Tompkins Community Action: Grant Writing
This guide was created for a 2009 course and has not been updated since.
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Getting Work Skills:
Continuing education
Continuing education--United States
Adult education--United States
Adult learning
Academic achievement--United States
Education--Economic aspects--United States
English language--Study and teaching--United States
Information literacy
Information literacy--Study and teaching
Community education--United States
Community and school--United States
High school dropouts--United States
High school graduates--Employment--United States
After-school programs--United States
Vocational education--United States
Occupational training
Occupational training--United States
Employees--Training of--United States
Community and college--United States
College costs--United States
Education, Higher--Economic aspects--United States
Student aid--United States
Getting to Work:
Local transit
Local transit--New York (State)--Ithaca
Local transit--Planning
Local transit--United States
Local transit--United States--Case studies
Buses--United States
Urban transportation
Urban transportation--Forecasting--Congresses
Urban transportation policy
Urban transportation--United States
City and town life--United States
Transportation and state--United States
Transportation, Automotive--United State
Car pools--New York (State)--Albany
Ridesharing [LC Subject Heading--no items at IC Library--may work in databases]
Car sharing [LC Subject Heading--no items at IC Library--may work in databases]
Transportation--United States
Getting Child Care While You Work:
Working mothers--United States
Children of working mothers--United States
Children of working parents--United States
Dual-career families--United States
Work and family--United States
Child care--United States
Child care--Government policy--United States
Child care services--United States
Family services--United States
Family--Economic aspects--United States
Day care centers
Day care centers--United States
Education, Preschool--United States
School-age child care--United States--Congresses
Poor children--United States
Poor families United States
Living on Your Salary:
Cost and standard of living--United States
Income--United States
Wages--United States
Minimum wage--United States
Working poor--United States
Unskilled labor--United States
Saving and investment--United States
Bankruptcy--United States
Credit cards--United States
Consumer credit--United States
Consumer credit--Law and legislation--United States
Credit--United States
Debt--United States
Finance, Personal--United States
Mortgage loans--United States
Mortgages--United States
Continuing education
Continuing education--United States
Adult education--United States
Adult learning
Academic achievement--United States
Education--Economic aspects--United States
English language--Study and teaching--United States
Information literacy
Information literacy--Study and teaching
Community education--United States
Community and school--United States
High school dropouts--United States
High school graduates--Employment--United States
After-school programs--United States
Vocational education--United States
Occupational training
Occupational training--United States
Employees--Training of--United States
Community and college--United States
College costs--United States
Education, Higher--Economic aspects--United States
Student aid--United States
Getting to Work:
Local transit
Local transit--New York (State)--Ithaca
Local transit--Planning
Local transit--United States
Local transit--United States--Case studies
Buses--United States
Urban transportation
Urban transportation--Forecasting--Congresses
Urban transportation policy
Urban transportation--United States
City and town life--United States
Transportation and state--United States
Transportation, Automotive--United State
Car pools--New York (State)--Albany
Ridesharing [LC Subject Heading--no items at IC Library--may work in databases]
Car sharing [LC Subject Heading--no items at IC Library--may work in databases]
Transportation--United States
Getting Child Care While You Work:
Working mothers--United States
Children of working mothers--United States
Children of working parents--United States
Dual-career families--United States
Work and family--United States
Child care--United States
Child care--Government policy--United States
Child care services--United States
Family services--United States
Family--Economic aspects--United States
Day care centers
Day care centers--United States
Education, Preschool--United States
School-age child care--United States--Congresses
Poor children--United States
Poor families United States
Living on Your Salary:
Cost and standard of living--United States
Income--United States
Wages--United States
Minimum wage--United States
Working poor--United States
Unskilled labor--United States
Saving and investment--United States
Bankruptcy--United States
Credit cards--United States
Consumer credit--United States
Consumer credit--Law and legislation--United States
Credit--United States
Debt--United States
Finance, Personal--United States
Mortgage loans--United States
Mortgages--United States
General OneFile :
The most user-friendly of our comprehensive databases, covering almost any topic from a wide range of disciplinary angles and offering lots of full text. Use the default Subject search to find the best subject heading for your topic (and when you find a good one be sure to look at the "Related Subjects" to see if there's something even better). Most of the Subject Headings used in the IC catalog will work here: "Continuing education," "Adult education," "Local transit," "Public transportation," "Child care," "Child care services," "Debt," "Debt management."
When you settle on a subject heading, open the "Subdivisions" link below it. Most General OneFile subject searchs produce very large retrievals and the "subdivisions" help you narrow your search to a particular aspect: "Economic aspects," "Ethical aspects," "Forecasts and Trends," "History," "Media Coverage," "Political aspects," "Psychological aspects," "Social aspects," and "Statistics," to name only a few.
If the best available subdivision is still too broad, open it and add your own Keywords in the "Search within these results" slot at the upper left.
