This is a selective guide to information resources related to CJC 111, 211, 214 and 215 courses available in the Gerald B. James Library at Rockingham Community College, or accessible to library users through Internet connections. For further assistance in identifying, locating, or borrowing materials, please consult a librarian.
Search for James Library materials with WebCat, the library's online catalog, accessible from the Gerald B. James library page. Look for call numbers, and pay attention to subject headings.
TIP: Select "Keyword
Search," type in your search term(s), and click on "Search Everything" as
starting point. Try search words and stems such as:
Criminal Justice
Law Enforcement
Police Administration
Juvenile Counseling
You may also browse the collection by selecting the "Call No. Browse" tab on the right side of the screen, and using the following Dewey Call Numbers:
You may expand your search to another NC Community College library by using the CCLINC shared catalog (CCLINC includes the library catalogs of 44 community college libraries across
North Carolina). Select the down arrow by "library" on the right side of the screen (Rockingham is the default), and select another library catalog. Select "All" to search all CCLINC member catalogs. When you find a title of interest, use the Interlibrary Loan function built into WebCat to select items for delivery to James Library. Select "Place Hold" on the left side of the screen, enter your library barcode in the user ID field, ignore the other fields, and select "Place Hold". Delivery usually takes at least a week. This service is FREE for RCC students, faculty, and staff.If you already have citations for materials not available in the James Library or CCLINC collections, you may use the stand-alone InterLibrary Loan form to request those items. Materials usually arrive at the James Library within one week by U.S. Mail, courier, or FAX. Although an effort is made to locate materials at no charge, if the loaning library charges a fee, it will be passed on to the patron.
The library subscribes to several periodicals dealing with Criminal Justice: look under that category in the subject listing of periodicals page for specific titles and holdings information. Print magazines, research journals, and newspapers are for library use only.
The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice - Ref
Ref 364.03 Cha
American Justice (4 vols) - Ref 349.73 Ame
Briefs of 100 Leading Cases In Law Enforcement -
Ref 364.973 del
Cops, Crooks, and Criminologists - Ref 364.092
Axe
Crime and the Justice System In America - Ref
364.0973 Cri
Encyclopedia of American Crime (2 vols) - Ref
364.973 Sif
Encyclopedia of American Prisons - Ref 364.973
Sif
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice (4 vols) - Ref
364.03 Enc
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior
(4 vols) - Ref 364.03 Enc
National Directory of Law Enforcement
Administration - Ref 363.2 Nat 2003
The Police Dictionary and Encyclopedia - Ref
363.203 Fay
Women and the Law: A Handbook for North Carolina
- Ref 346.013 Wom
and in the circulating collection ...
Webster's New World Student Writing Handbook, Dewey Call No. 808.042 Sor - An excellent resource for research and writing; advice and direction for just about any writing assignment you will encounter in college classes.
Note - All databases require a password for use off-campus. A password list is emailed to RCC student email accounts at the beginning of each term; you may also pick up a paper copy of the password sheet in the library.
Criminal Justice Periodicals - Search a comprehensive collection of U.S. and international criminal justice journals including information for professionals in law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security.
Westlaw - West's online legal research service. It provides quick, easy access to West's vast collection of statutes, case law materials, public records, and other legal resources, along with current news articles and business information. Available through the internet to students enrolled in Criminal Justice or Business Law with a password obtained from the Instructor or in person from the James Library.
CQ Press (Within NCLive) - CQ Researcher Online is recommended for research related to Criminal Justice classes.
NetLibrary (Within NCLive) - Provides easy access to the full text of more than 22,000 reference, scholarly, and professional books. For use off-campus, you will need to create a separate user name and password (click on "Create a Free Account" in the top right corner once you open the NetLibrary link).
[Library Use Only] : New York Times (January 1995 - June 2005), search the full-text of the New York Times; available on all library PCs.
Go to Recommended Links at the library's web page for web pages grouped under the Criminal and Government "tags" on the right side of the screen.
Librarian's Index To The Internet - "A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 14,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness." Web pages are reviewed for currency on a regular basis.
Time Management - The University of Minnesota's Assignment Calculator will help you set up a schedule for completing research assignments on time. Try it!
Plagiarism - Go to the bottom of this page for some basic information on plagiarism and some self-paced exercises.
Be sure of the credibility of web-based sources by using the library's online evaluation form.
You'll need to properly cite your sources - print and online sources. Check the James Library Citation Styles page for citation examples using MLA and APA style. Multiple copies of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are also available on reserve in the library.
Call (336-342-4261, ext. 2271) or email the Public Services Librarian.
Gerald B. James Library, RCC, P.O.
Box 38, Wentworth, NC
Phone 336-342-4261 ext. 2247 • FAX 336-342-1203