Subject Research Guides

Subject Research Guides, accessible from the Magale Library Home Page left sidebar, are a tool to help with research in specific subjects.

The Subject Guides page is divided into most of the subject areas currently taught at Centenary College. Each subject guide page is organized in the following bullets:

  1. Subject Call numbers. This is a breakdown of the Library of Congress Classification System call numbers that will lead to books in the subject area.
  2. Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc. These will list resources in our Reference Section of the stacks, located on the first floor of the library
  3. Videos. These are academically oriented VHS tapes . These videos are found at the beginning of the Reference Section and may be checked out by Centenary patrons for a period of seven days.
  4. Periodicals. These are subject-related journals available in Magale Library . The currently subscribed to issues will be on the Browsing Shelf, located on the first floor of the library. The older volumes are located on the second floor. The periodicals are arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification System. The call number, the years that the journal is covered on the library shelves, and a notation for availability in an online full-text database is included for every periodical in this section.
  5. Metasites. Carefully chosen websites in the subject area are presented. These web sites have been evaluated and chosen for use in academic research.
  6. E-Journals. There are free electronic journals available online. These usually have an archive of 5-10 years. Normally, there is not an index; one must call up the journal issue by issue.
  7. E-Texts. These are free electronic texts available online in the subject area. Some of these texts are older text books.
  8. Online Research. Here is a connection to the full-text databases available on the OnlineResearch Page of the Magale Library’s website. The ones linked here are those that would be most pertinent to research in the subject area.
  9. Associations. These are professional associations in the subject area with online sites. These have been chosen because they either have good links to web sites in the subject or have electronic publications available.
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