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Women's Literature Books - to find broad information on a topic, or the history of a given topic, try the book collection. This information may not the most up to date, but should give you a good sense of the "big picture." To look up books on a given topic, go to the library catalog: Once you're in the library catalog depending on your topic, try keyword searches like:
If you find a book that focuses on the topic in question, be sure to try a subject search by clicking subject headings. There are several useful reference books which you might consult in your work:
Remember that we have access to many more books than are located at MWCC library. To see what books other libraries own on your subject search "C/WMARS - All Libraries" or pick a specific library to search, within our system Also, if you do locate a book which contains good information on your topic, see if there are bibliographies in the book, which list other sources. Periodical Indexes/Databases - to find additional and often more current information on a topic, try journal or magazine articles. In order to locate them, you must use an index. Just like in the back of a book there is an index which tells you what page to look at in the book, there are indexes to journals and newspapers which tell you which issue and page to look at in the journal. These indexes used to be just available in print but are now available online as well. Some online indexes which you should use in your work would be:
The really exciting thing about these online databases is that about 50 percent of the time, the articles which are indexed online, are available online, full-text. These are all available through the library's databases page: Just select the appropriate access - either on-campus (from anywhere at MWCC) or off-campus (if you're working from home), then find these online indexes in the alphabetical database listing. Once in these databases, try similar keyword searches such as the ones listed above for the library catalog. Also remember to try to be more specific when searching in periodical databases - you're searching through millions of articles!
Remember to try searching using subject headings if you find an article on your topic. Websites - To supplement your investigation, but not to substitute for information you find in journals and books. Some possible sites: Bibliomania
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