Cerritos College

Rites and Rituals

Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject. Try these subject headings:

Rites and ceremonies

Funeral rites and ceremonies

Initiation rites

Marriage customs and rites

Birth customs

Ritual

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 country or culture, use one of the online indexes listed below. They are available at http://www.cerritos.edu/library/http://www.cerritos.edu/library/e-resources.html. Use subject headings similar to those used to locate books. The Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles, generally anything published before 1985.

See the Library Internet Resources handout for a complete description of our online resources.

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