Finding Books to Support Your Research Topic


Voyager – Norwich University’s Online Catalog.

eBrary – An online database containing electronic books full-text online

WorldCat – An online database that allows you to search for materials from the collections of libraries all over the world. You can request materials right from the WorldCat interface.

Some Selected Reference Works Held by the Kreitzberg Library

Cambridge Ancient History (1961). REF 930 C178

Cambridge Medieval History (1995). REF 940.1 C178

Oxford companion to classical civilization. REF 938.003 O98 1998

Xreferplus - A collection of over 200 high-quality digital reference titles. Subject areas include: art, biography, business, geography, history, humanities, language, literature, music, and science and technology

Library of Congress Subject Headings: A Sampling

  • Rome—History—Empire, 284-476
  • Rome—History—30 BC-476AD
  • Rome—Civilization
  • Rome—Politics and Government
  • Rome—Social Life and Customs
  • Roman law

Finding Articles to Support Your Research Topic


Online Databases for History can be accessed here.

International Medieval Biography – Online (IMB)*
Indexes articles, review articles, scholarly notes and similar literature on all aspects of medieval studies.
JSTOR
Backfiles of hundreds of scholarly journals spanning numerous disciplines
TOCS-IN
Stands for Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists
Google Scholar
Will link you to citations and advertisement for books and journals, order thru Interlibrary Loan if NU does not have.

The following might provide a few articles on the subject:

Academic Search Premier
Multidiscipline database containing full-text scholarly articles
Infotrac Onefile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics and academic disciplines
Wilson OmniFile Select
Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business

Finding Specific Journal Holdings Available at Kreitzberg Library

Periodicals A to Z is a database that will allow you to search for a specific journal title and find in which databases it is available in full-text (or if it is available in the library). For instructions on how to use Periodicals A to Z, visit this page on the Research Guide.

Once you have found a link to an online journal, many will let you search within that journal for a particular author or subject.

Borrowing Materials Not Owned by Kreitzberg Library

Interlibrary Loan – You may find an item not available in the Kreitzberg Library when searching the online databases. In that case, you can requests the item through interlibrary loan. Allow at least a week for your requested items to arrive.

Finding Resources on the Web - Primary Source and Other Materials


The Web can be a terrific resource for finding information. However, you need to be careful about the information you choose to use in your research. This page gives you some tips on how to evaluate Websites.

Some Suggested Websites

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