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LIBRARY
CATALOG & EZ-BORROW
Search the catalog to find
out what books, journals, newspapers, videos, maps, CDs,
music, etc., the library owns.
NOTE: There are no
journal articles in the catalog!
To find a book, begin by
conducting a Keyword search on your topic.
Analyze your topic or
research question and break it down into its key concepts,
which becomes the Keyword search. Once you have found a
record for an item that looks useful, click on a Subject
Heading to retrieve other items with similar
content.
EXAMPLE:
Topic/Research
Question: What effect has the Internet had on
contemporary perceptions of and approaches to
literacy?
Search Statement:
Subject Headings:
Note: Use EZ
Borrow to obtain books not available in
our collection.
JOURNAL
LITERATURE
HUMANITIES SOURCES
Humanities
Abstracts
Indexes over 300
English-language periodicals covering classical studies,
history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and
related fields.
Art
Abstracts
Indexes a variety of
international English-language arts publications. Indexing
from 1984 to present, abstracting from 1994 to present.
Choose ART in the Subject Area.
Arts
and Humanities Search
Records referencing many of the world's leading arts and
humanities journals.
MLA
(Modern Language
Association)
Literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.
SOCIAL SCIENCE SOURCES
America:
History and Life
Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and
culture of the United States and Canada from pre-history to
the present.
Library
Literature
Library and information-science periodicals published
internationally, and more than 600 books per year.
Public
Affairs Information Service
(PAIS)
This database consists of articles, books,conference
proceedings,government documents, book chapters, and
statistical directories about public affairs worldwide.
Social
Sciences Abstracts
International, English-language periodicals in sociology,
anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and
law.
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
SOURCES
JSTOR
(Journal Storage Project)
A collection of
abstracts and full text articles from scholarly journals
considered primary representatives of their disciplines.
Project
Muse
Searchable access to
scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social
sciences, sciences and mathematics.
Periodical
Abstracts
General and academic journals, covering business, current
affairs, economics, literature, religion, psychology,
women's studies, and others.
Search Journals
at F&M to find
out if the library has the journals
that contain the articles you found in the
databases.
If the library does not
have the journal, and you have the time,
you can submit an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request for
the article.
THE
INTERNET
Criteria to consider
when evaluating Web sites:
1. Authority: Who
is responsible for the content? Are they an expert on the
topic? Does the author identify
her/him/them-self?
2. Objectivity: Why
was the site created? Is the information presented with a
minimum of bias? Is the site meant to persuade the
reader?
3. Content: What is
presented? Is the content focused, or does it stray all over
the place? Is the site appropriate for research/scholarly
purposes? Is the design of the site more important than the
content?
4. Accuracy: Does
the site feature a list of sources, or bibliography, or
links to other similar sites? Are other authorities cited?
5. Currency: Is the
web site current? Is it currently being maintained? Is there
indication of when it was last updated anywhere on the page?
For more
information, contact
Lisa
Stillwell,
Information Literacy Librarian, ext. 3844.
last
updated: 04/05, ls