Have you already spent 20 minutes searching & you feel like you're hitting a wall? Stop what you're doing and contact your librarian!
Research takes time. It's not unusual to spend hours and try many, many searches to find all the sources you need. But if you spend 20-30 minutes on your research & you're not finding anything remotely relevant, please stop & contact your librarian! I can help you develop search search strategy, and maybe choose another database more suited for your topic.
This course page was created for CORE 1000: Conversation with a mom, but NOT your Mom with Dr. Shannon Cooper-Sadlo.This guide includes the resources discussed in class, but there may be other useful library resources. Contact your course librarian (Rebecca Hyde) with questions or to make an appointment for an in depth research consultation. For quick and/or general questions you can also use our 24/5 chat assistance to get help with your research!
Don't want to purchase a book for this assignment? Use the the MOBIUS catalog, or the SLU Libraries Catalog (both linked below) to check out the book you need. If you'd like your book in audio format, check Libby to see if its available!
eBooks & audiobooks available in the Libby app or the MOBIUS Libby website.
A SLU account is required for access to ebooks & audiobooks. Register with your SLU credentials and select Saint Louis University as your institution.
For more detailed instructions on downloading the app, borrowing a title, and downloading titles to your e-reader, please see our Libby guide or the Libby help page.
Encyclopedia entries can be good overviews of specific theories and topics and an excellent place to start your research.
Use SLUth to find scholarly articles for your paper. Look for the Find It @ SLU button
to locate the full text of an article or to request it through Interlibrary Loan
Once you have identified relevant scholarly articles using SLUth Search Plus, or from the references in an encyclopedia entry, use Google Scholar to track citations and find newer relevant articles.
Interested in exploring other sources? You can find other research databases from the library homepage. Click on the Databases tab. You can explore alphabetically, or using the "Doing Research On.." drop-down menu.
