Guide to Reference Sources and Research Services

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Research Methods & Processes     Librarian Subject Specialists

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Library Catalogs
  • Other Libraries Available via WWW
    • Biography
  • Biography and Genealogy Master Index a comprehensive index to biographical sketches
    • Directories
  • Associations Unlimited a directory of local, state, regional, national, and international associations
  • Gale Database of Publications and Broadcast Media a directory of media companies
  • AT&T's guide to businesses, phone numbers, colleges, government, and much more
  • Lookup USA
  • Switchboard: Nationwide Residential & Business Directory
  • AT&T Toll Free 800 Directory
  • Info Space Canada People & Business Directory
  • ZIP Codes
  • Canada Postal Codes
  • Yahoo's phone numbers reference list
  • CollegeSource Online features over 10,500 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format
    • Dictionaries
  • Webster's Hypertext Dictionary
  • The Human Languages Page
  • Roget's Thesaurus
  • Yahoo's dictionaries reference list
  • Yahoo's acronyms and abbreviations dictionary reference list
    • Encyclopedias
  • The Free Internet Encyclopedia
  • The CIA World FactBook
  • NDSU Libraries' Encyclopedias List
    • Handbooks
  • Inflation Calculator
  • Flags of the World
  • Periodic Table of the Elements
  • Metric Conversion Charts
  • Perpetual Calendar
  • Yahoo's measurements and units reference list
    • Guides
  • Kelley Blue Book Used Car Guide
  • AutoSite Book Value Report
  • N.A.D.A. Used Vehicle Values & Appraisal Guides
    • Indexes
  • Information on databases available at NDSU
  • Search The Forum NDSU's database of older articles
  • Search The Forum The Forum's archives
  • NewsLibrary Search the archives of virtually millions of articles published by Knight-Ridder newspapers, including the Grand Forks Herald and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Searching the archives is free. Charges apply when stories are accessed.
  • NASA Technical Reports Server A service that allows users to search the many different abstract and technical report servers maintained by various NASA centers and programs.
  • Government Databases available on the Web--databases included are those which are considered substantial research sources.
    • Maps
  • Lycos Road Map
  • Yahoo's map reference list
    • Style Manuals
  • A Field Guide to Sources On, About, and On the Internet
  • Citation Guides for Electronic Documents
  • Writing Resources Includes citing APA and MLA online sources

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      Resource Guides by Subject

    Agriculture
  • Agricultural Sciences
    • Architecture &
    Landscape Architecture
  • Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library
    • Business & Economics
  • Business & Economics
    • Engineering &
    Technology
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Construction Engineering and Management
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering
    • Government & Law
  • Political Science
  • NDSU's Government Documents Collection
  • North Dakota Information on the WWW
    • Human Development &
    Education
  • Apparel, Textiles, & Interior Design
  • Education
  • Child Development & Family Science
  • CollegeSource Online features over 10,500 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format
    • Life Sciences
  • Biology
  • Biochem
  • Health Sciences Library
  • New Library Titles
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
    • Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geoscience
  • Physics
    • Social Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel, Textiles, and Interior Design
  • Business
  • Business (Internet resources only)
  • Child Development & Family Science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

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      Research Methods & Processes

    NDSU Library Guides
  • Information Search Strategy
  • Acquiring Needed Articles
  • Borrowing Privileges and Responsibilities
  • Brief Guide to Classic PALS
  • ERIC on PALS
  • General Information
  • H.J. Klosterman Chemistry Library
  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Library Basics for Graduate Students
  • Library Basics for Students
  • LUMINA
  • Online Catalog (PALS) Commands
  • Pharmacy/Nursing Library
  • Scanning Photos and Text
  • Science Citation Index (SCI)
  • Suggested Steps for Writing a Paper
  • U.S. Government Publications
  • Using WinSPIRS
  • WebPals Tutorial - I Have This Paper to Write...Now What?
    • Internet Guides &
    Indexes
  • Yahoo Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle from Stanford University
  • Alta Vista
  • CMU LYCOS The LYCOS Catalog of the Internet at Carnegie Mellon
  • EINet Galaxy The EINet Galaxy catalog of over 100,000 web documents
  • WebCrawler Searchable index of over 100,000 web pages
  • Subject Clearinghouse List of nearly 200 subject-oriented guides to Internet resources
  • Understanding and Using Internet Search Tools