Databases
To access the electronic databases you can click on the hypertext link, or from the library homepage select Articles | Research Guides. The hypertext link provided will take you to the A-Z List and you will have to select your database from there. The following list of databases represents only some of the resources available in a discipline. For additional help in selecting or using these resources please ask a reference librarian (708.524.6875)
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Academic
Search Elite
Full text, indexes and abstracts are provided for 3,237 journals in the collection. This database offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more. . Coverage Varies
First Monday is a peer-reviewed journal on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet. Since its start in May 1996, First Monday has published 499 papers in 92 issues; these papers were written by 605 different authors. 1996-present
FirstSearch A wide variety of databases indexing and providing full text on a number of subjects and disciplines. Databases can be searched up to 3 at one time: use Periodical Absracts (multidisciplinary subject areas and topics 1987-present) and WilsonSelectPlus (WilsonSelectPlus is a collection of over 750,000 full-text articles drawn from over 1,600 magazines and journals. Articles extend from those published in 1994-present).
Library Literature & Information Science Full Text A bibliographic database that indexes articles and book reviews in more than 234 key library and information science periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. Books, chapters in collected works such as conference proceedings, library school theses, and pamphlets are also indexed. 1994-present
Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. 1965-present
Trying to determine which database indexes a particular journal? Use this link!
Journal List E-Journal Portal to over 13,000 full text periodical titles in print and online *Browse or find journals by title, subject or publisher * *Use this link to find descriptions of journals ("title details from Ulrichsweb
Catalog Instructions
If you have any trouble accessing any of the resources mentioned on this site, please ask for help at the Reference or Circulation Desks.
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In order to access the online catalog go to the Library homepage http://domweb.dom.edu/library/crown/
and select Books | Online Catalogs.
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The direct link to the Dominican Library Online Catalog is http://domweb.dom.edu/library/Crown/Books/books.htm.
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If you cannot locate the item you need at Dominican try searching all
65 ILLINET Libraries. http://library.ilcso.illinois.edu/ilcso/cgi-bin/welcome.
You can have many materials sent to Dominican from any of the 65 libraries.
Items such as videos and reserve materials may not be requested.
Books, if they have been written on your topic, will give it an extensive treatment and may provide references for further reading. To find books written on your topic, use references from encyclopedia articles and look up the titles in the ILLINET Catalog.
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Search tips:
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Use Quick Search if you know the name of a specific book.
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Select Start of Title Search from the search by box. Type in your title.
(N.B. You must know the first word of the title to use Quick Search. If
you know some words but not the first word use the Guided Search option)
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Leave out a, an, the if it is the first word of the title.
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Look for the library call number and status
Search for a topic:
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Search tips:
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Using the Any word Anywhere in Quick Search, type in likely key words
in the search box. Put quotes around phrases. Use ? to truncate. Example:
art? and "20th century".
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Click on any titles that look relevant. Note library location and call
number but also note subject headings to use in a second search for better
results. Example: Art, Modern -- 20th century. Another example:
the subject heading for bullfighting is bullfights.
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For books about an author (biography or criticism and interpretation),
use the Basic search mode. Type the author's name (Example: morrison,
toni) and change the drop down box to Subject Browse. Click on Search.
Then click on the subject heading that has the extension "Biography"
or the extension "Criticism and Interpretation" to
get to the list of books about your author.
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To limit these results to only works in English, click on the limit results
button just above the date of the first entry. Now select English from
the list of languages and click the Set More Limits button at the bottom
of the page. Scroll through the results for good records. Click on the
title of a good record to get the call number.
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Remember: you can request available items from the 65 ILSCO libraries.
Videos and reserve items may not be requested.
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Select the item(s) you want
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Click “Request”
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Enter your Student ID number and last name
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Select to have your materials sent to Dominican University
Internet Sites
American
Library Association
Association of College
& Research Libraries
Internet Library for Librarians
Librarians' Index to the Internet