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Start Research/ Pick a Topic
- Choosing a Topic
- Understand my Assignment
- Possible Topics
- From Topic to Research Question
- What Types of Sources Do I Need
- Where to Search
- Help Searching
- Where to Search
- Search Tips
- Found Too Little or Too Much
- Library Does Not Have Item
- Which Items Are Relevant to My Topic
- Find More from What You Have
- I Need Help Developing Keywords
- These Do Not Describe My Need
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Find Sources for my Research
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- Looking for Articles
- Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Newspaper Articles
- Where To Search
- Terms & Keywords to Search With
- Search Tips
- I Need Full Text
- Found Too Little or Too Much
- Print or Non-Internet Sources
- Google Scholar & "Library Links"
- Finding Journals By Subject
- Types of Sources I Need
- Looking For Books
- Books On My Topic
- Browse Print Library Books
- Primary Sources
- E-Books
- Help Searching
- Where To Search
- Search Tips
- Found Too Little or Too Much
- How do I follow a specific scholar's research output?
- Libraries Do Not Have Item
- Which Items are Relevant to my Topic
- Find More from What You Have
- Looking For Journals
- Looking for a Specific Journal
- Finding Journals By Subject
- Info About a Specific Journal
- Journals in My Field
- Primary Sources
- Statistics
- Company & Industry Information
- Looking for a Thesis or Dissertation
- Help Searching
- Where To Search
- Search Tips
- Found Too Little or Too Much
- Libraries Do Not Have Item
- Which Items are Relevant to my Topic
- Find More from What You Have
- Libraries Do Not Have Item
- Items In Other Languages
- What Types of Sources I Need
- Help in my Subject Area
- These Do Not Describe My Need
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Look for a Specific Item
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- Looking for a Specific Book
- Searching for a Book
- Where to Find a Call Number
- Looking for a Specific Article
- Looking for a Specific Journal
- Looking for a Textbook
- Materials from Instructor on Reserve
- Help with Citation
- Looking for a Thesis or Dissertation
- Looking for a Specific Video
- Finding Journals By Subject
- Libraries Do Not Have Item
- Print or Non-Internet Sources
- These Do Not Describe My Need
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Articles
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- Peer-Reviewed Articles
- What is a peer-reviewed source?
- How do I find Peer-Reviewed Sources?
- Is This Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed?
- Looking for a Specific Article
- Newspaper Articles
- Where To Search
- Search Tips
- Found Too Little or Too Much
- I Need Full Text
- Print or Non-Internet Sources
- Materials from Instructor on Reserve
- Where to Find a Call Number
- A Website Asked Me to Pay For an Article
- 30 Miles Away from Library Materials
- Libraries Do Not Have Item
- These Do Not Describe My Need
- Full Text Access
- Library Does Not Have Article
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Books
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- Books on my Topic
- Looking for a Specific Book
- Searching for a Book
- Where to Find a Call Number
- Terms & Keywords to Search With
- I am Looking for a Textbook
- Materials from Instructor on Reserve
- Is This Book Scholarly?
- E-Books
- How do I put a book on hold to pick up later?
- Book Is Checked Out
- 30 Miles Away from Library Materials
- Checkout or Renew Library Materials
- Libraries Do Not Have Item
- These Do Not Describe My Need
- Using eBooks
- eBook Login
- The eBook I Want is Unavailable
- Media
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Citing or Using Sources
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- Citing Sources In APA Format This link opens in a new window
- Citing Sources in MLA Format This link opens in a new window
- Citing Sources in Chicago Format This link opens in a new window
- Integrating Sources Into my Paper
- Quoting and Paraphrasing
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Generate Citations
- Generate Quick Citations
- Manage My Citations
- These Do Not Describe My Need
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Printing, Login or Access Issues
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- Troubleshooting Printing Issues
- Problem wIth a Library Resource
- Trouble Accessing a Resource or Item
- Libraries Do Not Have Item
- Full Text Finder Is Not Working
- E-Book Is Not Available
- Book Is Checked Out
- Do I Need to Pay for an Article?
- Where to Find a Call Number
- Problem with a Library Resource
- 30 Miles Away From Library Resources
- Is the Library Open to the Public? This link opens in a new window
- Help Logging In
- These Do Not Describe My Need
- I Have a Question About myLesley Login Credentials
- I Am Logged In and Still Can't Access Online Resources
- Art & Design Research
- Tests & Assessments
- Faculty Resources
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I Do Not Know Which Items Are Relevant To My Topic
Not all of your search results will be relevant to your specific research question. Evaluate your results to decide what will be most useful.
Clicking on the title of a source from the search results will take you to its record, which is a page about the item that has details like the article title (or chapter title), journal title (or book title), publication date, subjects, and often an abstract/description/summary.
- Subjects: describe the article topic, can also be used to find other related sources
- Publication Date: corresponds to your topic's history and development
- Description/Abstract: short summary of the source. Scan the contents to see if the information is relates to your topic.
