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 World War I (Ref. D 510 .E53 2005)
- Encyclopedia of the Interwar Years (Ref. D 727 .G745 2000)
- Historical Dictionary of Germany's Weimar Republic (Ref. DD 84 .V56 1997)
- Encyclopedia of the Third Reich (Ref. DD 256.5 .G76313 1991)
- Atlas of Nazi Germany (Ref. DD 256.5 .F73354 1987)
- The Holocaust Encyclopedia (Ref. D 804.25 .H66 2001)
- Encyclopedia of World War II (Ref. D 740 .E516 2005)
- World War II in Europe (Ref. D 740 .W67 1999)
- Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia (Ref. DD 14 .M64 1998)
Finding Articles
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.
JSTOR
Full-text backfiles to over 350 journals from more than 25 academic disciplines published between the 19th and 21st centuries. JSTOR provides complete journal backruns from the date of initial publication up to a "moving wall" of 3 to 5 years before the present year.
New York Times Historical (1851-2003)
The full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2003 - covering the entire publishing history of the newspaper back to the first issue. The newspaper text is fully indexed and searchable and the database also contains full-page images, including graphics.
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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