The DiMenna-Nyselius Library is open for current Fairfield University students, faculty, and staff only. To learn more about our resources and services, visit the link below
Use this guide to find scholarly resources—books, articles, background sources—as well as strategies for improving searches, evaluating web sources, and formatting citations.
If you have any questions or need additional help, please visit in person when the library is open, contact a librarian online any time, or email me directly: jmercurio [at] fairfield.edu.
Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic.
Resources for Philosophy
Resources for Biochemistry & Environmental Science
Selected Multidisciplinary Databases
Books (print and electronic) can help you to get overviews on broad topics and to identify additional sources (among other things).
Find books owned by Fairfield using the library catalog. To find books not owned by Fairfield, use WorldCat and then and request delivery the item through interlibrary services.
Use these selected sources to find background information on your topic.
The resources below are online encyclopedias that have information across disciplines.
Check footnotes, endnotes, or bibliographies in relevant resources to find additional, older scholarship.
To find newer resources that cite your particular book or article, enter the title in Google Scholar and click on "cited by" link beneath the item's description. You can then refine your search further by adding keywords.
Searches on the Open Web can often return irrelevant or non-scholarly results; however, search engines can also be useful tools for discovering data, some scholarly sources, and related texts.
Use these search tips to improve your web searching. Remember to critically evaluate your sources before using them in your project.
Some sample searches:
The links below point to brief informational guides for creating accurate citations. For more complete information, consult the original books at the library (see call numbers below) or contact a librarian.
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Chicago:
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Ref. LB2369.G53 2016 |
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Questions about Citations? Save time, ask a Librarian!
RefWorks is an online citation management tool that allows you to organize your citations and quickly create bibliographies without having to type a word. Click the logo for more info!
The Writing Center, located in the main level of the DiMenna-Nyselius library, will help you with your writing. Tutors will work with you to improve essays, research papers, oral presentations, and more!
Schedule an appointment online or contact them by e-mail at writingcenter@fairfield.edu.