Are you interested in conducting searches beyond the resources on this site? Use the information below to help guide your own search.
While looking through this pathfinder, consider these questions as they may help narrow down which materials will be the most useful for your work:
Searching Strategies
You can also look at these sites for search tips:
Alternate Search
Inspire-Indiana's Virtual Library
Infoplease
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Your Local Library
While looking through this pathfinder, consider these questions as they may help narrow down which materials will be the most useful for your work:
- What information are you looking for?
- What document types do you need or want?
- Decide how much information you're looking for-do you need general information or more specific materials?
Searching Strategies
- Choose an appropriate database or resource
- Decide how you will search-using keyword/subject searching or browsing
- Establish whether you need to limit your search results and what limits to put in place
You can also look at these sites for search tips:
Alternate Search
Inspire-Indiana's Virtual Library
- Inspire is a free database provided by the Indiana State Library that can be used for both general and academic purposes.
Infoplease
- A free site that combines almanacs, atlases, dictionaries, and encyclopedias into an online searchable site.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
- An encyclopedia with that has been around since 1768, editors have gathered and organized information on thousands of topics that can now be easily retrieved online.
Your Local Library
- Using your local library is a great way to find more resources. The websites provided can certainly assist you in a search, but your library's reference librarian can work with you to find sources that are harder to locate. They may also help you find databases that the library subscribes to where you can find more articles, pictures, and information.