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Film and Media Studies 294: Academic Internship

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Research and Instruction Librarian for Music & Fine Arts

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Karen Olson
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Contact:
Christiansen Hall of Music 147 (Music Library)
& Rolvaag Library 306
507-786-3362
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Catalyst: Books, articles, scores, recordings

Want to find materials in specific formats?  There are several ways to tell Catalyst what kind of material you want.

Use the buttons on the top: Make sure you are in the "Advanced Search" module of Catalyst. You can get there by clicking the "Advanced Search" button on the library's homepage. The "Audio/Visual" button along the top tells Catalyst you wants recordings. The "Books" button will search for both books and scores. 

 

Use the Material Type menu: Make sure you are in the "Advanced Search" module of Catalyst. You can get there by clicking the "Advanced Search" button on the library's homepage. On the right is a section headed "Material Type." Click the dropdown menu to select the format you want. You can limit your search to scores, film/visual recordings, or sound recordings. This side menu will default to electronic recordings and videos; if you are looking for physical formats like CDs, use the top buttons instead.

 

A few more tips:

  • Once you are in your results list, use the menu on the left to filter out whether you want physical materials or online materials.
  • While Catalyst can be a good place to start your research, not all our online library resources will show up in your results, so be sure to check out the individual databases, too!
  • Materials at Carleton may be requested directly from Catalyst and are delivered twice a day Monday through Friday! 

Newspaper Databases

Databases aren't just for research papers! You can also use them to access recent news articles as well as gain access to business information.

Here is the complete list of news databases you can access through the Library, including historical news databases not listed above.

Research Databases

Cross-Disciplinary Databases

These databases cover a range of topics and are a great place to start if you want to find research in a variety of disciplines.


Subject-Specific Databases

Click here for a sortable list of all the databases provided by St. Olaf Libraries.  Use the " all subjects" menu at the top to find recommended databases for your research topic.

Screenshot of the menus on the Library's database page. The subject menu is furthest to the left.