English 111 (Fischer)

Library Catalog

Use NUcat (the online catalog) to identify books that the library has, as well as journal titles, microfilm, videos, and other catalogued material.

Indexes / Databases

Multi-disciplinary indexes, including some full text articles online

Academic Search Premier provides citations to journal articles covering almost all academic disciplines.

A collection of peer-reviewed, full-text articles in HTML and PDF format from more than 8000 journals with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subject; intended primarily for academic researchers.

Among many other sources this database indexes national and international newspapers, news wires, magazines, and trade journals.

This database provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues.

An electronic version of the Ulrich's International Periodical Directory, this database contains descriptions of more than 240,000 periodicals and serial publications, including U.S. and international magazines and journals, newsletters, and general interest magazines published regularly.

Specialized Databases

• America: History and Life (History)
• Art Abstracts (Arts)
• Art Index Retrospective (Arts)
• Black Studies Center (African American Studies)
• Business Source Premier (Business Source Premier)
• CQ Researcher (Political Science, Current Events)
• Communication & Mass Media Complete (Communications)
• Ethnic News Watch (Ethnic Studies)
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (Health)
• Humanities Abstracts (Humanities)
• International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text (African American Studies)
• MLA International Bibliography (Literature)
• PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts(Political Science)
• PsycINFO (Psychology)
• Sociological Abstracts (Sociology)

Selected Reference Sources

• American folklore : an encyclopedia
  MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)
  L 398.20973 A512
• The Greenwood encyclopedia of African American civil rights : from emancipation to the twenty-first century / Charles D. Lowery and John F. Marszalek, editors
  MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)
  323.1196 G816
• American conservatism : an encyclopedia
  MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)
  320.52097 A512
• The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science
  MAIN Reference (Encyclopedia case) (Non-circulating)
  150.3 C826
• Handbook of death & dying
  MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)
  306.9 H236
• Macmillan encyclopedia of death and dying
  MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)
  306.9 M167
• History of the Internet : a chronology, 1843 to the present
  MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)
  004.67809 H673
• The Internet encyclopedia
  MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)
  004.67803 I61

Government Information and Publications

The Government and Geographic Information and Data Services is a depository library for U.S. government, State of Illinois, United Nations, Organization of American States, European Union, and World Tourism Organization publications in all formats.

Geoff Morse
Reference Department
Email:gmorse@northwestern.edu
Office phone: 847.467.1866
Reference desk phone: 847.491.7656