CLT 294: Comparative Issues in Migration
to the Americas
Library Research Guide
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Paula Covington, Latin American Studies Librarian
(322-6284) |
Sue Erickson, Anthropology Librarian
(322-0155) |
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paula.covington@vanderbilt.edu
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susan.erickson@vanderbilt.edu
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Acorn,
the library's catalog of books, documents,
media, and journal titles
Note: Acorn does not
include journal article titles or authors (see Locating
Journal Articles)
When beginning a research project, it is usually best to begin
with a keyword search. Once you have looked at the full record for a few items
that are close to your topic you will have a better sense of the subject headings
that will be used to describe material on this topic.
Truncation symbol can be used to broaden a search: $ (immigra$ will
pick up immigration, immigrate, immigrants, etc.)
Subject Terms for ACORN (select "Subject begins
with" search)
Admission of nonimmigrants
Alien labor
Aliens
Emigration and immigration
Ethnicity (not ethnic identity)
Illegal aliens
Immigrants
Migrant labor
Migration, internal
Political Refugees
Refugees
Repatriation
Rural-urban migration
Women refugees
Additional terminology for article databases
Asylum
Ethnic identity
Group identity
Cultural maintenance
Identity formation
Latin American cultural groups
Transnationalism