U.S. Military Policies and Affecting America's Global Influence
Finding Books
For books in the circulating collection (Main Stacks), use the Online Catalog. Use either Subject or Keyword searching. Search specific as well as more general aspects of your topic to find relevant information.
Finding Articles
Use the subscription databases available from the library's Web site to locate articles on the Separation of Church and State. The following are the databases that will be most relevant:
Academic OneFile
A very large full-text database with over 30 million articles, it indexes both newspapers and journals. Coverage is from 1980 to present. A few journals, especially older dates, give only selective full-text.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Updated daily, newspaper coverage in Lexis-Nexis includes the New York Times and the Washington Post and extends, in some cases, to the mid-1970s.
WilsonSelectPlus
This completely full-text database covers a wide range of subject fields including science, humanities, education and business. Coverage is from 1994 to the present.
Off Campus Access
FLITE's subscription databases are available to all current Ferris students, faculty, and staff. Login and additional information can be found at Off Campus Database Access.
Interlibrary loan requests for materials FLITE does not have access to can be electronically submitted at through the InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Request form.
If you experience problems logging on, please call (231) 591-2669 or (800) 4-FERRIS (ext. 2669), or stop by the Check Out Desk at the Library.
To look up whether FLITE owns a particular journal, use the Find a Periodical database to search for the journal title. Remember to use the journal title, not the article title, for your search.
Electronic Encyclopedias
Elecronic Reference Resources provide encyclopedias, guide books, and dictionaries in a variety of subjects. A good place to start is with Political Science Resources.
Citing Sources
Whenever you are quoting or using information from a source, you must credit or cite that source. Failure to do so is plagiarism which can lead to expulsion from the University. The following links provide information on how to use MLA.
RefWorks
RefWorks is an online research management tool that allows users to create personal bibliographic databases and use them for a variety of research activities. References are quickly and easily imported from text files or online databases and records can be formatted in hundreds of output styles from APA, MLA, Chicago etc.
NOTE: You must use a computer on-campus to sign up for a RefWorks account.
Citation Style Guide: MLA (PDF)
An online version of an MLA Quick Reference handout which provides the citation style for several basic types of sources, requires Adoboe Acrobat Reader.
MLA Format
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the MLA format.
If you have any questions about using the library for research, Email Jodi Shepherd.
Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the Oval Information Desk and ask for help at any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.
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Last update: October 22, 2007