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The Virtual Reference Desk
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Here you can link directly to the extensive resources for
writing and research, including links to the George Mason libraries. Check
out the subject guides to research in many different disciplines and the
information on classes about the library and researching. Further links
lead you to online information sources for writers, encyclopedias, dictionaries,
and guidelines on documenting and citing sources.
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If your question is not answered here, check the handouts
in the Information
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NEW! Because you asked
for it....
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A link to the latest information on citing
web sources in APA style
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Documentation Guides
MLA
Style
APA
Style Manual
APA-style
Documentation
Research
and Documentation in the Electronic Age
How
to Document Internet Sources
Web Extension
to American Psychological Style
Documentation for On-line Sources
MLA
Style
APA
Style
Other Writers' and Researchers' Resources
Guide
to Writing and Grammar
Roget's Thesaurus
Bartlett's
Quotations
Writers' Resources
on the World Wide Web
Links
for ESL Students
Research
Links (from Purdue University)
GMU's Writing
Across the Curriculum Program
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Visual
Thesaurus by Plumb Design
The Oxford
English Dictionary
Webster's
Dictionary
Britannica Online
Other
Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries and Maps
A listing from Carnegie Mellon University which includes
foreign language dictionaries, a dictionary of computing,
and many US and world maps
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The George Mason Libraries
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Library
subject guides
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Guides to sources in many different disciplines which provide
a very useful starting point for research
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Reference
Sources
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A compilation of online reference guides in the humanities,
sciences, and social sciences
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Full-text
documents
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Complete articles, books and other research resources available
electronically
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Liaison Librarians
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Students can contact directly the reference librarian who
specializes in their field
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Library
Classes
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The Library runs all semester classes on how to search the
electronic catalogs, how to plan research in the library and on the internet,
and how to research electronic information effectively.
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Research
Databases
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The listing of the databases available in the Library for
students in the social sciences, natural sciences, business, technology
and the humanities. These databases link researchers to thousands of potential
sources for research material
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Inter-Library Loan
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These forms enable students to order from other libraries
books and articles which George Mason's Libraries do not own. You should
try to plan ahead if you need to order material: allow yourself at least
a week to ten days. Order either an article
or a book
Other Libraries
Aladin
ALADIN is a shared electronic library system serving
American University, The Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University,
George Mason University, The George Washington University, Marymount University,
and the University of the District of Columbia. George Mason students may
borrow any books they find in this catalog books directly from these libraries
or order them from the George Mason Libraries.
The
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is a copyright library holding
extensive collections of books, maps and other documents in all fields
of study. You cannot borrow books from the Library of Congress but you
can consult them in the DC buildings. You should allow c. 30 minutes on
your first visit to register as a reader, and you should make sure you
have at least two pieces of identification (one preferably a driver's license)
when you register.
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