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Spring 2009 - Dr. Hawley - Eng 181
Locating Background Resources
Search online in DiscoverE or in our Print Reference Collection (located on the 1st floor of the library) to begin your search. Get a start on your research question, look for related search terms, and find more resources in the bibliographies of reference articles to help further your research.
Recommended Background Resources:
Credo Reference Unlimited
Credo Ready-Reference services feature full-text content from hundreds of reference books covering every major subject.
Oxford Reference Online
This database includes fully-indexed, cross-searchable full text content from more than 170 subject dictionaries, language reference and subject reference works in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences. Also included are English dictionaries and bilingual dictionaries of French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
The online version of the 10-volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, featuring original articles from leading international experts across the discipline of philosophy.
Locating Articles
- DiscoverE (http://libcat1.cc.emory.edu:32888/DB=discovere)
Use DiscoverE, which is the Emory University Libraries' new discovery tool for searching the library catalog, databases, and other digital collections.
- Databases (http://web.library.emory.edu/databases/)
Use to find articles about your topic.
- eJournals (http://ejournals.emory.edu/)
Use to find electronic journals owned by Emory Libraries.
Recommended Article Databases:
Academic Search Complete
This database offers full text coverage of information in many areas including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields.
JSTOR
JSTOR, the Journal Storage Project, provides access to digitized versions to complete runs of key scholarly journals in the arts, the humanities, literature, the sciences, the social sciences, and selected scholarly journals in related disciplines such as business, ecology, botany, music, and statistics.
Religion & Philosophy Collection
The Religion & Philosophy Collection is a database with more than 243 full-text journals. It covers topics in spiritual, ethical, philosophical, cultural, and historical aspects of the world's major religions.
Research Library
Covers publications from academic journals and popular magazines in the humanities, social sciences, general sciences, and business. Full-text available starting in 1991.
Evaluating and Citing Your Sources
Don't forget to evaluate your sources based on:
- Relevance
- Evidence
- Author of source
- Publisher of source
- Timeliness
- Comprehensiveness
If you need help citing your sources, EndNote is an amazing citation management program that produces bibliographies for you in whichever format is required for your assignment. EndNote is loaded on all the library computers (including the laptops), and students can also download the program onto their personal computers. You can stop by the Ask! desk for help with EndNote, or you can check out Emory Libraries' online EndNote guide.
You can also check out Emory Libraries' online citation guide.
When in doubt, ask a librarian!
Evaluating Sources:
Need help deciding if a source is right for your project?
- Use the Evaluating Sources Checklist (Bedford-St. Martin's) to help!
- Use the Online Writing Lab at Purdue for fast, easy, and accurate information on basic citation formats.