Perspectives on Inquiry - MTU Library Resources

The Brave New World UN1001, sec. 41 D. Dixon

Librarian: Curt Allred - callred@mtu.edu Phone: 487-3041

 

Reference Collection First Floor

The Reference Collection is a good place to collect background information on an issue or to start your research. The collection is arranged by subject matter, using the Library of Congress classification system (call numbers.) Sample titles relating to this course include:

Contemporary Literary CriticismPN771 .C59 REF

Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century PN774 .L433 REF

Facts on File D 410 .F3 REF

Facts on File Yearbook D 410 .F3 REF

 

Resources on the Librarys Web Page - http://www.lib.mtu.edu/

MTU Online Catalog contains records of materials owned by the MTU Library. To use the Librarys Catalog, go to the home page and click the Catalog button.

Two search interfaces, Basic and Keyword, allow the user to search for items by author, title, subject, call number, ISBN/ISSN, or keyword(s).

Most books are located in the Main Collection on Third Floor.

Some possible Library of Congress Subject Headings to use in a Basic Subject search:

Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963

Literature, Modern

 

E-Resources access to journal articles, indexes, and databases

From the E-Resource menu select listings by alphabet, topic or collection (e.g. FirstSearch or InfoTrac.) E-Resources are also searchable by name or keyword(s.) Use the index databases to locate journal articles, newspaper articles, or reviews on your topic. Some indexes or collections of indexes especially useful for research in this course include:

 

InfoTrac

General Reference Center Gold

Articles from encyclopedias, reference works, journals and newspapers.

Expanded Academic ASAP

Indexes scholar and popular sources in wide range of subjects. Many full text articles.

FirstSearch

WilsonSelectPlusFull text articles from over 1400 periodicals covering research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Business, Education and General Sciences.

LexisNexis

Full text coverage of national and international newspapers. Access to Congressional Information Service publications on law and legislation. Access to the American Statistics Index from 1973 to present. Full text reports available beginning with 1995.

JSTOR A database specializing in the Humanities. Includes journals in History and Religion.

 

Inter-Library Loan (ILL) - access to items from other libraries.

Request items using an ILL form available at the Circulation desk or online (From the MTU Librarys main page, select Interlibrary Loans.) Many index databases also allow ILL requests through their sites.

Note: The ILL process can take time (longer than 10 days in some cases.) Plan your research time accordingly.

 

Resources on the Web

Information on evaluating information sources (from Cornell University Libraries):

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html

JRVP Library Michigan Technological University Sources for Citation Style Manuals:

http://www.lib.mtu.edu/reference/tutorials/citationstyle.pdf

 

 

For Assistance

For individual assistance or instruction from a librarian, contact the Reference Desk (487-2507), e-mail reflib@mtu.edu, or use the Ask a Librarian button on the Library's web page.