FTS: The Game of Go
Professor: David Wolfe (x7469, wolfe@gac.edu)
Librarian: Michelle Twait (x7563, mtwait@gac.edu)
Course homepage: http://homepages.gac.edu/~wolfe/fts/2005F/
Finding Books / Reference
Works / Finding Articles / Web Sites
/ Citing Your Sources
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.
To find out what the letters in the call numbers stand for, go to LC
Classification Online.
MNLINK--Minnesota
Library Information Network
A shared catalog for many Minnesota libraries. Click on Search, then make a
selection on the next screen. One option (below the map) provides a
search of Minnesota college and university libraries. Use the
interlibrary loan button to request a book from another
library. Use your bar code number as your username, your last name as a
password.
St. Peter Public Library
(Traverse de Sioux System)
The St. Peter Public Library is just a few blocks away from campus. If you head down (east) College Ave. and take a
left (north) onto Washington, the library is just two blocks from there.
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 when nailing down unfamiliar terms, concepts, and topics that
turn up during our research. Many reference book articles are written by
experts and offer not only information but excellent bibliographies for further
research.
Activities/Behaviors
- Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion (Ref. GT507 .E53 2005)
- Encyclopedia of Food & Culture (Ref. GT2850 .E53 2003)
- Encyclopedia of World Sport (Ref. GV 567 .E56 1996)
- Holidays and Anniversaries of the World (Ref. CE76 .H65 1985)
- International Encyclopedia of Marriage & the Family (Ref. HQ9 .E52 2003)
- Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in 60 Countries (Ref. HF5389 .M67 1994)
- Legal Systems of the World (Ref. K48 .L44 2002)
- Religions of the World (Ref. BL80.3 .R45 2002)
- World Education Encyclopedia (Ref. LB15 .W87 2002)
- World Music. (Ref. ML 102 .W67 1999)
Cultures and Values
- Countries and Their Cultures (Ref. GN307 .C68 2001)
- Encyclopedia of contemporary Japanese culture. (Ref. DS822.5 .E516 2002)
- Encyclopedia of World Cultures. (Ref. GN550 .E53 1991)
- Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. (Ref. DS 4 .L48 2002)
- Modern China : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism. (Ref. DS 755.2 .M63 1998)
- Studies on Korea (Ref. DS902 .S78)
Finding Articles
Learn more about Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines.
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.
Lexis-Nexis
LexisNexis is a full text web-accessible database service that is
particularly strong in the areas of current news, legal information, and
business information.
Databases by topic:
Web Sites
For information on evaluating web sites, see Web
FAQ or Internet
Research Tips.
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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