LibrarySearch is great for the exploratory phase of your research, when you are just learning about your topic and seeing what types of resources are available. This is because LibrarySearch provides access to everything the library owns, so you can be pretty confident that you will see results with just about any search.
Anytime you find an article that the library doesn't provide access to, submit an ILL request and our team will email it to you.
Subject specific databases are great resources when you have a grasp on your topic and are ready to dive into some serious research. These databases contain less total articles than LibrarySearch, which is helpful because the available content is going to be more relevant to your research.
Anytime you find an article that the library doesn't provide access to, submit an ILL request and our team will email it to you. When using MLA Databases, you will likely find articles that Middlebury doesn't provide access to. Don't be shy about making an ILL request!
A scholarly article is written by an expert for the purpose of sharing new research and findings. You can identify a scholarly article by several means one of the easiest is whether or not the article was peer reviewed. Peer review is a process in which a board of experts review an article before it is published in a given journal. Most reputable journals use some form of peer review to add credibility to their publication.
These are not the only way to determine if a source is scholarly, but should help you decide.
Yes you can, but library platforms will provide the greatest access to scholarly resources. We encourage you to learn these systems, when you become fluent with them finding relevant information will become much easier.
Open LibrarySearch and create a Title search with quotations around the title. The quotes make sure you are searching for that exact title and not each word in the title as a keyword.
If you prefer to use Google or Google Scholar, try adding the "Reload via Midd Lib" button to your favorites bar. When you find an article you want to read from a non-library webpage, click on it to see if we have access.
Reminder: This tool will only help if the Middlebury Library has a subscription to the resource from the provider of the outside link. Often we do have access to the article you're looking for, but from a different provider.
If you are having trouble getting to any library resources, try watching this video (1:14) to see a step-by-step guide for off-campus access.