Finding Books
MnPALS
Our library catalog. This link takes you into the "Basic Searches" screen where you can search by author, title, etc. The "Advanced Searches" option lets you limit by date, additional keywords, collection area, and so on. In your list of results, the Location column lists the call number--where the book is shelved. You can also choose other libraries to search from this catalog and ask for books through interlibrary loan (ILL).
WorldCat is a huge, worldwide catalog with over 60 million books and other items. Some of the items you find in this catalog may be unavailable through interlibrary loan or may take longer to arrive than those found in regional libraries.
To find out what the letters in the call numbers stand for, go to LC Classification Online.
Reference Works
Reference works are helpful at two points in your research: when starting out (by offering overview articles of, say, a writer and her work) or whennailing down unfamiliar terms, concepts, and topics that turn up during your research. Many reference book articles are written by experts and offer not only information but excellent bibliographies for further research.
- Encyclopedia of Psychology. (Ref BF 31 .E52 2000)
- Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreaming. (Ref BF 1078 .E63 1993)
- Encyclopedia of Creativity. (Ref BF 408 .E53 1999)
- Encyclopedia of Religion. (Ref BL 31 .E46 2005)
- Encyclopedia of Human Biology. (Ref QP 11 .E53 1997)
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. (Ref RC 41 .G35 2006)
Finding Articles
Scholarly vs. Popular (vs. Trade)
Databases for articles and other materials offer references to publications that may or may not be in this library; some databases offer full text of articles and others simply references. There are in-depth databases that cover publications in a particular field and others that are interdisciplinary. Databases can be accessed from a drop-down list on the library's main page; descriptions can be found here.
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier contains indexing for nearly 8,050 publications, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. This database covers biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, and other disciplines.
AnthroSource
Full-text archive of 32 scholarly journals published by the American Anthropological Association (AAA) - covers physical anthropology, cultural or social anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology.
Health Sciences (SAGE Full Text)
The full text of 26 journals published by SAGE and participating societies from 1982-present. Subjects covered include nursing, social studies of health, aging and gerontology, physical medicine, rehabilitation, mental disorders, and learning disabilities.
MEDLINE
The National Library of Medicine's index to scholarly literature in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine and the health care system, from 1994-present.
PsycARTICLES
Full text access to the 43 journals published by the American Psychological Association.
Psychology (SAGE Full Text)
35 full-text journals published by SAGE and participating societies from 1970-present.
PsycInfo
This database is the most complete listing of research in the field of psychology, and also includes literature from various related disciplines such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.
Interlibrary Loan
To get books or articles that Gustavus does not own, use Interlibrary Loan.
Web Sites
Citing Your Sources
Documentation Guide -- Includes models for APA and MLA style, plus links to examples of Chicago and CBE style.
Avoiding Plagiarism
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