EN 111: College Composition I
Rachel DeRosie
Finding Library Materials
Library Catalog
Indicates the books, periodicals, government documents, and audiovisual materials the library owns. To find the location of materials listed in the library catalog, see the Library Map . Also, for help with call numbers including an outline of call numbers by subject see the Guide to Library of Congress Call Numbers.
Upper Peninsula History Sections:
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To find old Upper Peninsula newspapers on microfilm (located in Archives), use the following format & perform a Guided search:
name of city newspapers
The Library Catalog cannot be used to find articles in magazines or journals, only which magazines and journals the library owns (Time, Newsweek, etc.). See Journal and Magazine Articles below for locating articles.
Books About Names: See CS section in Reference plus:
The New Century cyclopedia of names Ref PE 1625 .C43 1954
Interlibrary Loan allows you to obtain materials not owned by Olson Library. Materials such as books and periodical articles, among other sources, can be borrowed from other libraries. The average time to receive requested materials is 10-14 days and you will be notified by email when your items arrive.
APA Style
Guide - New 6th edition 2010 Formats
Examples of how to cite a variety of materials, including full text articles, according to APA style.
MLA Style Guide
Examples of how to cite a variety of materials, including full text articles, according to MLA style.
Examples of how to caption tables and figures from another source.
Biographical & Genealogical Resources
Click on the Click on the  button to locate a copy of an article.
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Genealogy software (free)
Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
PAF Companion (reports)
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Free software provided by the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
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World Names Profiler
(FPM = Frequency per Million of nam) |
Popularity of surnames (last names) around the world. Provides maps of name concentration.
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Social Security Index via RootsWeb/Ancestry.com
RootsWeb Guide to the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
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Fully searchable for deaths. Results may be sorted. INDEX ONLY -- records are not available online.
Does not include the names of everyone, even if they had a Social Security number (SNN). If relatives or the funeral home did not report the death to the Social Security Administration, or if the individual died before 1962 (when the records were computerized) then they probably will not appear in this database. The omission of an individual in this index does not indicate the person is still living. It simply means that there was no report of the person's death to Social Security Administration.
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1962 - present |
| Obituary Daily Times (index only) |
The Obituary Daily Times is a daily index of published obituaries throughout the world. Searchable by married or maiden name. Entries include name, age, city where died, name and date of newspaper.
Note: Information contributed by volunteers, so coverage dates vary by newspaper.
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Approximately
1999 - present |
| Obituaries on the web - Canada only |
Provides links to major funeral home web sites, and newspapers arranged by province.
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| Ellis Island Records |
Searchable Port of New York passenger records. Provides residence, year arrived, age upon arrival, passenger record, ship manifest, & ship image. Viewing records requires registration.
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1892 - 1924 |
Family Search
New Beta Family Search
(Free Registration for greater access) |
Massive, searchable site of genealogical records worldwide. Maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
New Beta site now offering some record images
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Varies |
| Heritage Quest Online |
Includes searchable full-image of U.S. Census Population Schedules (name, address, nationality, etc.).
Thousands of online full-text/image resources including local history books (click on Search Books).
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Census 1790-1930; other works published various years |
RootsWeb
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popular searchable genealogy site |
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Cyndi's List
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THE web resource for genealogy |
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Biography & Genealogy Master Index
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Indexes 1,000's of biographical books, directories, Who's Who, etc. |
works published
1900 - present |
| Historical Maps |
American Memory Project - Library of Congress |
1500 - present |
| Google Maps |
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| American Memory Project (advanced search) |
SEARCHING SUBJECTS/TOPICS (RESEARCH & ARGUMENTATIVE PAPERS)
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| CQ Researcher |
In-depth, non-biased reports on political and social issues, with regular coverage of topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.
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1991 - present |
| CQ Weekly |
Weekly coverage of issues in the U.S. Congress and Washington. |
1983 - present |
Newspaper Databases
Access World News
The Mining Journal (Mqt)
Wall Street Journal
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Full text coverage of over 600 U.S. and 500 international newspapers, wire services, and news agencies.
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1990's - present
current
1982 - present |
Databases indexing very old articles
New York Times
ReadersGuideRetro
JSTOR
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Index & full image of newspaper articles
Indexes popular magazines
Index & full image of journal articles
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1851 - 1980
(1851-1922 free PDFs)
1890 - 1982
1700's - 5 years ago
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General Databases which index Journal & Magazine Articles
American History & Life
Search this index to find articles from all American History journals & magazines.
Google Scholar (Advanced Search) - Search for academic/scholarly literature, not junk.
Online full-text/full-image book digitization projects (full or partial access)
Heritage Quest Online — Click on Search Books link to access thousands of online
full-text/image resources including family histories & local history books.
Internet Archive - Text Archive - List of online text collections
Google Book Search (advanced mode) - Search full-text of books; Google account required to view selected text.
American Memory Project (Library of Congress) - Searchable database of primary & secondary material including photographs.
Google (Advanced Search) - More control over search results.
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