Library shelvescontain more than 1500 bound and current journals.
Microform (film or fiche)available for dozens of leading newspapers, as well as other periodicals.
Databasesindex articles found in journals and magazines.
Citation only;
Citation and a short summary of the article (abstract);
Full text;
General, covering many kinds of topics, and specialized, for specific disciplines.
For this assignment be sure to use scholarly sources, not general interest magazines. The differences are important, for citation and for evaluating reliability.
How to Access Databases
On-campus: In the library or Marmaduke Internet Innovation Center (IT Lab).
Off-campus: Login with your Buff Advisor username (for example, js123456) and your Buff Advisor password (for example, buffaloes).
Our most comprehensive coverage of business publications for management, marketing, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more, with not only academic journals, magazines, trade journals, book chapters, conference papers but also country-specific reports, industry profiles, market research reports, SWOT analyses, legal summaries, and CFRA industry surveys.
Unlike Business Source Complete, this version allows unrestricted access to Harvard Business Review (including removing restrictions to the top 500 articles) for course use, enabling linking, printing and downloading that was often unavailable in Business Source Complete. It also increases the number of active, non-OA full-text peer-reviewed journals from 970 to 1,519 and the number without any embargo from 473 to 966.
Format: Majority full-text; some additional full-text via link resolver, Coverage: Varies by title. Mostly mid90s - present., Truncation and Wildcard: * and ?, Search Tips: Use quotation marks to phrase search. Allows Boolean AND, OR and NOT searching. May limit to full-text, scholarly journals, date, page length, publication name and type.
Westlaw simplifies your starting point for legal research. Try Westlaw's new interface for searching and accessing case law, US Code Annotated, statutes, court rules, regulations, and secondary sources including law reviews and journals as well as reference materials.
Government Documents
Cornette Library collects United States federal and Texas state documents on many topics.
For older documents, you will need to use the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.
We also have British Parliamentary Papers from 1731-1978/79 in microform.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Indexes all United States government documents made available through the Government Printing Office.
Includes Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
General public interest. Keyword search, or browse by general topic and subtopic.
Citing Your Sources
Why must I cite the sources I use for research projects?
To give credit to the author of the information you use.
To avoid plagiarism (WTAMU Code of Student Life) a serious offense that can result in failure or expulsion.
So that others can verify the information.
To assist others in doing their own research.
Citation Manual
Dr. Rider requires you to use either the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th edition) or the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition)
Copies of these manuals are located at the Research & Access Desk.
To determine the most appropriate subject headings for your search, refer to the redLibrary of Congress Subject Headingsnear the Reference computers in the Library or search the onlineLibrary of Congress Authorities Catalog.
Has over 246 million bibliographic records of books, websites and Internet resources, computer programs, films and slides, journals, magazines, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings, and videotapes.
Format: Citations, Coverage: Before 1000 B.C.E. to present, Truncation and Wildcard: * and # or ?, Search Tips: After searching, use 'Related Subjects' for additional subject search terms. Omit punctuation (apostrophes, commas, etc.), but may use ampersands and hyphens. Enter a space instead of a slash. Search names as Lastname Firstname Middlename without commas. '?Help' link is on each screen.
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