MLAS6000: Research & Writing (Anderson)
This guide lists sources from AUM's Library which you can use for research on your topic. If you have questions, please:
- go to the Reference Desk on the Library's second floor
- call the Reference Desk at 334-244-3649 when we are open
- Ask A Librarian by e-mail
Journal Articles
To find journal articles, use the Library's online databases, which are accessible off campus.
The entire text of many articles is included in the Library's databases. If an article is not in the database you are searching, you may be able to find it in another database or in the Library's Periodicals Collection:
- by clicking on Article Linker
OR- by typing the journal title into Serials Solutions (AUM)
Journals in the Periodicals Collection on the second floor of the Library are arranged by call number. Ask at the Reference Desk if you need assistance.
You may request articles that are not available in the Library or the databases through Interlibrary Loan.
General Databases
- JSTOR (AUM)
- Academic Search Premier (AUM)
- Expanded Academic ASAP Plus (AUM)
- OCLC FirstSearch (AUM)
- Research Library (AUM)
Subject Databases
Select databases from the appropriate subject listing.
Books
You can request books not available in the Library or netLibrary through Interlibrary Loan. Books may also be requested through Universal Borrowing.
- AUM Library Catalog - books in the Library
- NetLibrary (AUM) - eBooks online
- WorldCat (AUM)
History & Literature on the Web
Use these resources to locate primary source materials available online.
- Using Primary Sources on the Web
- American Memory (Library of Congress)
- Documenting the American South (University of North Carolina)
- Making of America (Cornell University)
- Making of America (University of Michigan)
- Archival Research Catalog (National Archives)
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (Library of Congress)
- Electronic Text Center (University of Virginia)
- UNESCO Archives Portal
Archives & Special Collections
Here is a list of institutions in cental Alabama that you may wish to contact or visit while conducting research.