Finding Articles Web Site Searching And Evaluating Local Culture Resources Putting it all Together If you have problems using the new Off-Campus button link, click here  Locating Articles in Library Resources Which article databases are good starting places for my search? CQ Researcher ~ An excellent source for current hot topics. Each individual issue contains historical background, a timeline, current status, and potential future developments. The bibliographies are especially helpful in finding useful sources. Academic Search Premier ~ A good place to start. Includes references to scholarly as well as popular periodicals. Periodical Abstracts ~ Includes indexing, abstracting, and some full text for magazine and journal articles. WilsonSelectPlus ~ Includes indexing, abstracting, and full text for a variety of magazines and journals. Where can I find newspaper articles? Wall Street Journal ~ full text from 1985 to present. New York Times ~ full text back to 1999, with indexing available back to 1990. Chicago Tribune ~ full text from 1985 to present. Lexis-Nexis Academic ~ accesses a variety of news and business sources, many of which are full text. Newspaper Source ~ full text from more than 100 U.S. and international newspapers. Includes sources such as USA Today, the Philadelphia Inquirer, The (London) Times, and transcripts from NPR's Morning Edition. Are there other databases? Yep, we have over 100 to choose from! You can also call (630) 617-3173 or email the Reference Department to inquire about a specific title or ask a question. Use the Find It! button to help you look through our databases and catalog for an article. If you cannot find an article at Elmhurst, you can request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form. Inter library loan can take 7-10 days.   return to top Internet Resources Why should I evaluate web sites? Can't I just trust everyone's website? Dissing the King ~ a cautionary tale detailing how websites are not always what they seem The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources What should I look for in a trustworthy web site? Evaluating Web Sites Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources ~ links to various on-line articles on web site evaluation Where can I go for trustworthy sites that have already been evaluated? Librarians' Index to the Internet The Scout Report The Best Information on the Net Digital Librarian Internet Public Library BUBL ~ a selection of "Internet resources covering all academic subject areas" How can I find other web sites? Use a search engine to find sites on your topic. Hotbot Google Dogpile ~ a metasearch engine, which searches multiple search engines simultaneously Others are listed on our Internet Tools and Sites page. Can't I just do all of my research on the Internet (I thought everything there was free and full-text)? Despite what some would have you believe, not everything is available for free on the Internet. Don't rely on the web as your only source of information. Choose web sites carefully. Use them to support your articles and books, not to replace them. return to top   Local Culture Resources The Leader ~ the library holds many years of back issues of the student newspaper downstairs The Elms ~ the library holds eighty years worth of college yearbooks downstairs The Prospect ~ the library holds several years of this magazine of Elmhurst College downstairs Facebook.com ~ Check out the various photographic representations of different groups at EC Putting it All Together I've found all this stuff -- now what? How to Evaluate the Information Sources You Find Who's going to help me write this paper? Writing Center at Elmhurst College How do I do the citations at the end of my paper? Elmhurst College Library MLA Style Guides Duke University Library A print version of the MLA Publication Manual, Sixth Edition, is available at the Reference Desk, R808.042 M685 2003. return to top   Created 20 October, 2003 by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference Librarian Last revised 1 May, 2006 by Jennifer Paliatka, Assistant Reference Librarian, A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College