# Three Rules for Getting Started with Research

• a reference librarian
• Start research in the present and work backward(starting with journal article rather than books)
• consistently evaulate the reliability of the source

# Start with Indexes, Specialized Dictionaries, Abstacts, and Bibliographies

Art Full Text

Bussiness Source Elite/Premier

ERIC (Education Resource Infomation Center)

MLA (Modern Language Association)

PubMed

CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) Sociological Abstracts

# Major Index

# Data Base

• EBSCO
• Gale Cengage
• ITHAKA