To search regional libraries including St. Olaf and the U, go to Muse's home page and click Other Library Catalogs . For a much wider-ranging search, try WorldCat , a union catalog of libraries across North America. Remember that any item you find in another institution's catalog can usually be sent to you free of charge through interlibrary services . Top of the page encyclopedias and guides While they don't make great bibliography fodder, encyclopedias and other general reference works are often the best sources for the sort of basic information required at the beginning of a research project. They can also help you develop a general feel for a discipline's history and methodological quirks, and they can be invaluable guides to disciplinary jargon.
Indexes describe the contents of journals and other publications.
There is never any guarantee that an item listed in an index is held here at Carleton. A complete list of indexes and databases to which we subscribe is available. R emember that, in addition to the two major indexes of music literature described below, resources of more general scope may well contain important information. Consider every angle implied by your research topic and consult a variety of sources. Indexes Allows simultaneous searches of important indexes covering the humanities, sciences, social sciences and general-interest publications.