Curriculum and Library Resources for Criminal Justice While using this Web file you may also want to link to the Criminal Justice Workshop presentation found at http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/CJLibrary.ppt

If you do not have a PowerPoint Viewer then download this suggested site to be able to open and see PowerPoint files (click on the bottom graphic of an atom to download PowerPoint97 version) Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer at Rocket Download

Getting started . . .

Do you have a current and valid BHCC Library Card? -- Please register at the BHCC Library Circulation Desk if you haven't done so already. Your BHCC Library card enables you to use the resources of 27 libraries in the NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange consortium. Click here for a list of the NOBLE Libraries

Register for a BHCC Library PIN. -- With a Personal Identification Number, you will be able to access your BHCC Library account online from any PC that has Internet access. You will also be able to execute your own interlibrary loans to get material from other NOBLE consortium libraries.

Things to do . . .

• Submit your Reserve Items ASAP to encourage library and other information activity among your students. Use the online forms: Reserve Form Reserve Renewal Form or stop by the CIrculation Desk and ask for a Reserve Form.

  Refer to our Reserve Material Page for more information.

• Watch the BHCC E-mail for Criminal Justice ListServ postings.
• Use this Web site and watch for tools to assist the Library/Criminal Justice Department liaison process.
• Contact Bob Kintz, at kintz@noblenet.org, or at 617-228-2071 for collection development/collection management collaboration. (See the collection development handout and weeding statement.)

Focusing on Shelf Resources: Library of Congress Subject Headings



• HV -- Social pathology, Criminology
• KF -- Law of the United States
• JK -- Political Institutions and Public Administration

• JV -- Immigration and Emigration
• KZ -- Law of Nations (International Law)
• Z -- Bibliographies






• http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/schedules.htm -- BHCC Library Faculty Workshops

• http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/cjres.htm -- Resources for BHCC Criminal Justice Faculty and Students
• http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/PDD.htm -- Creating a Research Disk
• http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/infolit.htm -- Resources for College Level Research Assignements
• http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/PDD2000.htm -- Developing Information Literacy Assignments
• http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/workshops.htm -- The Internet for Educators
• http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/edfavorites.htm -- Education Favorites




Collection Development/Collection Management

To begin the collection development/management process there are different resources to consult for new or updated materials in criminal justice.




General Reference Sources



• ARBA: American Reference Books Annual -- Yearly compilation from library review literature journals and trade magazines.
• Guide to Reference Books



Focused Review Sources



• American Libraries -- American Libraries mainly reviews titles for public libraries but also reviews reference materials.
• Booklist -- Booklist offers general book reviews as well as reviews on reference and online materials.
• CHOICE -- provides reviews for academic libraries on a monthly basis. Every January CHOICE publishes the "Outstanding Academic Titles" issue for materials from the year before.
• Library Journal Online -- Each April 15th Library Journal publishes a "Best of Reference Sources" issue.
• Publishers Weekly -- Look for reviews of most recently or about to be published materials.



Criminal Justice Material Review Sources



• Books-On-Law -- The editors of JURIST, a legal education website, put together this monthly list of reviews of new books in the field of law and related subjects. JURIST also provides a list of web links to legal publishers.



Subscription Databases



• Lexis-Nexis -- the legal research area of this database provides access to state and federal case law, state and federal statutes, all US patents from 1971 to the present, as well as law review articles and up-to-date legal news. From off campus
• EBSCOhost: Criminal Justice Collection Development/Management -- Suggested databases to use: Academic Search Premier, ePsyche,Books in Print with Reviews. From off campus
• FirstSearch -- Indexing service that includes many databases to search from such as the Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS), Legal Periodicals Index and the Social Science Index. In additon FirstSearch offers Web resources and book catalogs. From off campus



Other Circulating and Reference Related Sources



• http://www.noblenet.org/bhcc/collection.htm -- BHCC Library Collection Development Online Form

• http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/pubr/law.html -- ACQWEB: Law Publishers -- A list of legal publishers from Vanderbilt University

  ---

  Return to the top of this page | FAQ | Book/Web/Magazine Gateway |
  BHCC Library Home Page | BHCC Home Page | Chelsea Campus Links
  Web Site questions or comments? Send E-mail to bhc@noblenet.org

  Last updated January 9, 2003
  Last reviewed February 05, 2007