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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies (LGBTQ): Finding Books

Provides an overview of resources locally and within Fordham University Libraries covering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer studies.

Finding Books (and articles) with OneSearch

► OneSearch (EBSCO Discovery Service) aggregates books Fordham owns plus some articles from databasesIt also includes bibliographic records for content that Fordham does not own.

Understanding Limiters in OneSearch

  • Limiters are the options on the left that allow users to limit their search by specific criteria.
  • This box focuses on the options to limit to Full Text, Catalog Only, and Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals.

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  • Selecting Catalog Only shows print and electronic books plus journal titles by subscription (not articles).
    • Use the Library Catalog to search for the most recent books and journals acquired by Fordham Libraries. (There can be a delay between the catalog and OneSearch.)
  • Checking Full Text limits to electronic books and articles Fordham owns or subscribes to that are available through EBSCO Discovery Service; it will suppress records for print items.
  • Checking Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals will limit article results to electronic items from peer review journals only; it will suppress records from print and electronic books (even if those books went through peer review).

Beware: these limiters will not always work together and can cancel each other out:

  • Catalog Only will not work if Full Text or Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals is checked.
  • Full Text can be checked at the same time as Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals.

► Not having any luck with OneSearch? Look to the right side of your screen and select the option to continue your search in All ProQuest databases:

Screenshot showing options to continue search in ProQuest All Databases.

Requesting Book Chapters & Print Journal Articles

Interlibrary Loan

Borrowing books or accessing articles that are not available at any of the Fordham University Libraries requires assistance from Interlibrary Loan.

WorldCat / OCLC FirstSearch

Find items outside of Fordham with WorldCat / OCLC FirstSearch, a platform searching across the largest network of library collections around the world.

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