Welcome to your resource guide!
This site is custom-made for your course and includes a range of selected research resources that can help you find information on your topic. Since everyone has a different topic, these are general resources. Please contact me if you aren't finding what you're looking for, if you'd like recommendations for subject-specific resources related to your topic, or if you have other questions.
Finding Information on Your Topic
Falvey Memorial Library Combined SearchThe landing page for Falvey Library's combined search: catalog, articles & more, and site search.
Falvey Library Catalog (Books & Media)Keyword and subject searches in the Library's catalog are good starting points when first exploring a topic. Search results can be narrowed with facets such as topic, era, language or region. Facets are located on the right hand side of the results screen.
Articles & More SearchThis page enables you to search millions of full text articles and other electronic resources available through the Falvey Memorial Library. While it doesn't provide access to everything the library has to offer, it is an excellent starting point for your searches.
News and Opinion Resources
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)Access information on social issues through viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites and full text magazine and newspaper articles.
Alternative Press Index (EBSCO)Provides citations with selected abstracts to articles published in alternative and often marginalized journals, newspapers, and magazines. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary. Covers 1991 to the present.
New York Times (NYTimes.com) Access Instructions
Offers access to all sections of the NYTimes.com website without monthly limits. Coverage from 1851 to present, with limited availability of articles from 1923-1980. For full text access to all NYT content except the most recent five years, use
ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
Subscription courtesy of the Provost's Office and Falvey Memorial Library.
Users are required to create an individual account in order to access the NYT from off-campus or via mobile app. Create your account at
AccessNYT.com. Download mobile apps from
nytimes.com/mobile. Once your account is created, you can use it to log on to NYTimes.com from anywhere with full access. Your institutional affiliation must be confirmed once a year at AccessNYT.com
Polling/Public Opinion Resources
Polling the NationsPresents public opinion poll data from surveys conducted in the U.S. and more than 100 other countries. Includes the full text of hundreds of thousands of questions and responses from thousands of surveys. Only polls using statistically valid sampling and methods are included. Covers 1986 to the present.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (iPOLL) Tutorial
Access Instructions
Offers public opinion poll data from surveys conducted in the U.S. and other countries by many major polling organizations. Includes the full text of questions and responses. Items with a green plus icon have crosstab breakdowns; those with an X have microdata available for download; while those with a green and blue star icon allow you to perform custom crosstab analysis online. Covers 1935 to the present, updated daily.
To download or analyze data online, each user needs to set up a free account.
Full Text Articles
There are many ways to find out if Falvey has the full text of an article when you have the article citation. Check out the Finding Full Text guide for more information.
Interlibrary Loan
Articles and books that are not owned by the library can be easily borrowed through our interlibrary loan system. ILLiad is best for requesting articles, and E-Z Borrow is the preferred method for requesting books that are available in that system.
Finding & Citing Images
APA Citation