InfoGuides: NENG 232 Bridge to College English II (Hopper): Epidemics Search Example

Last Updated: Mar 15, 2021 12:52 PM

Finding Encyclopedias & Books

This image is a dark blue encyclopedia book cover with a white font title Infectious Disease and Parasite. Infectious disease is my topic today. Start with an encyclopedia to get some background information.

Type in the keywords in the RIT Libraries Catalog. Use the word encyclopedia when you construct your search. I used infectious disease* AND encyclopedia for my search. You can narrow the results to e-books only.

Some encyclopedias are available on the 3rd and 4th floors and can be checked out. Others are on the 1st floor and cannot be checked out. Many encyclopedias are online. Use the RIT Libraries Catalog in the box below to find encyclopedias and books on your chosen topic. When looking for books, try the subject or keyword search.

You also can use our reference databases to find books. The databases are linked below.

CREDO Reference
Ebook collection of reference works including encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies and quotations.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains 12 searchable, fulltext reference eBooks focusing on health, history and business.

Search the Library Catalog

After searching the RIT Libraries Catalog, if you cannot find what you need from our collection, look at the right side column and click on Connect NY. You can borrow books for free from university libraries in NY state.

Video Streaming Databases

Films on Demand
Streaming platform for educational film and videos. Search for closed-caption programs by selecting the checkbox on the Advanced Search page.
Kanopy
Kanopy is a video streaming service including movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos. Kanopy is ad-free and closed captioned. RIT subscribes to a modest faculty-curated collection.
Swank Digital Campus
Swank Digital Campus provides academic streaming from top Hollywood Studios such as: Warner Bros. MGM, Miramax, Lionsgate, SONY, HBO, and many more. RIT's subscription includes a selection of faculty curated titles for classroom use.

Finding Database Articles: Start Here

CQ Researcher Online
Reporting & analysis of political & social issues, with topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology & the U.S. economy.
EBSCO
This scholarly collection provides coverage for nearly all academic areas of study.
Opposing Viewpoints
Full text viewpoint essays and articles on current social and political issues.
SIRS KnowledgeSource
SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is an online interface that provides integrated access to thousands of full-text articles, documents, Internet resources and graphics from SIRS? highly-acclaimed reference databases.
Proquest Complete
All-in-one database that provides coverage for nearly all academic areas of study including arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences and current affairs. Basic Search Demo and Advanced Search Demo. The advanced video is from 2015 but the basic concepts still apply.

What does MORE do for me?

Check to see if we have the full text of your item whenever you see the MORE button! If a copy is not automatically found, an option to submit an order for the full text will appear! Click the button now to see what happens!