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Writing 211: Science in World and Word
Research & Writing Tutors
Librarian
Audrey Gunn
Contact:
304 Rolvaag Memorial Library
1510 St. Olaf Avenue
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057
1510 St. Olaf Avenue
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057
507-786-3658
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Welcome!
This guide is designed to help you locate, evaluate, and cite sources for your research in English 277. For further assistance, you can:
- Schedule a research consultation with Audrey or email her at gunn4@stolaf.edu
- Schedule an appointment or drop in to talk with a peer Research & Writing Tutor (7-9pm, Sunday-Thursday, Rolvaag Library)
Search for Reference Entries in Catalyst
To find relevant information from encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other reference sources, first perform a search on your topic in Catalyst. Then, while viewing your search results, look under the search filter labeled "Material Type" and click "Reference Entries."
Reference Sources: Health and Wellbeing
Harvard Medical School Health Topics A-ZPublication Date: Varies; check the publication date for individual reference entries.Available online.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth EditionCall Number: Reference RC455.2.C4 D536 2013Publication Date: 2013Available in print in the Rolvaag Library Reference Room. This book is part of St. Olaf's reference collection and can not be checked out.
Searchable collections of online encyclopedias
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOffers full-text access to over 500 highly-regarded titles from 70 publishers. Covers every major subject in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences from the world's best publishers of reference.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowOxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest and most trusted reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.