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Locating Books

Search for books and journal titles in the Drew Library Catalog.

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Library Maps will help you locate books, periodicals, government documents and other library resources and services.

Locating Journal/Newspaper Articles Online

On the Library's Research Resources page, choose Resources By Subject. The opening page shows a list of multidisciplinary databases and online reference works. Useful multidisciplinary databases which contain many full text articles are:

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Sometimes accessing full text of an article will be a few easy clicks from the database in which you found the citation. Click on a link or
. If that does not produce full text, then use the information in the citation (journal title, year, volume, issue, page, article title) and follow the steps in the Finding Periodicals Guide to determine if articles can be found in the Drew Library. If the library does not own a journal title or book you need, you can request from Interlibrary Loan.

Survey Sources on the Web

Suggested keywords: public opinion, polls, surveys

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Pollingreport.com Covers politics, economy, American scene, and National barometer, with frequent updates. Access to some items is by subscription only. Searchable and frequently updated. (It seems easier to find Fox News polls here than on the Fox News web site.)

Locating Reference Sources

The books listed below can be found in our Reference collection, which is on the main floor in the stacks opposite the Reference Counter. The following list provides examples of the kinds of useful background information you can find in the Reference collection. (Note that call numbers are subject to change, as books are reclassed to the Library of Congress Classification system. Ask a reference librarian for help.)

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