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Your Library’s Home Page
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Journal Indexes Online or Paper
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Full-text Databases
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Web
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Ask a Reference Librarian
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Books
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BEST: Your Library’s Catalog or MaineCat or NExpress
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Some literary classics and poetry
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To recommend subject headings & teach search technique
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Journal Articles
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Check periodical title holdings after index search
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BEST
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Which index is the best for your topic
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Newspapers: Current Articles
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BEST (e.g., LexisNexis)
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Today’s newspapers
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Newspapers: Historical Articles
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BEST
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Possibly some
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Books and Film Reviews
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BEST
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Which index or reference work to use
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Government Documents
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Marcive (U.S. 1976+) or Catalog of U.S. Gov’t. Pub’ns.
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BEST since 1994
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No clear trail for all types – ask Librarian
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Primary Resources
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BEST
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Check subject specific indexes
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Check appropriate .edu and .org sites
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For ideas in your subject area
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Statistics
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Indexes to U.S. government & International statistics
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Stat USA, Matter of Fact, or LexisNexis Statistical
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BEST
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Which reference or document sources to use
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Biographies
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Diaries, biographies, and autobiographies
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Unpredictable results
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