Graham Library
Online Research and Reference

• Books
• Periodicals & Newspapers
• Write that paper right!
• Encyclopedia
• Guide to Internet Resources

• State and National Info.
• College & Career
• Great Search Engines
• Tutorials
• Other Links of Interest

Books

Kansas Library Catalog - We’ll get it for you on interlibrary loan.  Just e-mail or give us the information on the book or article you need.

Encylopedia

SIRS Discover Database and Encyclopedia (Off-Campus users can access with password available from library staff) - Selected research topics and subjects get broad coverage: Funk & Wagnall’s Encyclopedia, etc.

Encyclopedia.com - online encyclopedia available to all.

Periodicals and Newspapers

ProQuest (Campus use only) - 150 magazines, journals, newspapers, 1986 to present, some full text matches our CD-ROM collection.

Infotrac - a major periodicals and newspaper database.  Spanish offered.

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe (Campus Use Only) - Over 3,000 sources including magazines, journals, and newspapers, most full-text.  This is the one the lawyers and newspaper writers use.

Firstsearch  - Use the Worldcat database for books.

FindArticles - This website allows you to search millions of articles from leading academic and general interest publications.

Write that paper right!

Owens Library - How to cite your web site in a research paper in the different styles: APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus - Word of the day and other fun stuff.

State and National Information

Blue Skyways of Kansas - Kansas community, education, government and library information.

Blue Skyways of Kansas Subject Directory - Internet resources chosen for their usefullness to the public library user’s information needs.

Firstgov.gov - Official web site for searching United States government web sites.

Library of Congress - Check out their special displays and photo archive collections, links to U.S. history and government.  450 languages in the book catalog.

College and Career

Career Web Sites - Good starting point for jobs, career information, and summer job opportunities.

Fastweb - Free scholarship and college searches, financial aid tools.

Great Search Engines

Google.com - Search the Internet with the best search engine.

Kartoo.com - metasearch tool with visual display.

www.vivisimo.com - "Clustering" search engine tool.

Tutorials (Tutorials in Macromedia Flash format)

Boolean Search Tutorial - Learn how to conduct an effective Boolean search.

Database Tutorial - Learn how to effectively use an online database.

Dewey Decimal Tutorial - Melvil Dewey is dead, but his hierarchical classification system lives on.

Online Information Tutorial - Learn more about which online resources are reliable.

Library Tour - Learn more about the Graham Library in this virtual tour.

Online Catalog Tutorial - Learn how to effectively use the Graham Library online catalog.

Scholarly Resources Tutorial - Learn how to determine if a resource is credible.

Other Links of Interest

IRS Tax Forms -  http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html