• Manual for Writers by Kate Turabian (LB 2369 .T8)
  
• MLA Handbook by www.mla.org (PE 1478 .M57)
  
• Publication Manual of the APA (BF 76.7 .P83)
• Form and Style by William G. Campbell (LB 2369 .C3)
• A Practical Guide to Research Papers by James P. Farrelly (Educ. Lib. LB 2369 .F37 1988)

• Encyclopedias (Ref. AE 5).
• Reference books (search the ALCON terminal using the specific topic or under a more general area. Example: "Education - Encyclopedia" for physical education topics).

• How the topic relates to other subjects.
• Issues of prime importance to the topic.
• Unique terminology.
• Authorities in the field.
• Names of people who are involved with the subject.

• Sources printed at the end of the background articles.
• Bibliography Index Per. Index Z 1002 .B594:
• Bibliographies listed in ALCON under the topic. Example: Religion - Bibliographies.

• Use the library guide, "Periodical Indexes".
• Ask a librarian to identify important indexes.

• Government Publications Index (3rd floor indexes).
• GPO Subject Bibliographies or Monthly Catalog (Docs. Ref.).
• Use the library guide, "United States Government Documents".

• ALCON database, access to the Abilene Library Consortium databases & information.
• Marvel, access to electronic federal information
• Library of Congress electronic link.
• Texas Library State Materials and agency information

• Look for articles on the major issues.
• Identify additional articles cited in good articles or books already identified.
• For scholarly topics, use professional journals rather than popular magazines.
• Use ALCON or the Abilene Library Consortium Union List of Serials to identify which library in Abilene holds the title you need.
• HSU periodicals are located on 3rd floor and arranged alphabetically by title. Periodical location guides are available on 1st and 3rd floors.

• Use the ALCON terminal to find call numbers.
• Use LC Subject Headings, located near the Circulation Desk, to identify appropriate subject terms to use for subject searches.
• Use author-title searches to locate the sources already identified from the background articles and appropriate bibliographies.

• Use the SuDoc call numbers from the Government Publications Index to locate items in the third floor documents collection.
• Use specialized reference sources such as Subject Bibliographies or the Monthly Catalog for additional items.

• Students may use Abilene Public, Abilene Christian University, or McMurry libraries.
• The library will attempt to borrow cited materials from other libraries if they are not available in Abilene. Interlibrary loan forms for borrowing such materials are available at the circulation desk. Undergraduates' requests must be signed by a p

• Do your sources cover all the major issues?
• Are enough sources available?
• Are the sources recent enough to be relevant?
• Are the sources authoritative, objective and on an appropriate academic level?

• Book Review Digest (Ref Z 1219 .C94 1905-).
• Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews (Ref Z 1035 .A1 .C64 1886-1974).
• Periodical indexes (third floor index area) and on ALCON.

• Biographical and Genealogy Index (R.Ref. Z5305.U5.B57).
• Directory of American Scholars (Ref LA 2311 .C32.).
• Biography Index (Per. Index Z 5301 .B5).
• Use the library handout: "Biographical Guide".

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