ENGL 250 - Sherwood
Where to find material at FLITE:
Finding Journal Articles
To find journal articles on a particular topic, use one or more of the databases available on the FLITE Web site. These databases provide indexing to thousands of journal titles.
Academic OneFile
A very large full-text database with over 50 million articles covering a wide variety of subjects, Academic OneFile provides access to a great number of academic journals.
WilsonSelect Plus
This database is completely full-text and includes articles from subject fields including science, humanities, education and business, all taken from academic journals. Coverage is from 1994 to the present.
Suggestions to retrieve better/more results:
- Search topic as both a keyword and subject
- Combine terms with AND or OR
- Set date ranges limit to a specific time
- Use quotes for phrases
Other databases are sorted by subject from the Database Access page.
Please read Off Campus Database Access for information on searching from home.
Getting the Article
If HTML or PDF full text options are available, click the link to go directly to the full text.
If full text is not an option:
Click the "Find It", link or button;
Select red GO button.
Finding Books at FLITE
For books and documents in the circulating collection (Main Stacks), use the Online Catalog. Search either using keyword or subject.
Book Locations
- Main Stacks, Call Numbers A-H - Lower Level
- Main Stacks, Call Number J-Z - Third Floor
- Reference - First Floor
- Government Documents - Second Floor
MelCat
Use MelCat to look up books in other Michigan Libraries. MelCat items will be delivered to the circulation desk and you will receive an Email when the items arrive.
Citing Sources
Plagiarism
Plagiarism tutorials and self-help guides, plus a link to step-by-step citation assistance.
Citation Style Guide: MLA (PDF)
An online version of FLITE's MLA Quick Reference handout which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
MLA Format
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the MLA format.
Citation Style Guide: APA (PDF)
An online version of FLITE's APA Quick Reference handout, also requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
APA List of References
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the APA format.
Copies of the full-length APA manual (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed.) and MLA Handbook (MLA handbook for writers of research papers) are found in the Ready Reference section on Floor 1 of the library near the Oval Information Desk.
Citations - a FLITE guide
A guide to understanding citations, and a link to different online citation management tools that can help you input your sources and create your bibliographies.
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Last update: September 12, 2008