***Titles marked with the Muhlenberg  M are "most recommended" resources.***

Reference works

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 M
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 M
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.

LexisNexis Academic
A news archive.

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

subject-specialty indexes. . .

General Science Index

Philosopher's Index

PsycInfo

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.

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