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:: The Research Process
Ideas
Obtain Background Information
Use Library's Reference Collection
Talk to Experts
Identify Search Terms
Locate Information About Topic
Use Periodical Indexes to IdentifyArticles
Consult Library's Periodicals List
Locate Journal or Magazine in Library'sPeriodical Collection
Consult Felix to Identify Books
Locate Books in Library's BookCollection
How to Search the Internet
--Choosing A Search Tool forInternet Resources
--Internet Search Tools
Evaluating Web-based Information
Need Additional Information?
Ask the Librarian to Recommend OtherSources
Bibliographies
Book Review Sources
Author Information
Government Publications
Statistical Sources
Primary Sources

:: Using Library Resources

Need Help?
Combining Searches
Differences between ElectronicDatabases and Print Indexes
Searching for Subjects Vocabulary
How to Read Library of Congress CallNumbers
Libraryof Congress Classification List
Locating Articles in the Library
What is a Scholarly (Refereed) Journal?
Using Other Libraries
What are Primary Sources?
Identifying Primary and Secondary History Sources
How To Locate Literary Criticism
How to Locate Poems
How to Locate Plays
How to Locate Short Stories
How to Locate APSU Theses, Field Studies & Graduate ResearchPapers
Psychology Research Guide
A Guide to Finding Information AboutTests
Remote Access
Online Style Guides
Citing Sources in MLA Format
Citing Sources in APA Format

Finding Information

:: By Format

Books
--Felix G. Cat Online Catalog
--Athena
--Books In Print
--netLibrary
--Safari Tech Books Online
--Other Libraries' Catalogs
--Local Area Libraries

Periodical Articles
--Academic Search Premier
--AGRICOLA
--America: History & Life
--American Chemical Society Publications (ACS)
--Business Source Premier
--CINAHL
--CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
--Communication and Mass Media Complete
--Computer Science Index
--Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC)
--CQ Researcher
--DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
--Education Full Text
--ERIC
--Facts on File
--FAITS
--Fuente Academica
--General Business File
--GeoRef
--GLBT Life with Full Text
--Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online
--Health & Wellness
--HighWire
--Historical Abstracts
--History Resource Center: United States
--Informe (Revistas en Espanol)
--InfoTrac
--InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy
--ingenta
--IoP (Institute of Physics) Electronic Journals and Archive
--JSTOR
--Lexis-Nexis Academic
--Library Literature Full Text
--LitFinder
--Literature Resource Center
--Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)
--MLA Bibliography
--Music Index
--NewsBank
--Newspaper Source
--Nursing & Allied Health Collections
--OmniFile Full Text
--Project MUSE
--PROLA (Physical Review Online Archive)
--Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
--PsycINFO & ARTICLES
--PubMed
--Scientific American Archive Online
--SocINDEX with Full Text
--SPIN Web
--State Academies of Science Abstracts
--Television News Archive
--ViVa
--Vocational & Career Collection
--Westlaw
--Wiley InterScience
--Women's Studies International

Reference Sources
--Books in Print
--GROVEart
--GROVEmusic
--Health& Wellness
--Lexis-NexisAcademic
--Lexi-Nexis Primary Sources in U.S. History
--LitFinder
--Mental Measurement Yearbook
--OED
--Oxford Online Reference
--Ulrich'sPeriodical Directory

Videos

Internet Resources

List of Print Indexes

Government Publications
--GPO
--Government Resources on the Internet

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Literature
Local Information
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Music
News & Current Events
Nursing
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Management
Religious Studies
Social Work
Sociology
Theater
Women's Studies

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