Professor: Eliot Sloan
First Year Seminar Librarian: Marilyn Scoville
Office: Library 207
Saint Michael's College Library
802.654-2410
Encyclopedias
Credo Reference
Search online literature encyclopedias and dictionaries
Reference Universe
A searchable database of the Saint Michael's College Library reference collection
Article databases
Academic Search Premier
Searches magazine and journal articles; provides options to finetune and narrow your search
Academic OneFile
Searches magazine, newspaper, and journal articles
ProQuest Central
Searches magazine, newspaper and journal articles
CQ Researcher
Indepth reports on current and timely topics with lengthy bibliographies, timelines, pro and con
Biographies
Biography in Context
Biography resources from WilsonWeb
Literary Criticism
Literature Resource Center
Biographies, literarcy criticism and bibliographies for current and past author
Evaluate and select resources applying the following criteria:
Timeliness: is the information current, updated, from a historical perspective?
Authority: who is the author or editor; who is responsible for the information presented in the article, website, or book?
Accuracy: compare the facts with other sources; does a bibliography provide evidence of research and documentation with other sources?
Purpose: why was the book, website, or article written or created; what is the point of view or bias?
Intended audience: was the material presented for the general public, academics, or professionals?