Welcome to the library guide for WST/SXL 290 with Katherine A. Costello. This guide is designed to provide resources and tips for conducting library research for your assignments. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact your course librarians, Danette Pachtner and Kelly Wooten.
Sexuality Studies
--Kelly Wooten
LGBT Studies
--Kelly Wooten
Film & Video Resources
--Danette Pachtner
Women's Studies
--Danette Pachtner
U.S. History
--Kelley Lawton
Locate books, films, recordings, journals, and more using the Books & Media search. Start with a keyword search, and narrow results using the column on the left.
Search TRLN to find and request books from our consortial partners, UNC-Chapel Hill, NCCU, and NC State. Delivery to campus is usually only 2 business days.
Can't wait? You can use your Duke Card to check books out anytime if you make the trip yourself to partner TRLN libraries!
Try WorldCat to search most North American libraries simultaneously; use "get it @ Duke" to request what Duke doesn't own via Interlibrary Loan. Allow 2 weeks on average.
How to request a book that's checked out or housed at the Library Service Center (LSC)... here's an online tutorial.
Check out these sites for tips on citing sources:
Create an account in RefWorks, a web-based program that will help you collect, organize, share and format citations (free while you are at Duke), or use the super easy to install and use, free software of Zotero.
Click through 6 short tutorials that give an overview of libraries & accounts, finding books, finding articles, citing sources, advanced search, evaluating sources and then take the Research 101 library review and see how you do.
The Evaluating Sources section includes discussion of Scholarly vs. Popular.
