RIT Wallace Library

Electronic Library Research Sources for a General Research Paper

Here is a list of electronic online resources to consult for topical research papers. For additional information go to Term Paper Starters (http://library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/papstart.html)

To find books (and other materials) on your topic

Einstein	http://albert.rit.edu	Help File	Tutorial
	Books, journal/magazine titles found in Wallace Library. Tutorial available for basic searching of Einstein.
RoaringCat	http://rrlc.library.net/	Help File	Screen Example
	Books owned in local Rochester Libraries.
WorldCat via FirstSearch	http://library.rit.edu/electronic/firstsearch/fs.html	Help File	Screen Example
	Books owned in libraries all over the world. Log in through Wally access page.
InterLibrary Loan	https://ill.rit.edu/ILLiad/logon.html	Help File
	Items requested through Interlibrary Loan have a 3-5 day delivery time (often less).

To find background information on your topic

Books (see above)
		Help File	Tutorial

Encyclopedia Britannica Online	http://search.eb.com/. Access to the complete 32 volume set.	Help File

To find facts and statistics to support your paper

Information Please Almanac	http://www.infoplease.com/	Help File	Screen Example
	Almanacs covering a variety of topics including the World, Sports, Entertainment, U.S., people, Business & Economics, Living, Society, and Science & Technology.
Statistical Resources on the Web	http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html	Help File	Screen Example
	Statistical information covering a variety of topics including Agriculture, Business & Industry, Comprehensive Subjects, Consumers, Cost of Living, Demographics, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance & Currency, Foreign Economics, Foreign Governments, Foreign Trade, Government Finances, Health, Housing, Labor, Military, Politics, Science, Sociology, Transportation, and Weather.
The World Factbook	http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html	Help File	Screen Example
	Statistical information on countries. Includes information on Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, Transnational Issues, and Maps.

To find full-text articles (from journals and magazines)

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe	http://library.rit.edu/electronic/universe/universe.html	Help File	Screen Example
	Access to full-text legal, medical, business, biographical and news and information from over 5000 sources including newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, wire services, government records, business directories, statutes, law reviews and legal materials. Lexis/Nexis contains mostly full-text newspaper, journal, and magazine articles. For a comprehensive Help Guide click on the Help File.
Proquest	http://library.rit.edu/electronic/abi/abiweb.html	Help Guide	Screen Example
	Index, abstract, and full-text of business journals. Also includes related fields of study. Click on Help Guide for detailed instructions on searching Proquest.

Academic Search Elite	http://library.rit.edu/electronic/acadelite/acadelite.html	Help File	Screen Example
	Provides information on a wide range of academic areas including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multi-cultural topics. It features full text for over 1,200 journals with many dating back to 1990, abstracts and indexing for over 3,000 scholarly journals, and coverage of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor.
Wilson Omni File Mega Full Text Databases	http://library.rit.edu/electronic/omni/omni.html	Help File	Screen Example
	Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition: is a multi-disciplinary database providing the indexing, abstracts, and full text from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text , General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, Wilson Business Full Text In addition, Full-text articles from five additional periodical databases are also included when available: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index, Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text. Coverage: Abstracts begin in 1984 and full-text coverage in 1994. Please note -- coverage may start later. Each database has its own start dates.
ERIC with links to full text documents	http://library.rit.edu/electronic/eric/eric.html	Help File	Screen Example
	ERIC, the U.S. Department of Education’s Educational Resource Information Center database, is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. Coverage: Abstracts go back to 1966. Approximately 95% of ERIC Documents (EDs) from 1996 forward are available in full text. Pre-1996 ERIC Documents are on microfiche located on the 2nd floor of Wallace Library in the VIA area.

Citing Your Sources

MLA (Modern Language Association) Citation Style	http://library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/mla.pdf
	A guide to the citation format for a works cited page. Includes examples for traditional and electronic sources.
APA (American Psychological Association) Citation Style	http://library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/apa2.html
	A guide to the citation format for a works cited page. Includes examples for traditional and electronic sources.

Determining the location of a journal or magazine after you have found the citation

Look in Einstein, search by title for the name of the journal (sometimes called "source" in the citation record).

The Current journals/magazines are on the 2nd floor, either at the reserve desk, or on the current magazine shelves arranged alphabetically by title.

After 6 months to a year the journal/magazine are moved to either the microfilm section or in the bound periodical section.

Check Einstein for the exact location.

Maintained by Susan Mee.