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Related Research Guides

Evaluate the quality and relevance of information:

Authority of the authors, editors - Determine the expertise of the authors, does it match the subject content of their writing?
Scope of Content - Does the content cover your topic to the degree you need? Is it in-depth or does it simply provide an overview with little facts, details, analysis?
Timeliness - Is the content timely for your topic. This is determined by the time period of your topic and the publication date of the book.

For help finding book reviews see this research guide:

ALCS Humanities E-Books
Collection of e-books on subjects in the humanities maintained by the University of Michigan.
Cambridge Histories Online
A searchable database of historical surveys maintained by Cambridge University.
Project Gutenberg
The oldest and largest free database of e-books.

MARQCAT
MARQCAT is Marquette University's library catalog, from which books and other resources, including DVDs and periodicals, can be found.
OCLC WorldCat
The union library catalog of the Online Computer Library Center, WorldCat is able to search the catalogs of more than 72,000 libraries around the world, and provides quick links to interlibrary loan for books unavailable at Marquette.
Raynor Library
The homepage for Marquette University's Raynor Library. A hub for searching the resources available in MARQCAT, one of the many databases and research guides maintained by MU, or finding information about the libraries themselves.