[Virtual] Class Handouts
Land Acknowledgment
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.
Welcome!
Click on the tabs above for links and references to a variety of resources, both online and in print, available through the Cornell University Library. For even more resources, see the list of Library Subject Guides.
Zadie Smith
This class will cover:
Reference Sources for Background Material
Find topic overviews, key concepts, terminology and reference lists
Finding Books
Find items held at Cornell (books, journal holdings, etc.)
Finding Articles
Find articles, essays, book chapters and monographs
Requesting items not available at Cornell
BorrowDirect and Interlibrary Loan
Evaluating your sources
Some tips on how to evaluate the sources you've found
Citing your sources
Guides and Resources for preparing your bibliography
Geting Help
Ask a Librarian!
Subject Librarian
Library Tutorials -- Teach Yourself!
The tutorials linked below will give you the basic knowledge you'll need to effectively navigate the Cornell Library web site and the skills that will enable you to find the information you need for your assignments:
How to Find a Book in the Library
Using Wikipedia to Start Your Research -- But Not End There!