Where do I start?
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In what
research database should I start?
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How do I do research?
Choose a "General" or "All Subjects" database
that covers all topics in a single database. Good
databases in which to start your research are the following
databases:
1.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Encyclopedia articles provide good starting
points for research by providing overviews of
topics. This database provides access to
articles from numerous specialized
encyclopedias: Endangered Species;
Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East & North
Africa; New Dictionary of the History of
Ideas; Encyclopedia of the American
Constitution; Gale Encyclopedia of
Medicine; World Religions Reference
Library; World of Forensic Science;
and many, many more.
2. Proquest
Research Library
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This Proquest database includes full-text magazine/journal articles.
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link to
information about all Proquest databases
3.
Academic Search Premier
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This database provided by EBSCOhost includes full-text magazine/journal articles
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link to
information about all EBSCOhost databases
4.
Library Catalog
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This database provided by the SD Library Network
provides access to online books, plus descriptions and locations
of print books, videos, CDs,
DVDs, etc. in the Mundt Library or in other
libraries in South Dakota
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information about Library Catalog
For help selecting a different
database,
See the list of
research databases
arranged by
Subject, Type of Resource, or Audience.
It provides
descriptions of the databases that will help in
selecting ones that match the research problem.
Still confused or unsure
what research database(s) to use?
Ask a Librarian for help!
How Do I
Do Research?
For a complete tutorial on how
to do research in Mundt Library Online, use
TILT,
our information literacy tutorial. Or select and read a specific module in the
tutorial. Written for DSU students, the tutorial explains basic
concepts and provides instructions for using information
services and databases to search for information on the Mundt
Library web site.
Link to:
TILT
tutorial
Link to a section of the tutorial:
Welcome:
Tutorial info and the software requirements
Introduction
to Information Literacy
Module 1: Basic Research
Module 2: Learn the concepts of
searching electronic resources
Module 3: Learn to search
electronic resources
Module 4: Evaluation the
information
To begin searching immediately, use the direct links to information services and
databases found in the "Database QuickLinks"
dropdown on the upper right
corner of the library home page.
Still
confused or unsure
about how to do research?
Ask a Librarian
for help!
More on getting started:
Links to
additional
research help may be found on the
Tutorials &
Tipsheets page.
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