Advanced Library Research at NU Libraries  

NuCat (library catalog)

WorldCat (search catalogs of other libraries)

Interlibrary Loan (request articles or books not available at NU)

E-journal listing (includes a list of all journals, print and electronic, at NU)

Citation Guides (includes APA, MLA, Chicago)

Endnote (software for managing your citations)

Off campus access to online resources

Online Help (e-mail, chat, texting)

This guide supports the basic information gathering needs of students who already have a fundamental knowledge of basic library resources and services such as finding books and requesting materials through interlibrary loan.

This guide focuses on identifying scholarly articles by discipline and analyzing their impact on the discipline through citation analysis.  The guide also places emphases on utilizing data resources, government documents, foreign sources, multimedia resources, such as videos and images, information from reputable websites, and primary resource materials, all to enlarge the research process. Some sources of information may fit in two or more of the above categories, for example data published by the US government.

Finally, the guide focuses on the role of copyright and intellectual property laws in determining the proper use of and attribution to these resources as a part of classroom assignments or individual research.

You may use this research guide for referral for its information.  In addition, witin each section (represented by a tab) is an exercise to help walk you through each section or component of information. 

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines.  This valuable guide supports the English Department's writing requirement for middlers.  The guide focuses on scholarly articles and is organized by the subject courses offered, e.g. general, business, health.

Federal Government Research at NU.  This guide provides assistance with and access to both depository and non-depository US Government information.  

Multimedia Resources for Research and Content Creation.  This guide provides resources to support the creation of digital projects and assignments.

Subject Specialists by Discipline