The research process can look different for everyone, and may look different from project to project, but most will have a few common features:
Don't forget to ask a librarian for help!
Try lots of different search terms.
Search terms in "subject list" in the catalog, or title search.
Combine Search Terms:
Instead of just searching Culture, also try:
Put phrases in quotes:
i.e. Instead of Asian American Identity,
try "Asian American Identity"
Found or need information (e.g. articles, books, etc.) that we don't have access to? You can get it via Interlibrary Loan Details (ILL).
WTAMU students, faculty, staff, and Friends of Cornette Library (Supporting level and above) can use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to borrow research materials from the collections of other libraries.
ILL Office hours are Monday-Friday 8AM to 5PM. Contact the Interlibrary Loan department at (806) 651-2406.
Delivery could take as little as a couple of days or as much as three weeks. See here for more information about Interlibrary Loan. Click here for our ILL FAQs. For our Interlibrary Loan policies click our Library policies section then select Interlibrary Loan.