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Keywords

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Subject Headings:

Cosmopolitanism.
Cosmopolitanism Philosophy.
Social Science Anthropology Cultural.
Political Science Public Policy Cultural Policy.
Social Science Popular Culture.
Home Psychological aspects.
Place attachment.
Place (Philosophy).

Social justice, common good, autonomy, globalization, urban space

Subject Headings:

Diaspora.
Migration of Nations.
Social Science Human Geography.
Human beings Migrations.
Migrations of nations History.

Specific to a Race/Ethnic Group:
Africans Migrations.
Blacks Migrations.
African diaspora.
Jewish Diaspora.

African identity

Subject Headings:
Transnationalism.
Emigration and immigration.
Social Science Emigration & Immigration.
Transnationalism History 20th century.
National Characteristics.
Ethnopsychology.

cultural identity, immigrant experience, afropolitanism, belonging

Avoiding Plagiarism

Advice on how and when to paraphrase, cite. etc.

Databases

Explore the databases listed below for academic, peer-reviewed research articles, books, book chapters, and encyclopedia/handbook overviews.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Scholarly Book Databases

WorldCat Discovery
Search Butler University Libraries and beyond for articles, books, media, and more.
JSTOR
JSTOR provides access to full-text academic electronic journals in various disciplines including economics and finance, political science, history, literature, anthropology, mathematics, sociology, statistics, and education.
Project MUSE
Covers literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, etc. Contains current full text scholarly journals which cover these fields and a significant collection of recent scholarly books.
MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), this database provides a subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database.
Oxford Scholarship Online eBooks
Contains scholarly eBooks from Oxford University Press

Literary Criticism Databases

Literature Resource Center
This group of online indexes provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors, much of it full-text. The database is searchable by Author Name, Title, Genre, Literary Movement or Literary Themes, or a combination of criteria to create more powerful searches.
Literary Sources
Literary Sources provides information in primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies.
Literature Criticism Online
Literature Criticism Online is designed to provide easy access - new users may simply enter an author or title and find a wealth of content, while experienced researchers may broaden or narrow their results via cross-searches on names of critics, journal titles, topics and more.

Encyclopedias/Overviews

Global Issues in Context
Global Issues in Context covers a wide variety of subject areas, including sociology, current events, civics, politics, science, economics, cultural/religious studies, women's studies, human rights, English composition and many more.
World History in Context
From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, World History in Context is a collection of reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronological research materials for the study of world history.

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>Is there anything about this source that makes you doubt its credibility? Are there sources cited? What are these sources and does the author correctly interpret these sources?

>When and why was this source written? Is it trying to sell something or inform you? Is is too old to be relevant? Do you need something older?

>Does this information help you with your research need? Does it add value? What does it lack?

>How do you plan on using this source? Is it background info? Is it something you are arguing against?

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MLA Style Guidance / Avoiding Plagiarism

MLA Citation Style Instructions - link to page on citing electronic resources - Online Database articles:

Example:

Johansen, Emily. "History in Place: Territorialized Cosmopolitanism in Teju Cole’s Open City." Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, vol. 20 no. 1, 2011, pp. 20-39. Project MUSE, muse.jhu.edu/article/695527.

MLA Style Center: Practice Template and Works Cited: A Quick Guide.

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