Perspectives on Inquiry MTU Library Resources

King Arthur: Myth & Reality UN1001, sec. 46 C. Blair

 

Reference Collection - First Floor

Dictionary of the Middle Ages D114.D5 1982 REF
Arthurian Encyclopedia DA152.5.A7 A78 1986 REF

 

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

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E-Resources access to electronic indexes/abstracts, online books, e-journals and selected websites.

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

Expanded Academic ASAP Scholarly and popular research on a variety of academic subjects. Includes full.

         FirstSearch

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

WorldCat Catalog of materials located in libraries worldwide. Print, electronic, audio/visual, web based materials.

         JSTOR

Back issues of over 100 scholarly journals dated from with 2-5 years of the present, back to their beginnings. Research in political, social, economic sciences covered.

 

Interlibrary Loan access to items from other libraries.

Request items using an ILL form available at the Circulation desk or online (Under Library Services menu, 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

http://archnet.asu.edu - ArchNet WWW library for resources in archaeology.

http://www.webexcel.ndirect.co.uk/gwarnant/arthur/arthur.htm - Llys Arthur - Provides primary sources, chronologies, historical and literary references, comments by noted historians, and articles related to historical evidence or Arthurs existence.

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html - Cornell University Libraries Research Skills -One of the best sites on evaluating information found on the Internet.

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/ - Internet Public Library: Subject Collections Good starting place for a research-oriented approach to a variety of subject areas. IPL Emphasis is on education rather than entertainment.

 

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