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Finding Articles
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Search the library's collection:
Search Beyond Fairfield:
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WorldCatA global and comprehensive catalog of library holdings. Search WorldCat for materials that are not available at Fairfield.
Background Sources
Multidisciplinary encyclopedias:
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Credo Reference Academic CoreA comprehensive collection of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are short reference videos and high-resolution images. Useful background information source.
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Oxford Reference Online: PremiumA comprehensive collection of scholarly encyclopedias and dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. A useful background information source for starting your research. Simultaneous user limit: 5.
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Britannica AcademicProvides access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an interactive world atlas, a world data analyst tool, images, timelines, videos, and primary sources.
Comprehensive monolingual dictionaries:
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Diccionario de la Lengua EspañolaCall Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PC4625 .A3 2014Publication Date: 2015 -
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Le Grand Robert de la Langue FrancaiseCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PC2625 .R552 2001Publication Date: 2001 -
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DII Dizionario -- Inglese Italiano / Italiano IngleseCall Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PC1640 .D55 2001Publication Date: 2001
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Pocket Oxford Italian dictionary: Italian-English by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0191739561Publication Date: 2010 -
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary: English-Italian by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0191739553Publication Date: 2010 -
Oxford-Duden German DictionaryCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PF3640 .O94 1995Publication Date: 1995 -
Usage Dictionary English-German / German-English - Gebrauchswörterbuch Englisch-Deutsch / Deutsch-Englisch by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9783110296860Publication Date: 2013
Literature Resources
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World Literature in Spanish: An EncyclopediaCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PQ6006 .W67 2011Publication Date: 2011 -
The New Oxford Companion to Literature in FrenchCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PQ41 .H3 1995ISBN: 9780198661252Publication Date: 1995 -
The Oxford Companion to Italian LiteratureCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PQ4006 .O84 2002ISBN: 9780198183327Publication Date: 2003 -
The Oxford Companion to German LiteratureCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PT41 .G3 1997ISBN: 9780198158967Publication Date: 1997
Citations & Support
Citing Your Sources
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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AMA Manual of Style, 11th ed.Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level R119 .A533 2020ISBN: 9780190246556For help with this style, check out our AMA Citation Guide. -
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th ed.Call Number: Reference Main Level BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161For help with this style, check out our APA Citation Guide. -
MLA Handbook, 9th ed.Call Number: Reference Main Level LB2369 .G53 2021ISBN: 9781603293518For help with this style, check out our MLA Citation Guide. -
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level Z253 .U69 2017ISBN: 9780226287058Our Citation Guides can help with Chicago Notes-Bibliography style or Chicago Author-Date style. -
IEEE Editorial Style Manual for Authors by Call Number: OnlineFor help with this style, check out our IEEE Citation Guide.
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Citation Managers
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ATTENTION: Please note that the Library will be ending its subscription to Refworks in July 2022. For more information, see our Refworks-to-Zotero transfer guide.
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