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Barnard College
Library Research Guide |
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This guide is intended as a starting point in your research; the databases and reference tools listed here are a selective list. Always remember that you can ask for assistance at the Barnard Reference Desk at any point in your research, and you can always request a consultation. |
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CLIO (Columbia Libraries Information Online) is the catalog for materials added to the Columbia University Libraries since 1981. To find PRIMARY SOURCES, use these terms in your search: ARCHIVES, BIOGRAPHY (this includes autobiographies), CORRESPONDENCE, DIARIES, INTERVIEWS, SOURCES. Enter them as "any of these" in a Guided Keyword search, selecting Subject from the In: menu. Reference
E-JOURNALS Many scholarly journals are available on the Web. They are often included in searchable collections of journals supplied as a package by a publisher or by another vendor. These collections are included on the list of databases. If you have a citation or particular journal that you want to access electronically:
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Subject specific databases, based on the class's research topics:
Search multiple databases simultaneously:
AllAfrica.com -- Fully accessible only on campus. LexisNexis Academic -- Legal news and articles from U.S. and international newspapers, radio, blogs, etc. United Nations common database (UNCDB) -- statistical tables covering many topics for countries worldwide. |
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Other Library Catalogs Those with Columbia ID have access to the libraries of the Columbia Law School, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Teachers’ College, and Union Theological Seminary, but they are not included in CLIO. CUID also provides access to the libraries of New York University. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in New York is entitled to a New York Public Library card. Use the Catalogs list on CU LibraryWeb, or the following links:
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USEFUL WEB SITES Slides from Library Research Session
Beyond Barnard/Columbia
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are bibliographic software packages that are available, free of charge, to all current Barnard and Columbia students, faculty and staff.
Consult the page EndNote at Barnard and Columbia for more details.
The Bedford Handbook
is a free online guide to APA, Chicago, CSE, and MLA styling. |
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