ENC 1102
How to Find Library Resources & Electronic Resources

** EZ-Proxy is necessary to access databases and electronic journals from off-campus

1. Finding Books:

Web LUIS: click on “Catalog” or “Books”. This source lists the books, government documents, videos, and other materials owned by the FAU libraries. It will tell you what books and journals, etc. the library owns. To find the actual journal articles you may choose to search by subject or keyword in the databases listed below.

A. Keywords:
May search for two keywords using the terms and/ or/ not to limit search

Example:
Great Depression and narrative
Thomas Edison
Slave and narrative
Slave and diary

B. Author’s Name: Use last name first with no commas

C. Title: If the title begins with A, An or The, skip the first word and begin searching with the next word

D. Subject: Must be specific to Library of Congress search terms. Good cross-references can be obtained through this search.

Need Help?
From the library home page, click on "Need Help?" > “Research Help” >“Research Guides" > Searching for Movie Reviews. The Film Review Index is available in both print and electronic versions.

2. Finding Articles (Use EZ Proxy link for off-campus access)

Interlibrary Loan

SFX

Databases

America: History and Life 1964-present | Vendor: ABC-CLIO Inc.
Contents/Info: Covers United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.

American Memory | Full Text | Vendor: Library of Congress
Contents/Info: American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
Example: Select African American History, scroll to slave narratives or Select Literature and scroll to Manuscript Division

Expanded Academic Index: 1980-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: Gale Group
Contents/Info: Includes scholarly journals, news magazines and newspaper articles regarding arts and humanities, social sciences and science and technology disciplines.

JSTOR: Full Text | Vendor: JSTOR
Contents/Info: Journal Storage (118 scholarly journals in education, humanities, mathematics, science [including the General Science Collection and Ecology and Botany Collection], and social science disciplines)

LexisNexis Academic:| Full Text | Vendor: LexisNexis
Contents/Info: Accesses over a billion full text news, magazine, legal, and business articles and reports, including newspapers, magazines and government documents, state and federal laws and regulations, case law, newsletters, company and industry information.
Example: After database opens, select the “Guided News Search” tab. Select “Arts and Sports News”. Follow with “Book, Movie, Music & Play Reviews”. Put in the name of the movie, Grapes of Wrath. Sort by date or relevance.

LexisNexis Statistical: 1973-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: LexisNexis
Contents/Info: Search summaries of U.S. government statistical publications, then link to the full-text of selected publications on LexisNexis Statistical and U.S. government web sites.

Opposing Viewpoints: 2003-present | Vendor: Gale Group
Contents/Info: Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Original Sources: Full Text| Vendor: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Contents/Info: This site includes original source documents, critical selections, and acclaimed works across U.S. and World History, Literature, Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Science, Mathematics, Religion, Philosophy, and Language. It comprises more than 350,000 documents and more than 5,000 complete books.

3. For further assistance, contact:

Lyn LaVigne, MA
Coordinator, Information Literacy and Instructional Services
mlavigne@fau.edu
(561) 297-4318