www.uwec.edu/Library
This should be your launching point and will provide you with access to information on library collections, services, hours of operation, loan periods, as well as access to the online catalog, online databases, and research guides to help you. 

Locating materials by call number. 

• Pick a topic
• Get background information: Start with subject encyclopedias and dictionaries as it's a good idea to get a working knowledge of your topic before you start digging for more detailed information.
• Get detailed information:  Use books from the library's main stacks or other collections
• Get current information:  Use library databases to find journal articles

The Research Map will help you find your way through these four steps.  Information is broken down by  discipline.

It's important to develop a search statement and pick out keywords in that statement.  Also think of synonyms for those keywords so that you're armed with good search terms.  Think of ways to link those terms using Boolean operators. 

For additional guidance, use the variety of guides put together by the reference librarians to help you with your research.   

Search Tips:

• Use a builder search to do more advanced searching
• Set limits if you want only certain materials or items from certain collections
• When you find an item that looks really good, cross search its subject headings to get to other similar materials.

Some possible subject headings to search:

• Educational anthropology --United States
• Ethnology
• Ethnology --Encyclopedias
• Ethnology --Philosophy
• Religion and politics --United States
• Sects --United States
• Student activities --United States.
• Student activities --Wisconsin --Eau Claire
• Tattooing --Social aspects
• Tattooing
• Teenagers -- Nutrition
• Wisconsin--Population--Statistics

• Search only one database at a time
• Don't limit to full-text, use the FIND IT! option instead

Databases that might be good for this assignment:

• Academic Search Elite - a general academic index that indexes almost 3,000 magazines and journals from every academic discipline
• Education Full-Text - education journals, covering, among others, arts, athletics, educational technology, government funding, higher education, multicultural/ethnic education, prayer in schools, religious education.
• ERIC - Education Research Information Center
• Humanities Full Text - periodicals and journals in the humanities. Topics covered: archaeology, area studies, art, classical studies, communications, dance, film, folklore, history, journalism, linguistics, literary & social criticism literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, and religion.
• ProQuest Newspapers - Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources including 150+ newspapers. Some of the titles covered are the New York Times, the Times of London, the Chicago Sun Times, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and the Wisconsin State Journal
• Reader's Guide Full Text - Indexes general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada, with some full text for selected periodicals. Topics covered: general, contemporary issues, news, current events, biography, popular topics, travel, hobbies, sports, entertainment, and politics
• Social Sciences Full Text - periodicals and journals in the social sciences. Topics covered: anthropology, area studies, community health, criminology, economics, environment, ethics, ethnic studies, family studies, gender studies, geography, international relations, law, planning & public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and urban studies.

Scholarly journals vs. popular magazines