See the topic tabs to the left for recommended ebooks.
The OSU Library Catalog has subject headings. If you had found a good book on your topic, examine the subject headings for that book below the location/call number box. You can click on these to see other items with that subject ot you can search subject directly as follows.
OSU Library Catalog Subject Search
Examples:
"History" is a subdivision of a subject that can be added after any other term. Examples: Format: branch--history.
Examples:
For mathematics history in a country, region, use for format mathematics--country/region--history.
Examples:
MathSciNet is the major database to find content in the mathematics and statistics literature.
MathSciNet has been Redesigned!
This redesign has ,ade significant changes to the way you search MathSciNet. The following tutorials will walk you through these changes:
You can still use the previous interface, see the Show Classic Interface link above the magnifying glass search button, to the upper right of the search box.
Citation databases allow you to see for each article the items it cited and also the items that have cited it. If you find a great article, use these databases to move both back and forward in time from that article.
Google Scholar covers a wide range of topics.
Use the above link to you can make sure Google Scholar works best for you on or off campus. In order to better use it, connect it to OSU by going to Settings > Library links (on left) and then search for Ohio State. Check the option The Ohio State University Libraries - Find It @ OSU.
Search for videos (includes streaming and DVD) in the OSU Library Catalog. Use similar methods to searching for books, but this will limit you just to videos. Documentary and instructional videos from sources like BBC, PBS, etc. not available on YouTube are available.
See the topic tabs to the left for recommended streaming videos.
Important Citation Advice:
Choosing Citation Styles in RefWorks
When you go to output your citation (click on the symbol that looks like quotation mark), you can choose a citation style from MANY different options. For example, you can search for American Geophysical Union (AGU) and then choose that option. You can click on the star so it's among your defaults.
The most common citation styles are APA, MLA, and Chicago.