ProQuest Research Library :
Click "Continue" on the opening screen and at the search screen open the "More Sarch Options" tab on the lower left. The Subject heading vocabulary here is more streamlined than in other databases, but In the Subjects slot try "Continuing education," "Adult education," "Training," "Public transportation," "Buses," "Car pools," "Child care," "Day care centers,"or "Personal Finance" combined with "Debt" or "Credit cards" or "Savings.". And of course add Keywords for greater focus.
ERIC (Ebsco interface) :
A disciplinary database in Education—at all levels. The field of Education has its own set of Subject Headings so be sure to browse the “Thesaurus” (above the search slots) for the best "Descriptors." ERIC provides access not only to relevant journal literature (citations for these end in a number preceded by EJ—ERIC Journal), but also to research published directly to ERIC (citations for these end in a number preceded by ED—ERIC Document.
This is obviously a good resource for continuing education and child care Among the available Descriptors you will find "Continuing education," "Adult education," "Job training," "Lifelong learning," "Community education," "Nontraditional education," "Child care," "Child care centers," "Preschool education," and "Infant care."
SocINDEX with Full Text :
As the name implies, an excellent database for social issues. Click on the "Subject Terms" link above the search slots to find which Subject Headings will work here. Double click any Heading for a list of broader, narower, and related Subject Terms. Among those available here are "Continuing education," "Occupational training," "Transportation--Social aspects," "Commuting," "Child care--Costs," "Child care services," "Day care centers," "Children of working parents," "Working parents," "Working poor," "Debt," "Bankruptcy," "Consumer credit."
CQ Researcher :
A weekly publication from Congressional Quarterly. Each report (approx. 20 pages) examines a single issue relevant to American public policy, including health, criminal justice, internaional affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. The non-partisan analysis always includes a "Background," "Current Situation," "Outlook," and "Pro/Con" section, as well as numerous charts and graphs of statistical data, maps, and a bibliography for further reading.
Among potentially relevant reports from the last 10 years: "Mass Transit Boom," "Rising College Costs," "Child Care Options," "Digital Divide," "Domestic Poverty," "Ending Poverty," "Consumer Debt," "Regulating Credit Cards."
LexisNexis Academic :
This is our best database for 100% full text national and local newspaper articles. You won't find the same depth of analysis here as in journal articles, but for recent stories about public transportation or job training or child care in communities across the country this is an excellent resource.
Don't settle for the default General "Easy Search" but instead click the "News" tab. Change the default "Anywhere in article" search to the "In Headline & Lead Paragraph" option for better focus. And note that the default date setting is "3 months" but that you can expand this up to 10 years (2 years works well for these topics). And finally be aware that when you retrieve a set of articles you can still add extra search terms in the "Search within results" slot on the upper right.
LexisNexis only offers Keyword searching, so you may want to use the truncation symbol: ! For example, searching "day care center!" retrieves "day care center" and "day care centers." Also--be aware that in this database you are trying to retrieve relevant newspaper articles with a Keyword search, so adjust your search vocabulary accordingly. For example, “working moms” is at least as likely as “working mothers.”
Want More? Take a look at my top 21 database recommendations in Desert Island Databases. Or open the Library's drop-down menu of "Research Guides," each of which begins with database recommendations.
The most user-friendly of our comprehensive databases, covering almost any topic from a wide range of disciplinary angles and offering lots of full text. Use the default Subject search to find the best subject heading for your topic (and when you find a good one be sure to look at the "Related Subjects" to see if there's something even better). Most of the Subject Headings used in the IC catalog will work here: "Continuing education," "Adult education," "Local transit," "Public transportation," "Child care," "Child care services," "Debt," "Debt management."
When you settle on a subject heading, open the "Subdivisions" link below it. Most General OneFile subject searchs produce very large retrievals and the "subdivisions" help you narrow your search to a particular aspect: "Economic aspects," "Ethical aspects," "Forecasts and Trends," "History," "Media Coverage," "Political aspects," "Psychological aspects," "Social aspects," and "Statistics," to name only a few.
If the best available subdivision is still too broad, open it and add your own Keywords in the "Search within these results" slot at the upper left.
ProQuest Research Library :
Click "Continue" on the opening screen and at the search screen open the "More Sarch Options" tab on the lower left. The Subject heading vocabulary here is more streamlined than in other databases, but In the Subjects slot try "Continuing education," "Adult education," "Training," "Public transportation," "Buses," "Car pools," "Child care," "Day care centers,"or "Personal Finance" combined with "Debt" or "Credit cards" or "Savings.". And of course add Keywords for greater focus.
ERIC (Ebsco interface) :
A disciplinary database in Education—at all levels. The field of Education has its own set of Subject Headings so be sure to browse the “Thesaurus” (above the search slots) for the best "Descriptors." ERIC provides access not only to relevant journal literature (citations for these end in a number preceded by EJ—ERIC Journal), but also to research published directly to ERIC (citations for these end in a number preceded by ED—ERIC Document.
This is obviously a good resource for continuing education and child care Among the available Descriptors you will find "Continuing education," "Adult education," "Job training," "Lifelong learning," "Community education," "Nontraditional education," "Child care," "Child care centers," "Preschool education," and "Infant care."
