Elizabethtown College
The High Library

Research Help

Subject guides and databases by discipline
Save yourself a lot of time by consulting library subject guides. They provide pointers to background information as well as subject specific databases with both citations and full text articles.

Research appointment
You can always get personalized assistance and the Reference Desk, but for a more in-depth discussion with a librarian you can schedule a Research Appointment.

Finding Information on a specialized topic

Addresses and phone numbers Literary criticism
Biographies Monologues
Book reviews Play reviews
Company information Primary sources
Country information Pro and con issues
Industry Information Public Opinion
Laws
     Pre-law collection
Quotations
Library catalog
     CDs, DVDs, videos; children's books, films with performance rights
Statistics

Research Tips

Academic integrity Keyword vs. subject searching
Annotations Narrowing searches to find less
Database help sheets by vendor
     Ebsco, FirstSearch, LexisNexis, Netlibrary
Off-campus assess to databases
Evaluating web sources Paraphrasing
Expanding searches to find more Scholarly vs. popular journals
Finding scholarly materials  

Citation Guides

Citing sources