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UE: MUS 110 OL: Spirituals to Rock 'n Roll Online Classes: What is a Reliable Source?
Using Databases at Cannon Memorial Library
Where to find reliable source materials for this project?
The Best place to look is in the Cannon Memorial Library. Use the catalog search tool to find books, e-books, and articles on many famous musicians and music topics, or use one of the library databases.
Video Tutorials are posted on the right side of this page (each video is about 3 minutes):
Conducting Research Effectively Part 1 reviews the library website.
Part II reviews searching the library catalog and how to access and use ebooks.
Part III reviews searching the library catalog and how to access and use journal articles.
Check out this tutorial: How to Search the Library Databases
What is supplied through the library is credible, reliable information. Searching the library catalog or the databases you will find:
- Peer-reviewed and scholarly articles and books.
- Trade articles and books.
- Sources from reputable magazines and newspapers.
- EBSCO This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text databases (indexes). EBSCO also contains the following subject-specific databases: ATLA, Business Source Premier, CPLI, ERIC, History Reference Center, Literature Reference Center Plus, PsycArticles, and PsycINFO. Click "All EBSCOhost Reference Databases" link and checkmark databases/indexes to search more than one database at a time. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Includes a wide range of academic journals in the arts and sciences. - ProQuest One This link opens in a new windowAcademic multi-disciplinary databases that contain full-text, scholarly articles for research in: the arts, business, current events/news, health and medicine, history, literature and languages, science and technology, and the social sciences.
