Research Favorites

 Books 

• Gramley Library Catalog (includes FAC & Academy libraries)
• FAC Library Catalog
• NC-PALS Library Catalogs (Salem, Bennett, Greensboro, & Guilford College libraries)

 

• EBSCO eBook Collection
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• ABC-CLIO eBook Collection
• Project Gutenberg
• Google Book Search

 

• Open WorldCat enter zip code to find local library holdings
  
• WorldCat U.S./Int'l. holdings

 

• Books in Print 

   Databases and Web Sites

  → View by ALPHABETICAL LIST or SUBJECT LIST  

  Articles in Full Text, All Disciplines

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  • Academic Search Complete
    
  • JSTOR
  • Project Muse
  • ProQuest Research Library

  Newspaper Articles in Full Text

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  • America's Newspapers
  • Early American Newspapers 1690-1876
  • New York Times (Historical) 1851-
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

  Subject Indexes

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  • America: History and Life
  • Art Index
  • Business Source Complete
  • Communication and Mass Media Complete
  • ERIC (Education)
  • ISI Web of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded
  • MLA Bibliography (Language & Lit.)
  • ProQuest Education Journals
  • PsycARTICLES
    
  
  

  Image, Video, and Sound Files

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  • ARTstor
  • CAMIO
  • Classical Music Library
  • NC LIVE Media Collection
    
  • NY Public Library Digital Gallery

  Statistical Databases

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  • Morningstar Investment Research Ctr.
  • Statistical Resources
  • United Nations Common Database
    
  • WDI Online
    
  • World Data Analyst

  Historical Maps

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  • Sanborn Maps of North Carolina City Streets and Buildings
  • Historical Map Web Sites (from UT-Austin Libraries)

  NC LIVE

  Google Scholar

 SFX - use to find print or electronic access to specific journals

  Citation Tools

Research Fundamentals 

Start with Salem's Guide to Library Research... 

Or, the following guides can help you successfully conduct online research:

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  • Evaluation of Internet Information - Courtesy of D. Scott Brandt, Professor of Library Science, Purdue U.
  • Plagiarism - What it is and how to avoid it. Courtesy of Northwestern U. Writing Place.
  • Documenting Sources - I. Lee's Research Guide For Students.
  • The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing - A guide to writing papers for college courses. It includes sections on thinking, style, structure, evidence, documentation, and mechanics.