Reference Books Finding Books Finding Articles   Internet Resources   Citing Resources Accessing Library Resources From Off Campus Reference Books Ancient Europe 8000 B.C.--A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World, Call Number: R 936 A541 Atlas of the Medieval Man, R909.07 P719a Dictionary of the Middle Ages, vol.1-13. R909.07 D534 Eerdman's Handbook to the History of Christianity, R270 E26 Encyclopedia of the Early Church, R270.1 E56e Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, R270.1 E56 An Encyclopedia of World History; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged, Call Number: R 909 L276E1972 Medival England: An Encyclopedia, R942 M489 The Medieval World, R909.07 M489 Electronic Books Electronic Books are available through Illinet Online. Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History, 2001. Books Use Illinet Online to find books on your topic. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance. Books not available through Illinet may be ordered through our online Interlibrary Loan book request form.   return to top Scholarly Articles Read this to learn how to distinguish scholarly journals from other periodicals. JSTOR A full-text database with hundreds of articles.You may also want to look at Accessing Library Resources From Off Campus. Twayne Author Series This series provides criticism of the works of major authors. Twayne Author Series includes an entry on Beowulf. To access this database from off campus, you will need to enter the following ID, "elmhurst" (without the quotation marks), when prompted at the next screen. Then click the "Proceed" button.   Use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or microfilm, and check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. If the article you seek is unavailable from these sources, please request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form. return to top Internet Resources Research Resources Beowulf in Hypertext - study guide that include Old English and the modern version of the poem, character analysis and a history of the text. The Labryinth: Resources for Medieval Studies - from Georgetown University Anglo-Saxon England - English Department, Gettysburg College. Projects about Offa's Dyke, Ruthwell Cross, Sutton Hoo, Durham Cathedral, Lindisfarne Priory. return to top Citing and Research Assistance Citing Sources Elmhurst College Library Style Guides Duke University Library A print version of all major citation style guides is available at the Reference Desk. A Word about Plagiarism Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It - from Indiana University. return to top This page was created 09/29/2004, by Jennifer Paliatka, Assistant Librarian, Elmhurst College.