Use the Library Catalog located on the Library homepage http://www.cerritos.edu/library  to find books on your topic that are available in the Cerritos College Library. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by Author, Title, Subject, or Keyword.

Listed below are some Library of Congress Subject Headings used in the catalog for books relating to the First Amendment. Use these terms to Search by Subject. Remember, this list is by no means conclusive.

Reference books are a good starting point for your research because they help you become better acquainted with your topic. Listed below are some reference books that may be useful in your research.

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic.

To find articles on your topic, use one of the online databases listed below. These databases usually provide full-text articles on almost every topic. They are available via the Library Home Page by clicking on Magazines, Journals, Newspapers & More. Conduct your search in these databases by using subjects and keywords similar to those you used to locate books.

For remote access to the library databases, click on E-Resource Login & Searching Options from the Library Home Page.

The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. A few Internet sites that may be useful are listed here.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/billofrights.html

Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/first_amendment.html

By the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/html/amdt1.html

Analysis and interpretation annotations of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.

http://www.usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0297/ijde/goodale.htm

Article in Issues of Democracy, an Electronic Journal of the U.S. Information Agency, Vol. 2, No. 1, February 1997.

http://www.cfac.org/

This organization is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to "promote and defend the people's right to know" -- that is, your freedom of information (to find out) and freedom of expression (to speak out) about matters of public interest.

http://www.firstamendmentlawyers.org/

FALA is an organization of lawyers dedicated to the defense of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and who represent clients in anti-censorship matters.

http://www.thefirstamendment.org/

The First Amendment Project (FAP) is a non-profit, public interest law firm established in 1991 to protect, defend, and further the rights to participate in and know about government activities and speak freely about public issues.

http://www.freedomforum.org/

News, commentary, analysis, and other information on the First Amendment.

http://www.publiceye.org/ifas/

This institute is a national clearinghouse for information on theocratic movements in America.

http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/1stcases.html

From the American Library Association’s First Amendment Page.

http://www.rcfp.org/

A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free legal help to journalists and news organizations.

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