Quick Search #1 - Fordham Catalog (Print & Electronic)
This is the Traditional Fordham Library Catalog. Use this option to search the catalog for ALL items owned by Fordham (all campuses). Includes books, ebooks, periodicals, government documents, videos & dvds, maps, etc.
If you are looking for a film, click on Advanced Search and use the drop down box for TYPE to select Video Material (DVD, VHS, ect.). Then use the keyword, title, subject, or author boxes to search for your item.
Quick Search #2 - OneSearch Discovery
The OneSearch includes the Fordham Library Catalog, most of the databases, the Institutional Repository, and our Digital Collections. When you search using OneSearch, you will find books, articles, images, graphs, charts, and more.
The purpose of OneSearch is to streamline your research process; one search will yield books as well as articles. Unfortunately, many of the unique features of the discipline specific databases are not included in the OneSearch. Upper level discipline specific researchers should consult the primary databases of their field.
Quick Search #3 - Electronic Books & Journals
If you ONLY WANT ELECTRONIC resources, this is the search for you. Keep in mind that Fordham owns rich resources in a wide variety of formats. By limiting your search to only electronically available items, you my exclude critical research resources on your topic.
If you are looking for biographical information about someone who is recently in the news, but not yet established as a notable individual, you should try searchings these databases.
Search the person's name and limit by the word biography or interview or by the document type.
Example: “Esperanza Spalding” AND interview
Includes former New York State Newspapers database content. Full text articles from thousands of national, international, state and local English language newspapers published between 1980 and present.
Full text of ethnic, minority, and native presses providing researchers with diverse perspectives from 1959-present (varies by publication). Ethnicities include: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People; and Multi-Ethnic People.
If you are looking for historical biographical information, you should try searchings these databases.
Search the person's name and limit by the word biography or interview or by the document type.
Full text of The New York Times for 1851-2017.
Note: The digitized Index allows users to search on and view terms exactly as they appeared in the New York Times print index and newspaper articles.
Full text of The Wall Street Journal for 1889-2003.
Full text of the L.A. Times for 1881-1996.
Full text of the Washington Post for 1877-2004.
Below are selected electronic journals in the field. The library may own one journal in multiple formats (electronic, print, and microform). For a more comprehensive list of our journal holdings, please consult the catalog.
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