Finding Books
Finding Articles & Essays
Finding Scholarly Sources
Finding Full Text
Citing Sources

See also:
Reading a Citation

Finding Books at Babson and Beyond

Search the library catalog to find books at Babson and other WEBnet consortium libraries: (Regis, Pine Manor, Olin Colleges).

Watch a Quick tutorial on Finding Books.

To request books from other WEBnet libraries: click on Request Item and type in the LIB number on your Babson OneCard and your PIN.

It usually takes only a few days for us to get the book(s) for you. You will be notified by email when the book arrives.  Forgot your PIN? Email library@babson.edu to get a new one.

Go to the WorldCat database, it is a great place to find books that Babson may not own. Request items by clicking on Send Request to Babson ILL.


Finding Articles & Essays

Expert Search Techniques: Boolean Search Tutorial

Use the following library databases to locate articles & essays on your topic.

InfoTrac.

Use the Academic OneFile or Contemporary Literary Criticism databases to find full text and abstracts of professional journals and magazines.

EbscoHost Academic Search Premier.

Contains full text and abstracts of magazines, newspapers, and journals. Use the SCHOLARLY ARTICLES tab to limit your search. Glean subject terms to expand your search.

MLA through EbscoHost.

Provides access to scholarly journals on literature, language and folklore.

JSTOR.

Full text scholarly articles. Use boolean operators in this database and keep your search as simple as possible.

Check our Electronic Resources => A-Z listing for additional databases.

Not finding full text? Steps to Find the Full Article

1. Find Online Journals - is the journal online in another database?
2. Library Catalog - is the journal title or a book is available at Babson?
3. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) - as last resort, we can borrow the item for you - but give us a week or two

Watch a Quick tutorial on Finding Articles from your citation.

Having Trouble? Contact the Information Desk at (781)239-4596 and we will help you track it down.