Research
http://www.mcla.edu/Academics/undergraduateresearch/studentgrants/index
Hone research skills and save time! Participants will learn how to create a research plan for obtaining resources. Librarians will highlight specialized databases and show how alert services can assist researchers. Participants will also gain insight on finding and using materials in archives and special collections.
Research Planning and Alerts
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global Full Text This link opens in a new windowCan use literature review, bibliographies from dissertations on your topic or related topic. 24-page review of many dissertations available; request via GetIt! for those you want.
- Research AlertsGuide for WU students, faculty, and staff on research alerts and current-awarness services
Article Databases, Primary Source Resources, Catalogs @ WU
- Academic Search Complete (1975-present) This link opens in a new window
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Project MUSE Premium collection This link opens in a new window
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global Full Text This link opens in a new window
Select list of primary source databases is below. For more, see list of ALL PRIMARY SOURCE DATABASES.
- ARTstor This link opens in a new window
- British Library Newspapers This link opens in a new window
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) (1470 - 1700) This link opens in a new window
- Early European Books Collection, series 1-4 This link opens in a new window
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) This link opens in a new window
- Electronic Enlightenment This link opens in a new window
- Empire Online This link opens in a new window
- Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
- Historical American Newspapers (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
- Times Digital Archive (1785-2019) This link opens in a new window
Using Special Collections and Archives
- Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research
by Laura Schmidt (2011). From the Society of American Archivists. Also available online
- A Glossary of Archival and Records TerminologyFrom the Society of American Archivists
- Comparison Chart of Archives, Libraries, and MuseumsCredit: The American Association for State and Local History (The Basics of Archives)
- What Are Archives and How Do They Differ from Libraries?From Society of American Archivists
- Top ways archives are different from librariesFrom ArchivesNext
Tools & Tips for Finding Archives, Rare Books, Special Collections
World Guide to LibrariesCall Number: Z721 .I63 4o (Olin Level 1 Reference)ISBN: 9783110277968Publication Date: Latest ed.: 2014
Articles Describing Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States by Call Number: CD3022 A2 D478 1997 (Olin level 1 Reference)Publication Date: 1997
British Archives: A guide to archive resources in the United Kingdom by Call Number: CD1040 .F67 2002 (Olin Level 1 Reference)Publication Date: 2002
Archives in Germany : an introductory guide to institutions and sources by Call Number: CD1220 .A78 2001Publication Date: 2001Also available online
American Author Houses, Museums, Memorials and Libraries by Call Number: PS141 .B54 2000ISBN: 0786407778Publication Date: 2000
Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies by Call Number: Z2011 .H34 2008 (Olin level 1 reference; West Campus)ISBN: 9780873528085Publication Date: 2008-01-01Not just about English--Includes foreign language literatures. Also includes sources for rare books, special collections, and archives
A Guide to the OCLC Database and the Special Collections Therein by Call Number: Z688 A2 G95 1984Publication Date: 1984- Guide to Hebrew Manuscript Collections / by Benjamin Richler.Call Number: Z6605.H4 R473 2014ISBN: 965208185XPublication Date: 2014
Subject Collections: A Guide to Special Book Collections and Subject Emphases As Reported by University, College, Public, and Special Libraries and Museums in the United by Call Number: Z731 A78 1961ISBN: 9780835231411Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Additional directories and sources in WU Catalog
Browse by [term] -- [country] -- Directories
Search topic as a subject with keywords: archives, catalogs, sources, or manuscripts.
- Consult with faculty advisors, subject librarians, and curators/archivists who often will have personal contacts or sources
- Look at bibliography/references in monographs on your subject.Often archival sources will be listed separately.
- Look at scholarly organizations (e.g. American Historical Association) or literary socieities (e.g. Int'l Brecht Society)
- Search in subject databases (e.g. MLA Int'l Bibliography)
- Archives and Special Collections are often indexed in Google.
- May need to search using foreign terms (e.g. Nachlass [German equivalent "unpublished papers"], archivo [Spanish term for "archives"])
- Dictionary of archival terminology (terms in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, & Spanish). Call number: CD945 D53 1988 (Olin level 3)
- Multilingual Archival Terminology (online)