Finding Articles & More
Overviews
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Credo General ReferenceA search engine covering hundreds of reference works, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, and books of quotations, plus subject-specific titles covering topics such as arts, business, history, law, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, psychology, religion, science, and technology.
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Complete Dictionary of Scientific BiographyComplete text of the 18-volume original Dictionary of Scientific Biography, plus the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, published in 2007 by Charles Scribner's Sons and the American Council of Learned Societies.
Interdisciplinary Databases
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History of Science, Technology and MedicineA database covering science, technology, and medicine from prehistoric times to the present, including records of journal articles, books, dissertations, and other materials.
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ScopusInterdisciplinary, peer-reviewed research articles in science, technology, medicine, social sciences and art/humanities
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Academic Search CompleteMultidisciplinary, scholarly and popular journal literature, news, some full text. 1990-present
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HathiTrustA digital library containing assets from over 100 research libraries, with document types including books, images, images, music scores, newspapers, and videos. Use the yellow "Log In" button to find and select Colby College, then follow the login prompts.
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Center for Research Libraries (CRL)Newspapers, dissertations, digital collections. We are a member with borrowing and downloading privileges
Types of Resources
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Mega-search Sites
More specific than Google:
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ECHO - Exploring and Collecting History OnlineScience, technology and industry
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Library of Congress Bibliographies, Research Guides, and Finding Aids (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress)Wide variety of subject areas. Browse to see if there is something that might help you with your topic. Additional guides will be found under the Divisional index.
OneSearch
Finding Books
Search broadly for research topics in books, using broader terminology. Start with CBBcat but move on to what we can obtain from other libraries:
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NExpressSearch NExpress to identify additional relevant books obtained directly from CBB, Middlebury, Northeastern, Wellesley, Williams, Vassar.
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MaineCatCBB is in here too; you may find more technical government reports.
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WorldCatExcellent source for topics. Books available from throughout the US; request on Interlibrary Loan.
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Need Help? Sciences Librarian
Kara Kugelmeyer
Contact:
Olin Library
4000 Mayflower Hill Dr, Waterville, ME 04901
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