Pew Learning Center & Ellison Library

Instructor: Jeanne Sommer
Librarian: Mary Brown x3062, Office: Library (main level)

Articles & Databases
Try these interdisciplinary, full-text databases with over 5,000 full-text journal titles:
Academic Search Premier
MasterFILE Premier
ProQuest Research Library
JSTOR--The Scholarly Journal Archive – backfiles of key journals in many subject areas.

Try some of these specialized subject databases to find articles:
Arts & Humanities Search
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Humanities Index
Religious Periodicals
Wilson Select

Magazines & Journals
Use WWC Periodical Holdings (aka Journal Finder) to see if your article is available here (paper, electronic, or microform); check the journal title and issue date of the article.
Use online Interlibrary Loan (ILL))Article Request Forms to request articles, not available in our library, from other libraries, but be sure to allow time for delivery.

Books, Videos & CDs
Selected Books – in our collection.

Use these library catalogs to find materials in our library and in other libraries:
MCLN Catalog – for books, videos, and CDs in our library and in other MCLN (Mountain College Library Network) colleges. Borrow books yourself with a Cooperative Borrower card available at the Reference Desk.
WWC E-Books – for access to over 50,000 electronic titles in online collections such as NetLibrary.
WNCLN (Western North Carolina Library Network) Catalog – for books at UNC-A's library.
You may borrow UNC-A books yourself with a Cooperative Borrower card available at the Reference Desk.
Asheville Buncombe Library System Catalog – for books and videos in the local public libraries which you may borrow yourself with a public library card available at Pack Library or any branch libraries.
WorldCat – for books in libraries worldwide, often available through ILL requests.

Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to borrow books from other libraries:
ILL Book Request Forms (online) or WorldCat (direct request)
If you have any questions about submitting ILL requests, someone at the Reference Desk can help you. Remember to allow enough time for delivery.

Web Sites
Selected Web Sites – for your class.
Web Resources – library's collection arranged by subject such as Religion.
Search the Net – search engines such as Google or Google Scholar to find your own web sites.

Painless Library Research is a great reminder on using these library resources, documenting your sources, and more!
Read more about doing library research assignments, see general library research assignment information prepared by librarian Chris Nugent. And remember that librarians are always available for assistance at the Reference Desk.

If you have any questions or suggestions for other books or web sites, email, call (x3062), or stop by my office on the main level of the library.