General Research/Reference Tools - IHUM 202 - Julie Ransom - Subject Guides at Brigham Young University

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Humanities Reference
Level 5
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801.422.4006
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MLA Style Guide

MLA Handbook - 7th Edition (Print)
Humanities Reference Desk LB 2369 .G53 2009 (Level 5)
MLA Style- Basic (Online)
Guide to using the MLA formatting style, produced by the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.

How to Research

Step-by-Step Research Guide
A guide that steps you through how to do library research
Research Process Tutorial (Advance Writing)

General Reference Sources

Smarthistory
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras
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Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each volume in this set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.

Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) This link opens in a new window

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online (Dictionary & Thesaurus)

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online This link opens in a new window

Ways to Search For Books

BYU Library Catalog
Alphabetical searching, call number searching, etc. of the library collection can be done here along with keyword searching.
HBLL Scholar Search
Keyword searching. This will take you to the advanced screen where you can select fields to search in. When you get to the results screen select "books" on the left hand side if you only want to see book titles.
Other Libraries - Try WorldCat
Unified catalog of research libraries and public libraries throughout the world. Includes books, serials, sound recordings, data files, musical scores, and visual materials. Search using Library Catalog commands. Updated daily. Interlibrary loan database. Look up book, and order it from interlibrary loan.

Librarian

Mary Chapman

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Contact:

Humanities Reference Specialist (MLS)

5522 HBLL | Call or Text 801.422.1624

Subjects: Art History & Visual Arts, English Literatures, Humanities

Bibliography Managers

Use one of these tools to import references of books, articles, and websites into folders and keep them organized. Create in-text citations and format your bibliography for your paper too.

RefWorks This link opens in a new window The new RefWorks 3.0 lets you save and share an unlimited number of references, full-text, and other research materials. Generate bibliographies and citations and integrate with either Word or Google Docs.
Zotero This link opens in a new window A free Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.

IHUM 202 - Julie Ransom: General Research/Reference Tools