Once the area and type have informed you about the discipline and subject of your literature review, you will research your topic.
The following grid categorizes some available research tools; the examples are located below.
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For advanced research help, MU Libraries has tutorials and videos, as well as services like the Reference Desk and Research Consultation.
To find books, you have several options:
International catalog containing over 95 million records of books and other materials held in libraries worldwide. Titles unavailable elsewhere can be requested here.
Use a database to find articles on your topic. After retrieving article citations, use Findit@MU to determine whether the article(s) is available fulltext online or in print.
Request an Item (Interlibrary Loan) to obtain copies of articles not available through Find It@MU.
Examples:
Web of Science indexes thousands of scholarly journals, books, reports, conferences and more. Citation information and analysis with cited reference searching available. The collection includes Science Citation Index Expanded (1990-present), Social Sciences Citation Index Expanded (1990-present), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1990-present), Conference Proceedings Citation Index (1990-present), Book Citation Index (2005-present), Current Chemical Reactions (1985-present) and Index Chemicus (1993-present).
Provides access to scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. Contains a digital library of images, previously known as ARTStor, in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images.
