The Nature of Science

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FINDING ARTICLES

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JOURNAL LOCATOR

To check to see if Trexler Library has access to a journal title, try the Journal Locator. Follow the path: Trexler Library Home PageFinding ArticlesJournal Locator. Once there type in the name of the journal you are looking for. The locator will then inform you that there is either no exact matches or will indicate access points for the journal. Access points include full text in one of the library's journal databases or print holdings which would be on the shelves in the library.

TREXLER LIBRARY CATALOG

Search the Trexler Library Catalog (http://library.muhlenberg.edu) to find books the library owns.



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WORLDCAT

To expand your journal search considerably, try WorldCat. Follow the path: Trexler Library Home PageFinding BooksWorldCat. WorldCat is a unified catalog of many libraries in the U.S. and other parts of the world. This is a powerful search tool for books, web resources, and other materials on any subject. It will list area libraries if there are any and their holdings for that journal title.

OTHER LIBRARIES

As a Muhlenberg student, you have access and borrowing privileges to a number of college libraries in the Lehigh Valley. The Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges includes Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, and Moravian College. The web page for Other Libraries (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/books/other_libraries.html) will give you online access to their catalogs. There are also many Research Libraries whose catalogs you may want to explore.

Books and journals not found in Trexler Library can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/more/ill/index.html).
Remember, start early to allow enough time to receive them. It could take anywhere from 7 days to 2 weeks.

No matter where your information comes from, you always need to cite your sources. This is necessary to give the author proper credit for his or her work, as well as so that you or someone else could retrace the steps you took doing your research. The following source provides examples of how to cite a wide variety of resources.

McMillan, V.E. (2001). Writing papers in the biological sciences (3rd ed.). Boston: St. Martin's.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06657 M167w (kept at the reference desk) or there is a copy in the Main Collection 808.06657 M167w.