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The Cerritos College librarians have created the research guides to help you use the library and its wide variety of resources. However, the guides listed below are older guides.  All guides are currently being updated. 

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Subjects and Topics

African American History - From Slavery to Freedom
African American History, African Americans, Black History, Slavery  

African American History - The History of Black Economic Empowerment
African American History, African Americans, Black History, Economic Empowerment  

African American History - The Niagara Movement
African American History, African Americans, Black History, the Niagara Movement  

African American History - The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas
African American History, African Americans, Black History, Citizenship  

African American Music Appreciation Month
African American Music, American Music, African american Musicians  

Alvord - The Scalpel and the Silver Bear
Alvord, Scalpel, Navajo, Native American, Healing, Medicine, Alternative, Holisitc, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Health  

American History
History, America, United States  

Animation
Animation, Animators, Cartoons, Films, Motion pictures, Computer Graphics, CGI, Cinematography, Art History, Art 190, Hirohama  

Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography, MLA, Works Cited, References  

Anthropology 203 - Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
Anthropology, Magic, Witchcraft, Religion, Miller  

Art 103 - Utopian Art
Art 103, Utopian Art, 19th and 20th Century Art  

Art 106 - Mexican Art
Art 106, Mexican Art, Art History  

Art 107 - Asian Art
Art 107, Asian Art, Art History    

Art 109/Hum 109 - Gender and Sexuality in Art (Slideshow)
Art 109, Humanities 109, Trager, Gender, Sexuality  

Art 150 - Ceramics
Art 150, Ceramics, Pottery, Sculpture, Swanson  

Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
Atwood, Eng 100, Literary Criticism  

Automotive Aftermarket
Automobiles, Custom cars, Muscle cars, Nick Real  

Automotive Electronic Systems Integration
Automobiles, Audio, Electronic , Equipment, Loudspeakers, Nick Real  

Baseball
Baseball  

Between Worlds
Gender, Culture, Generations, English 52, Serwin     

Biology 200 - Parasite Ecology Worksheet - Professors Covill & Rawal
Biology, Bio 200, Covill, Rawal, Parasite, Ecology   

Biology 201 - HPV
Biology, HPV, Human Papillomavirus  

Biology 201 - HPV Worksheet - Professor Yabrov
Biology 201, Human Papillomavirus, HPV, Yabroff  

Biology 201 - Pupfish Worksheet - Professor Boyle
Biology, Pupfish, Cyprinodon, Boyle  

Biology Topic and Issues
Bioethics, Cloning, Genetics, Pollution  

Borges
Borges Jorge Luis, Magic Realism, Literary Criticism, Eng 100, Purvis     

Caldecott Medal Winners
Caldecott, Children's Literature, American Library Association  

California Detective & Mystery Literature
California Literature, Detective Literature, Mystery Literature, Walter Mosley, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler  

California Dream, My Dream
California Dream, California, West, History, Popular Culture, American Dream  

California History
California, History, Eng 100, Cole   

Case Briefs 1 - Parallel Citations (People v. Crowson)
Legal Research  

Case Briefs 2 - Parallel Citations (People v. Kilvington)
Legal Research  

Case Briefs 3 - Parallel Citations (People v. Bridgehouse)
Legal Research  

Castillo - So Far From God
Ana Castillo, Literary research, Chicano literature, Latino writers  

Ceramics - Art 150
Art 150, Ceramics, Pottery, Sculpture, Swanson  

Cervantes - Don Quijote de la Mancha
Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha , Literary Criticism  

Cesar Chavez
Mexican Americans, Migrant labor, Labor leaders, Agricultural workers, United Farm Workers  

Chavez - Cesar Chavez
Mexican Americans, Migrant labor, Labor leaders, Agricultural workers, United Farm Workers  

Chicano Literature
Chicano, Latino, Hispanic, Literary Criticism  

Chicano/Mexican American Culture - Spanish 245
Chicano, Mexican American, Latino, Latina  

Children's Literature
Literature for children, fiction, fantasy, writers for children, Literary Criticism  

Children's Literature - Classics, Adaptations, and Films
Literature for children, Writers for children, Whitson, Stiles, Literary Criticism  

Children's Literature - Criticism
Literature for children, Writers for children, Whitson, Stiles, Literary Criticism  

Children's Literature - Novels
Children's Literature, Literary Criticism, ENG 100, Stiles, Whitson  

Children's Literature for Elementary Education - EDEL 200
Children's Literature, EDEL 200  

Children's Storytimes
Storytimes, Storytelling, Children's Literature, Picture Books, Literature for Children  

