The next step is to evaluate the results. To do this you must look at the individual records and determine whether the results are on target. First, take a look at the following record. Evaluating your Results
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psychohistorical themes in the second generation/Author(s): Prince, Robert M., 1948- Publication: New York : Other Press Projected Date: 9907 Year: 1999 1985 Description: p. cm. p. Language: English Series: Variation: Research in clinical psychology;; no. 12 Standard No: ISBN: 1892746263 (softcover) SUBJECT(S) Descriptor: Children of Holocaust survivors - Psychology
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Psychological Aspects.Note(s): Originally published; Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Research Press, c1985. (Research in clinical psychology; no. 12). With new preface./ Includes bibliographical references and index. Class Descript: LC: D810.J4; Dewey: 940.53/18 Responsibility: by Robert M. Prince Document Type: Book Accession No: OCLC: 41076345
The WorldCat record pictured above is reproduced with OCLC's permission. WorldCat is a registered trademark of OCLC, Online computer Library Center, Incorporated. Look at the various fields in the record. You should immediately scan the information, paying particular attention to the author field, descriptor field, and any other information available in the record which may help you identify a book that will be useful in your research.
Let's first check the author of the article. Notice that the author's name is hyperlinked. By clicking on the author's name, you will retrieve a list of other publications in this database written by this particular author. Examine these titles. Has this author published other material on this topic?
Now take a look at the descriptor field. In WorldCat, this field of the record tells you in the controlled vocabulary of this database, the Library of Congress subject headings, what this particular book is about. In this particular record, note that this book is about children of Holocaust survivors and the psychological aspects of the Jewish Holocaust of 1939-1945. There have been other holocausts in Cambodia and other places, and it is in the descriptor field that it becomes clear which holocaust is being discussed.
Check the notes and the series fields. Note that this particular work was originally published in a series entitled Research in Clinical Psychology and that it contains bibliographical references and an index. The fact that this book is part of a series on this topic bodes well. It is useful to know if a book contains a bibliography or index. The bibliography can lead you to other relevant sources on your topic, and an index pinpoints where specific information is located in the book.
