The NGO Cafe -- virtual library on non-governmental organizations. It was set up as a think tank for NGOs to discuss, debate and disseminate information on their work, strategies and results
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) -- includes laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. Use the advanced search function.
Global Planners Network -- an international network of the professional associations of planners in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and the Commonwealth (includes New Zealand, Jamaica and others).
United Nations -- includes reports and documents related to planning in general.
United States Agency for International Development (US AID) -- can find planning documents that were funded by US AID. Use the search box on the main page.
The World Bank Group -- includes documents and reports, look at Data and Research, Learning, and Publications sections.
Statistics Resources
Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe -- great source to use for international statistics. You will want to search the Abstracts. The statistics are either online or in the library (in print or on microfiche).
Statistics Resource Finder -- Comprehensive information on over 300 Web and print statistics resources ranging from worldwide to country-level to Tucson statistics. Coverage includes information on demographic, economic and historical data resources.
Statistical Resources on the Web -- Great place to start for links to a multitude of statistical resources.
Finding Articles
Differences between Scholarly and Popular Articles -- guide on how to tell the difference between scholarly and popular articles.
Use Finding Articles to find articles in journals, magazines and newspapers. For articles related to planning, the indexes listed below are good places to start.
ABI/INFORM -- indexes many of the Planning journals, about 50% are full-text.
Academic Search Complete -- this is an excellent multidisciplinary index. It includes journal, magazine, and newspaper articles on almost every topic. About 2/3 of the articles are full-text.
AccessUN --indexes international politics, economics, social issues · Index only of UN publications
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals -- this specialized index includes abstracts and citations to articles related to architecture, urban planning, design, historic preservation, and landscape architecture. Full-text is not available. Click on the "Availability" link to see if the Library provides access to the journal that the article is in.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)-- Includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
Dissertations and Theses -- index of all doctoral dissertations and some master's theses from most North American and many European colleges and universities. Includes full text of dissertations from 1996 to present.
GeoBase -- index and abstract to articles about geography, earth sciences, ecology, planning, geology and remote sensing from journals, books, conference proceedings, reports and dissertations.
PAIS International -- index and abstract to articles in business and the social sciences. Emphasis on international coverage of public policy, government, international relations and current economic, political and social thought.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe --
mostly full-text, this database includes newspaper articles, transcripts, and a variety of other sources. Click on the News icon. Then click on World News or Non-English Language News. Use the Guided Search feature.
JSTOR -- this is an electronic archive of scholarly journals. It has both search and browse functions. Be sure to use help, if you need assistance.
Finding Books
Use the Catalog to find books related to your topic. You can also try KEYWORD searching on your main topic AND any other keywords (e.g., Mexico and resource management, etc.) related to your topic.
A subject search will provide you with an alphabetical listing of topics for this subject.
Web Searching
There are hundred of search engines available on the Web. Here are three that I recommend. If you find information on the web, make sure you EVALUATE the site before relying on it as a reputable source!
General Tips about Finding Information for your Research
The Library does not own every journal or book that you find in the indexes. To see if we own a book or journal, click on Article Linker ("Availability" in Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals).
If you don't find enough or the right kind of articles in an index, think of other words you could substitute. You will need to play around with your search terms to find the ones that work best.
You can access any of these indexes or databases from home, but you will need to have your Catcard number on hand, a current borrower's record in the Library's database that links your name and your Catcard number. If you are trying to access this from home and are having trouble, here is instructions on how to connect from home.
You can also access these databases from any computer on campus, including the ones in the Main, Science, and Fine Arts Libraries.
Finding information is just one part of the research process. The other half is writing a paper that accurately expresses your views and demonstrates that you understood both the research process and the information you found. If you need help with this part of the process, you can get help from the UA Writing Center. The Purdue University's Online Writing Lab can help you get started.
If you need help in finding information for your class, contact: Chris Kollen.
Created by Chris Kollen 1/13/06