Scrawled Shortcuts through the Research Maze
Some days finding out what you need feels less like education and more like trying to beat the latest video game without the cheat sheet.
Some suggested resources to help you out with quick facts/FAQs:
Encyclopedia Britannica online:
The penultimate source for factoids. Considered more accurate & definitely more prof-pleasing than Wikipedia, but just as easy to use. Find it on the Research Resources,
http://www.drew.edu/depts/library/er-subject.aspx
Oxford English Dictionary online:
The definitive source for definitions and derivations in the English Language. On campus, go to http://www.oed.com -- off campus, find it on our Research Resources page.
Quotations Books:
Need a sound bite for your paper? Quotations books can be found in the Reference Section, Level C, call number 808.88
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Pick them up in the Reference section (Level C) under these call numbers:
German: 433 Spanish: 463 Italian: 453
French: 443 English: 423
Find an Article:
Background reading or supporting an argument? Check out these general article sources, with lots of full text online. Choose them from our Research Resources by title list
*http://www.drew.edu/depts/library/er-title.aspx*
- Academic Search Premier & Proquest:
Both academic & general articles; some full text. [Limit to academic sources, if you like.] - Lexis-Nexis:
Primarily newspaper and press feed articles, full text.
More References?
Find more stuff on our list of Electronic Reference Books:
www.drew.edu/depts/library/er-subject.aspx?category=E-Reference%20Books
including Credo Reference and Bartleby.com.