FOR HELP:
Check the Library and Information Services (LIS) website, call the Information Desk, x2000, contact the Computing & Technology Helpdesk, x2200, or the Library Reference Desk, x5496.
For help with general questions about the libraries, finding resources for your work in this class, or help with the work you are currently doing, contact: Judy Watts, x5798, LIB 206.
Library Basics ON LIS AND LIBRARY WEBPAGES, E.G.:
GO/ tips - go/library; go/midcat; go/indexes; go/jstor; go/gotionary.
FINDING LIBRARY RESOURCES
LIS website - Find Books, Articles & More
Books
MIDCAT - First, click on "My Midcat".
Tips for searching the library catalog:
- Enclose phases in quotes " ".
- Truncate using an asterix *.
- Read the information carefully to find the location, call no., and status.
- Can't find it? Look for this symbol:
- Still didn't find the title you need? Click on ILLIAD to request on Interlibrary Loan.
Articles - General
Academic OneFile - This interdisciplinary index covers all subjects in more than 10,000 academic related journals and magazines from 1980 to the present. Most are available full-text.
JSTOR - An archive of trusted, scholarly journals. There is a gap of 1 to 5 years from the present to available issues.
Project MUSE - 300 scholarly journals available full-text.
Google Scholar - Use the power of Google to find Middlebury resources.
- Go to Advanced Search and click Google Scholar. Before you search
- click Scholar Preferences.
- In the Library Links section, enter Middlebury, and select it.
- In the Bibliography Manager, check 'Show links to import citations into RefWorks".
- Remember to save your preferences.
Which other indexes would be helpful? Choose indexes and databases to find articles (and other materials) with the help of these lists and descriptions:
STEPS FOR LOCATING ARTICLES
If you've found an article via an index or database in which the full text is not available, look for a link that says something like, "Find . . ." or "Link to . . .". A new window will open when you click on it. Follow the links to the online journal or the print edition at Middlebury,
OR,
Go to the Print and E-Journals A to Z list and search for the title of the journal. Follow the links to the print or online location the the volume and date you need.
If we do not subscribe to what you need, you may request it via NExpress or from Interlibrary Loan.
Article INDEXES - Art
These are the primary tools for locating important, peer-reviewed articles in the field. Keep in mind that they are indexes, not full-text databases.
ONLINE Reference SiteS
Visual Resources
Citing Sources
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