For periodicals and books not owned by SWT, check WorldCat to see if nearby libraries own them. For periodical articles and books not available nearby, contact Interlibrary Loan to borrow the material from another library. Another way to retrieve articles not available locally is Carl Uncover . This service charges you for document delivery. The Internet is a useful source of basic information about a topic, but is not usually of the scholarly caliber that your professor will require.
Most sites offer no more detailed information than a standard encyclopedia.
Sites maintained by scholarly societies, such as the International Machaut Society, are trustworthy. Some other sites may have been written by experts in their fields, but unless you are also an expert, you won't know which ones. After you have assembled your bibliography and read through the important items, you are ready to start writing your term paper. Click here for a list of tips available through SLAC's online hand-outs. These hand-outs offer help with everything from common punctuation errors to MLA documentation guidelines.