Cinema Of Mexico
Film , Cinema, Theater 159, Mexico  

Civil Rights Movement - History101 Professor Yerby
American History, Civil Rights, Yerby  

Classical Music
Classical Music, Composers, Musicians  

Coehlo - The Alchemist
Coelho, Literary Criticism  

College and University Search
College, University, Applications, Education  

College Student Retention and Barriers
College students, Retention, Barriers, Attitudes, Success  

Company & Industry Information
Company, Industry, Business, SEC filings, Executives  

Company Research
Business, Companies, Corporations, SEC Filings, International trade  

Congressional Information
Legislature, Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Pol 101, Pol 201, Valenzuela  

Constitution of the United States
Constitution, Amendments, Bill of Rights, U.S. Government  

Contemporary Health Problems
Disease, HED 100, Toumajian  

Copyright & Fair Use
Controversial issue, Copyright, Fair Use, TEACH Act, Public Domain  

Coretta Scott King Author Award Winners
Coretta Scott King, African-American Authors, Children's Literature, American Library Association  

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winners
Coretta Scott King, African-American Authors, Children's Literature, American Library Association  

Country Research
Country, Culture  

Court Reporting
Court Reporting, Law  

Cultural Heritage
Culture, Customs, Ethinicity  

Cunningham - The Hours
Cunningham, Woolf, Literary Criticism, English 103 , Ashe       

Day of the Dead - El dia de los muertos
Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos  

Dictionaries
dictionaries, slang, idioms, allusions      

Discoveries and Inventions
Inventions, Discoveries  

Diversity
Diversity, Race, Etnicity, Multiculturalism  

Don Quijote de la Mancha
Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, Literary Criticism  

Dostoyevsky - Notes from the Underground
Dostoyevsky, Notes from the Underground, Literary Criticism, Short Stories  

Dust Bowl and the Great Depression
Dust Bowl, Great Depression, Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck, ENG 52, Burns  

EDEL 200 - Children's Literature for Elementary Education
Children's Literature, EDEL 200  

Editorials - Locating Newspaper Editorials
Newspapers, Editorials, Opinions, Mueller, English 103   

Emerson - Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism, Emerson, Thoreau  

Esthetician Resources
Cosmetology, Esthetician, Hair Dressing, Barbering, Skin Care   

Family Violence
Controversial issue, Child abuse, Wife abuse, Marital violence, Husband abuse, Elder abuse  

Federal Legislation
Federal Legislation ; Bills ; Initiatives ; United States Government  

Frankenstein
Frankenstein, Genetic Engineering, Shelley, Literary Criticism  

Freedom Writers Diary
Literary Criticism, Films, Movies,  

Frey - A Million Little Pieces
Literary Criticism, Scandal   

Geography - Physical Geography and Biomes
Physical Geography, Geog 101, Biomes, Climate, Flora, Fauna; Tor Lacy  

Great American Trials
Trials, Supreme Court, Landmark Decisions, Constitution  

H.G. Wells - The Time Machine
H.G. Wells, Science Fiction, Time Machine  

Health and Illness
Health, Illness, Disease  

Health, Nutrition, and Fitness
Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Diet, Exercise, Stress  

Hesse - Demian
Literary Criticism, English 52, Komninos  

Hispanic Biography and Country Information
Spanish 102, Penate  

Hispanic Culture and Identity
Hispanic, Mexican-Americian, Chicano, Latino  

Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage, Latino Heritage, Ethnic Diversity, Multiculturism,  

History 221 - History of the Americas After 1820
History, America, Hist 221, Jarrett  

History - American
History, America, United States  

History 101 Professor Yerby - Civil Rights
American History, Civil Rights, Yerby  

History 220 - History of the Americas Before 1820
History, America, Hist 220, Jarrett,  

History 255 - Russia and the Soviet Union
Russia, Soviet Union, Hostory 225, Barnett     

Household Budgets
Personal Finance, Budgeting, Household Budgets, Money Management  

How to Shepardize - Your Guide to Legal Research Using Shepard's Citations
Shepard's Citations, Shepardize, Legal Research  

Human Nature
Controversial issue, Human Nature, Human Behavior, Intellect, Free will  

Inventions and Discoveries
Inventions, Discoveries  

I-Search Paper on Careers
Careers, I-Search, Eng 20, Decter, Eng 52, Quaas-Berryman  

Jazz History
Jazz, Swing, Bop, Big band music, Afican-Americans-Music  

Kahlo - Frida Kahlo
Art, Artists, Painters, Women, Mexico, Latin America  

Keller - Helen Keller: The Story of My Life
Keller, English 20, Basic Writing, Balmages,  

Kingston - The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston, Literary Criticism  

Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
Literary Crticism, Afghanistan, Afghan War, Taliban, ENG 100  