SocINDEX with Full Text :
As the name implies, an excellent database for social issues. Click on the "Subject Terms" link above the search slots to find which Subject Headings will work here. Double click any Heading for a list of broader, narower, and related Subject Terms. Among those available here are "Continuing education," "Occupational training," "Transportation--Social aspects," "Commuting," "Child care--Costs," "Child care services," "Day care centers," "Children of working parents," "Working parents," "Working poor," "Debt," "Bankruptcy," "Consumer credit."
CQ Researcher :
A weekly publication from Congressional Quarterly. Each report (approx. 20 pages) examines a single issue relevant to American public policy, including health, criminal justice, internaional affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. The non-partisan analysis always includes a "Background," "Current Situation," "Outlook," and "Pro/Con" section, as well as numerous charts and graphs of statistical data, maps, and a bibliography for further reading.
Among potentially relevant reports from the last 10 years: "Mass Transit Boom," "Rising College Costs," "Child Care Options," "Digital Divide," "Domestic Poverty," "Ending Poverty," "Consumer Debt," "Regulating Credit Cards."
LexisNexis Academic :
This is our best database for 100% full text national and local newspaper articles. You won't find the same depth of analysis here as in journal articles, but for recent stories about public transportation or job training or child care in communities across the country this is an excellent resource.
Don't settle for the default General "Easy Search" but instead click the "News" tab. Change the default "Anywhere in article" search to the "In Headline & Lead Paragraph" option for better focus. And note that the default date setting is "3 months" but that you can expand this up to 10 years (2 years works well for these topics). And finally be aware that when you retrieve a set of articles you can still add extra search terms in the "Search within results" slot on the upper right.
LexisNexis only offers Keyword searching, so you may want to use the truncation symbol: ! For example, searching "day care center!" retrieves "day care center" and "day care centers." Also--be aware that in this database you are trying to retrieve relevant newspaper articles with a Keyword search, so adjust your search vocabulary accordingly. For example, “working moms” is at least as likely as “working mothers.”
Want More? Take a look at my top 21 database recommendations in Desert Island Databases. Or open the Library's drop-down menu of "Research Guides," each of which begins with database recommendations.
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Most of the IC Libary databases listed above contain only some full text. If the article you want is not availabe full text from the database you are searching, check below the citation for one of the images above. This is ArticleLinker and if available it will search a wide range of other IC Library databases, retrieving links to any full text it finds.
Google Advanced Search: When doing research on the Web, always use the Adanced Search version of Google. This not only provides more flexibility in entering search terms, but more importantly it allows you to target the Web domains that are likely to provide the most authoritative information.
Under "Need More Tools?" you will find the "Search within a site or domain" slot. You may enter only one domain at a time, but it's worth targeting each of the three domains likely to supply the best information: colleges and universities (enter the "edu" tag), nonprofit organizations (enter the "org" tag), and the United States government (enter the "gov" tag).
Under "Need More Tools?" you will find the "Search within a site or domain" slot. You may enter only one domain at a time, but it's worth targeting each of the three domains likely to supply the best information: colleges and universities (enter the "edu" tag), nonprofit organizations (enter the "org" tag), and the United States government (enter the "gov" tag).
To find some of the most authoritative Web resources on a topic, use Web directories, where all the Web pages have been selected and annotated by editors.
Open Directory Project: Poverty
Open Directory Project: Child Care
Open Directory Project: Public Transportation
Open Directory Project: Poverty
Open Directory Project: Child Care
Open Directory Project: Public Transportation
Welfare & Poverty: A comprehensive gateway to Web resources from Vanderbilt University.
U.S. Census Bureau: Poverty: A wide range of statistics, publications, and definitions.
American Public Transport Association: News Room: Check out the reports and click the "archive" of news stories.
Community Transportation Association
Child Care Resources: Recommended sites from Tufts University.
Resources for Working Families: Tompkins County (pdf)
Adult Education & Literacy: From the Department of Education, check the publications under "Reports & Resources."
FTC: In Debt?: Information and Advice from the Federal Trade Commission.
U.S. Census Bureau: Poverty: A wide range of statistics, publications, and definitions.
American Public Transport Association: News Room: Check out the reports and click the "archive" of news stories.
Community Transportation Association
Child Care Resources: Recommended sites from Tufts University.
Resources for Working Families: Tompkins County (pdf)
Adult Education & Literacy: From the Department of Education, check the publications under "Reports & Resources."
FTC: In Debt?: Information and Advice from the Federal Trade Commission.
Noodlebib guides you through the required data entry for citation in the MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian styles. It takes care of punctuation, alphabetization and formatting, producing a polished source list for import into Word.
- MLA citation for books: in print, from databases, on the Web
- MLA citation for articles: in print, from databases, on the Web.
- MLA citation for Web and Multimedia resources, including Web sites, movies, DVDs, CDs, and videos.
- MLA in-text (parenthetical) citation (far less satanic than the first three).
