Here are some resources for your assignments:
Link to Library Home Page
Forms for Requesting Materials
Frequently Asked Questions
Information Literacy Modules (for a refresher)
Online Resources:
Academic OneFile - a general journal index covering many disciplines, not just ecology. Contains full-text of some articles.
InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to environmental policy.
InfoTrac General Science - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to science.
InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to religion and philosophy.
General OneFile - a general magazine index, providing articles from popular magazines and newspapers.
SocINDEX with Full Text - contains full text for 253 "core" coverage sociology journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.
Custom Newspapers (full-text articles from newspapers, including those in Boise, Portland, Seattle, and Spokane)
ProQuest Newstand - contains full-text of articles from 27 newspapers, including The New York Times.
Find other databases by subject!
LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. Also has a link to WIN Libraries, so you can search Gonzaga, Whitworth, and VALNet Libraries.
Virtual Reference Library - Search a collection on online reference books from Gale, a respected publisher of subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries.
WorldCat - A catalog of items held at libraries throughout the world. Many of these materials can be borrowed through inter-library loan.
Washington State University Catalog - Useful if you want to know what's in their collection before driving to Pullman to use their resources on-site. Be aware that they charge us for Inter-Library Loan!
Google Books - Info from their Website: "Just do a search on Google Book Search or on Google.com. When we find a book whose content contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your search results. Click a book title and you'll see, like a card catalog entry, some basic information about the book. You may also see a few snippets of text from the book showing your search term in context. If the publisher or author has given us permission through our Partner Program then you'll see a few full pages from the book and if the book is out of copyright, you'll be able to page through the entire book." Click on the "About This Book" link and look for a link called "Find This Book in a Library" to locate the nearest library holdings.
EpistemeLinks.com: philosophy resources on the Internet / maintained by Thomas Ryan Stone.
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - James Fieser, editor.
PHILWEB: philosophy resources on- & off-line / Richard L. W. Clark, editor. PHILWEB is a massive pathfinder to print and electronic information in philosophy.
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics - Articles, cases, briefings, and dialogue in all fields of applied ethics are available on this site.
Understanding Copyright:
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States : A guide to the kinds of work protected by copyright. Provided by Cornell University.
10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained: The name says it all. Written by Brad Templeton.
The U.S. Copyright Office - Includes helpful information under their FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
Government:
USA.gov - A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Another good source of statistics.
GPO Access - Searchable database of Web pages, with an emphasis on the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government. Provided by the Government Printing Office.
Thomas - An easy-to-search source for legislative information, provided by the Library of Congress.
I-Docs - An online collection of paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government Documents.
Standardized Tests:
Test Prep Review -- Free access to sample questions from many standardized tests, such as graduate school entrance exams and certification exams.
Citations:
Knight Cite -- An automatic generator of citations in either MLA, APA, or Chicago style. Registering for the service allows you to save citations to generate a bibliography. A free service provided by the Hekman Library at Calvin College.
APA Citation Style - examples of citations in APA Format for your list of References.
Bibliographies : MLA Format - Guidance provided by the University of Illinois Writers' Workshop.
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
For more websites, see the complete list.
Page Author: Barbara Barnes
Last updated: August 29, 2007