Learning Communites Collection Bibliography
Learning Communites, LC, Learning Community, FYE  

Legal Research - How to Shepardize
Legal research, Legal citations, Shepardize  

Legal Research - Locating the Law
Law, Legal resources, Legal research  

Legal Resources
Law, Legal resources, Legal research  

Magazines - Popular Magazines in the Cerritos College Library
Popular magazines  

Mardi Gras
Carnival, Louisiana, New Orleans, Festival, Mardi Gras  

Mass Media Topics & Issues
Controversial issue, Social networking, Internet, Reality television, Cyberbullying  

McCarthy - The Road
McCarthy, Literary Criticism  

Medical Terminology
Medical Assisting, Nursing, Health  

Mexican Cinema
Film , Cinema, Theater 159, Mexico  

Millennium Development Goals
United Nations, Health policy, Gender equality, Poverty, AIDS  

Money Management
Personal Finance, Budgeting, Household Budgets, Money Management  

Music - Classical
Classical Music, Composers, Musicians  

Music - Jazz History
Jazz, Swing, Bop, Big band music, Afican-Americans-Music  

Myths, Legends, and Folklore
Stiles, myths, legends, folklore, mythology, folktales   

Nafisi - Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi, Literary Criticism, Iraq  

National Security
Controversial issue, National Security, Terrorism, War on Terrorism, Privacy, Civil Liberties  

Native American Heritage Month
Native Americans, American Indians  

Native American Women
Native Americans, American Indians, Burns  

Newbery Medal Winners
Newbery, Children's Literature, American Library Association     

Pedicures and Manicures
Manicures, Pedicures, Cosmetology, Esthetician  

Personal Budgeting
Personal Finance, Budgeting, Household Budgets, Money Management

Personal Narratives
Personal Narrative, Autobiography, Biography, ENG 52, Komninos  

Philosophy - Ethics
Philosophy, Ethics  

Philosophy 108 - Philosophy of the Americas
African American Philosophy, Navajo Philosophy, Indian Philosophy  

Poets and Poetry
Poetry, Literary Criticism  

Reading 44 - Effective Study Skills
Reading, Study Skills, Research, Read 44  

Reference Resources
Reference Books, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Almanacs  

Russia and the Soviet Union
Russia, Soviet Union, History 225, Barnett   

Science Fiction
Science fiction  

Shakespeare and His Times
Shakespeare, Elizabethan England, Literary Criticism  

Shepardize - A Guide to Legal Research Using Shepard's Citations
Shepardize, Shepard's Citations, Shepards, Legal Research  

Southern Literature
American Literature, Southern States, South, Southern Literature, Literary Criticism  

Soviet Union and Russia
Russia, Soviet Union, Hostory 225, Barnett  

Spanish 245 - Chicano/Mexican American Culture
Chicano, Mexican American, Latino, Latina  

Speech 145 - Storytelling
Speech 145, Storytelling, Fables, Folklore, Mierop  

Speech-Language Pathology
Speech, Language, Speech Pathology, Speech Disorders  

Storytelling - Speech 145
Speech 145, Storytelling, Fables, Folklore, Mierop  

Study Skills
Study Skills, Study Methods, Research, Reading 44  

Supreme Court Decisions
Trials, Supreme Court, Law, Landmark Decisions, Constitution   

Teaching Philosophies, Theories and Practices
CDEC 111, Teaching philosophies, Teaching theories, Beck  

Television
Television, TV, Media , Broadcasting, TH156 , Hirohama  

Thoreau - Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism, Emerson, Thoreau  

Transcendentalism: Thoreau and Emerson
Transcendentalism, Emerson, Thoreau   

United Nations & the Millennium Development Goals
United Nations, Health policy, Gender equality, Poverty, AIDS  

United States Constitution
Constitution, Amendments, Bill of Rights, U.S. Government  

University and College Search
College, University, Applications, Education  

Urrea - The Devil's Highway
Literary Criticism, Human smuggling, Illegal aliens, Mexican-American border region   

Villasenor - Rain of Gold
Mexican American authors, Villasenor, Chicano literature, Hispanic literature, Latino writers, Literary criticism,  

Wells - The Time Machine
H.G. Wells, Science Fiction, Time Machine   

Wolfe - Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe  

Wolff - This Boys Life
Tobias Wolff, Literary Criticism, Childhood, Youth, Memoir  

Women's History 2009 - Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet
Women, Women's History, Ecology, Environment  

Women's Suffrage in the United States
Suffrage, Women's History  

Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway
Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, Literary Criticism, English  

Year You Were Born
Birthday, Birth Year, Chronologies  

 

 

 

 

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