dictionaries of word history and etymology. . .

A comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language. Dealing with the origin of words and their sense development thus illustrating the history of civilization and culture
Reference Collection 422 K64c

The Oxford English dictionary
Reference Collection 423 M982o

The chronology of words and phrases : a thousand years in the history of English
Reference Collection 422 F588c

Grand allusions : a lively guide to those expressions, terms, and references you ought to know but might not
Reference Collection 422.03 W371g

The origin of medical terms
Reference Collection 610.14 S628

thesauri. . .

Roget's thesaurus
Reference Collection 424 B291r

The synonym finder
Reference Collection 423.1 R685s

slang dictionaries. . .

The Oxford dictionary of modern slang
Reference Collection 427.09 O98d

guides to quotations. . .

Bartlett's Familiar quotations
READY Reference Collection 808.8 B289f

Columbia World of Quotations
CD-ROM at the Reference Desk

dictionaries of symbols. . .

Symbolism : a comprehensive dictionary.
Reference Collection 302.22 O44s
and
Reverse symbolism dictionary : symbols listed by subject.
Reference Collection 302.22 O44r

concordances. . .

The Harvard concordance to Shakespeare
Reference Collection 822.33 A6s

Analytic concordance to the Bible
Reference Collection 220.2 Y75a

gazetteers. . .                        

The Columbia gazetteer of the world
READY Reference Collection 910.3 C726g                         

 indexes. . .

Granger's Index to poetry
HUMANITIES Reference Collection 016.81 G758
also on CD-ROM at the Reference Desk                                    

subject-specific dictionaries and encyclopedias. . .

Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Reference Collection 909 D554

The Encyclopedia of religion.
Reference Collection 203 E56

Encyclopedia of human biology
Reference Collection 612.003 E56o

Macmillan encyclopedia of chemistry.
Reference Collection 540.3 M137e

Man, myth & magic : the illustrated encyclopedia of mythology, religion, and the unknown
Reference Collection 133 M266m

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Reference Collection 103 R869e

Books

The following resources can be found by visiting the Trexler Library Home PageFinding Books

Trexler Library Catalog  
Catalog of all books and documents in Trexler Library at Muhlenberg College.

WorldCat
 Catalog of books and documents in libraries throughout the world. Watch especially for the AREA LIBRARIES designation. Use E-ZBorrow for  faster interlibrary loan.

E-ZBorrow
A catalog of books and documents in the libraries of PALCI, to which Muhlenberg College belongs. Submit interlibrary loan requests here for rapid delivery.

Periodical articles 

Journal articles pertaining to this subject area can be accessed from home or campus by visiting the Trexler Library Home PageFinding ArticlesPeriodical Databases & Indexes.

general indexes with full text. . .

Academic Search Premier
A good starting place for journals, and includes the full text of about 3000 journals. Limit to "peer reviewed" to find only scholarly articles. Back issues of journals begin as early as 1990. Recent issues may not be included yet, due to publisher agreement. Journals held in Trexler Library are marked accordingly.

Omnifile (WilsonWeb)  
Includes extensive full text, from both popular and scholarly periodicals.

subject-specialty indexes. . .

America History & Life
Indexes U.S. history scholarship.

MLA
Standard index for film and literature scholarly criticism.

Sociological Abstracts
The standard index for sociological research.

getting to the full text. . .

Once you have found the citation of a journal article you're interested in, follow this path to see if the journal is available online or in print in Trexler Library: Trexler Library Home PageFinding ArticlesJournal Locator.

articles via interlibrary loan. . .

Journal articles not found in Trexler Library can be ordered by following this path: Trexler Library Home PageFinding ArticlesGetting a Copy of an Article.

Web search engines, directories, and selected sites

Google (http://www.google.com)
Non-selective. One of the largest web crawlers.

HotBot (http://www.hotbot.com)
Non-selective. One of the largest web crawlers. Advanced search offers more precision than Google.

Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com)
A web crawler that looks for content it identifies as "scholarly." Emphasis is on books and journal articles. Intended as a "federated search" to search across disciplines (weighted toward sciences and social sciences). Not always full text. Check our Journal Locator (see above) to see if Muhlenberg has access to the full text.

Librarian's Index to the Internet  (http://lii.org/)
Highly selective search engine and directory of web resources.  Both scholarly and popular sites deemed important by a team of California-based public librarians. Entries are accompanied by paragraph-length descriptions.

Evaluating resources

View a checklist of criteria for evaluating web and print resources by following the path Trexler Library Home Page Research HelpResearch BasicsEvaluating Web and Print Resources

Citing sources

For online step by step directions on writing a paper, consult the University of Richmond's Writer's Web (http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html).

For tips on citing print and electronic sources, follow the path Trexler Library Home Page Research HelpCitation Guides.

For an automated guide to citing in the MLA or APA styles, visit NoodleBib Express (http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/express.php).

If you have any questions about your research, please feel free to contact me: Kelly Cannon Humanities and Business Reference Librarian 484-664-3602 kcannon@muhlenberg.edu IM: refcannon For after-hours chat reference, visit Ask Here PA (follow the path Trexler Library Home Page Ask a LibrarianAsk Here PA) This page last updated October 2, 2006