Steps in the Research Process

• STEP 1: Formulate your question
• STEP 2: Get background information (see REFERENCE Box below)
• STEP 3: Refine your search topic
• STEP 4: Consider your resource options
• STEP 5: Select and use the appropriate tool, Books (discoverE), databases, etc. 
• STEP 6: Locate your materials
• STEP 7: Analyze your materials
• STEP 8: Organize and write
• STEP 9: Cite your work/Compose your bibliography

From the Books, Movies, Music tab in discoverE:

• Type in your keywords
• When you get some results, use "Refine My Results" on the left to narrow your search by author, item type, date and more

Search libraries worldwide. WorldCat contains citations for books, journals, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, computer files, newspapers, slides, and videotapes.

Materials from WorldCat may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Reference Works:

Oxford Reference Online (includes  Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures,  Dictionary of World Mythology,  Dictionary of Zoology, etc.

Oxford Art Online (incl. Grove Art)

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Credo Reference Online

REF F1218.6 .A73 2001 Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America : an encyclopedia / Susan Toby Evans, David L. Webster, editors. New York : Garland Pub., 2001

REF F1218.6 .O95 2001 V.1-3 The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures : the civilizations of Mexico and Central America Carrasco, David.

 REF F1219 .B932 1996
Encyclopedia of ancient Mesoamerica
Bunson, Margaret.

REF GT2850 .E53 2003 V.1-3  Encyclopedia of food and culture

To find a book or other physical item, you'll need the following three pieces of information from the item record in EUCLID or discoverE:

• LIBRARY:  Woodruff Library is designated as "GENERAL" or "GENERAL LIBRARIES"

• CALL NUMBER:  System of letters and numbers that group materials by subject

• LOCATION: many Woodruff Library materials have a location of "STACKS" which is library lingo for "book floors." Use our call number guide to find out which floor of the Stacks has the book you need.