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Start your search on the OPAC.

The OPAC has links to all of the resources that the DWC community has free access to through the library.

It also has links to sources that are free for everyone, like Google Scholar.

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Get to know the terminology used in library databases before starting a research project.

Abstract - A brief summary of the text of a book or article, usually without added criticism.

Article - A (brief) essay or research report on a subject. Articles can appear in magazines, journals, newspapers, or other sources such as encyclopedias.

Bibliography - A list of documents (books, articles, reports, etc.) relating to a specific subject or person.

Catalog - A listing of all the materials a library owns.

Citation - May also be called a "reference". The basic information needed to find specific materials.

Database - A collection of information arranged into individual records to be searched by computer.

Full Text - The entire content of an item, usually also including an abstract and citation. Databases can be full-text.

Interlibrary Loan - A service that allows students, faculty, and staff to access materials which are not owned by the Matthew Jacoby Library

Keyword Searching - A type of search used when a user does not know the exact title of a book or is unsure of best subject terms to use.

Magazine - A periodical that consists of popular articles written for the general reader rather than for scholars in a particular field.

Reference Sources- Dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and indexes that provide factual information, and/or lead to other information resources.

Scholarly (Academic) Journal - Journal containing articles with full documentation, identifying sources used and written by scholars whose credentials are identified.

Adapted from: https://uscupstate.libguides.com/glossary

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Papal Encyclicals and Church documents: https://www.papalencyclicals.net/

Papal Encyclicals

Church documents

Vatican Archives
https://www.vatican.va/archive/index.htm

Bible

Catechism

Canon Law

Ecumenical Councils

Catholic Research Resources Alliance

Catholic Newspapers

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Listen to books on the go with Overdrive. Our new shared collection has 10,181 audiobooks and 14525 eBooks. That increases our collection by 4234.4% (previously we owned 129 audiobooks and 441 ebooks).

Find our library through the MOBIUS consortium.

If you find a book that we don't own, recommend it for purchase!

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Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the MOBIUS Consortium digital collection.

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Watch movies and tv shows on Kanopy. DWC has a subscription to the academic collection.

If you are looking for popular films, log in to Kanopy through the your local public library.

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Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries

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Source Types:

eBooks (70,000) and journal articles

Subjects: Interdisciplinary

Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Communication, Psychology, Sociology, English, History, Global Studies & MORE

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JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.

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Source Types:

eBooks (100,000) and journal articles

Subjects: Interdisciplinary

Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Communication, Psychology, Sociology, English, History, Global Studies & MORE

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Source Types

18 databases

Scholarly Journal Articles, News, Magazines, Reports, Trade Publications, Books, Dissertations and MORE

Subjects: Interdiciplinary

Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Communication, Psychology, Sociology, English, History, Global Studies & MORE.

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Sign in with your credentials to access the EBSCOhost premium information resources provided by your subscribing institution.

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A freely accessible database to broadly search for scholarly literature. Not all articles or books will be free to access.

Source Types:

Theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.

Subjects:

Many disciplines

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There are two great freely accessible encyclopedias in the field of philosophy. These are great places to look up philosophers and philosophical ideas.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
www.iep.utm.edu

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

https://plato.stanford.edu/