Leslie L. Morgan
Elizabeth VanJacob
Starting Your Research
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Where to Start
Students in the First Year of Studies start here: First Year Student Portal
Set up accounts in the following library services:
MyAccount lets you see all the items you have checked out and renew them online. You can also see the status of your recall and hold requests. Learn more here. 
Interlibrary Loan lets you get books and articles from other libraries that aren't available at Notre Dame. Set up your account here. 
RefWorks helps you manange your bibliographic citations on the Web and add them to your paper using the style your professor recommends. Set up your account here.
Don't get stuck having to do all the work at the last minute. The Assignment Planner will help you schedule the research and writing process so you get done on time.
Assignment Planner
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Look For Topic Ideas
(Note keywords, phrases, issues, names, organizations, dates)
Find Background Information On Your Topic
(Note keywords, phrases, issues, names, organizations, dates)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reference Universe: database of article titles, keywords, and index terms from a core collection of reference materials such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs.
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries: English, Bilingual, Thesaurus, Translators and more.
Newspapers: Guide to identifying and locating newspapers available to researchers at Notre Dame
Data & Statistics: A guide to finding data and statistics in the social sciences
Hesburgh Library Reference Collection: Search for all materials housed in the Hesburgh Library Reference collections
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ND Catalog — Locate books, journals, videos, and more in the Hesburgh Libraries, the Law School Library, and other nearby campuses, including St. Mary's and Holy Cross.
LC Call Numbers Classification - Check out the letters and titles of the main classes of the Library of Congress Classification.
Call Number Locations — Consult this page to determine where to find books on a particular subject or when you have the call number for a book.
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1. Get started
These databases contain articles on a wide variety of topics. They work well to most First Year writing assignments.
2. Find scholarly articles
- How to search for scholarly journals in two frequently-used databases
- How to tell the difference between popular and scholarly journals
3. Broaden your search for more complete results
For an in depth search you'll need to use subject-specific databases.
- The most commonly used databases for several disciplines
- Complete list of databases on specific subjects
- Subjects A-Z
4. Interlibrary Loan
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Citing Sources, other citation sources, including MLA, APA, etc.
Just a reminder — Academic Code of Honor Handbook. Click here for clear examples of the difference between proper attribution and plagiarism.
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