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Freshman Seminar for Undeclared Majors
Library and Information Technology
Welcome to the RIT Library and the RIT Online System. This
page will help you to explore career options and major areas of
study at RIT.
Exploring RIT Majors
How to Find Information About Careers
- Internet
- Books
- The Einstein Online Catalog contains records on the materials
owned by RIT Library. Enter the library
catalog to search, view Einstein
Web Version for search tips, or work on an Einstein tutorial.
- WorldCat, a database available through FirstSearch contains records
of materials owned by libraries across the world. Enter the Wallace
Home Page, choose Research Databases / World Cat to search or view
a Practice
Example on World Cat.
- Journals and Magazines
- FirstSearch provides access to numerous databases which allow you to
search for journal and magazine articles on a specific topic. The search
results will provide citation information. In most cases an abstract of
the articls is also provided.
- EbscoHost and Proquest provide access to several databases which allow you
to search for journal and magazine articles on a specific topic. The search
results will provide citation information. In most cases an abstract of
the article is also provided.
- Full-Text
- Proquest/ABI Inform is a journal and magazine full-text database which
provides articles on specific topics. The journals indexed in ABI are
primarily business and trade publications. A Practice
Example is available.
- Academic Search Elite is a full-text multidisciplinary database providing
articles from approximately 1,200 journal and magazine sources.
- Lexis/Nexis is a large full-text database. It contains more than 5,600 different publication sources. You may find the Lexis/Nexis
Database Guide or Practice
Example helpful in learning how to construct an effective search.
- Reference Books at RIT Library
Maintained by: Susan Mee.
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