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WRI 208: Discovering New Pasts: What can I access online?

Research Guide for Emma Ljung's writing seminar, Fall 2023

Art/Architecture content online

Free online resources

Do we have an e-version?

The library catalog is a good place to start to see what e-content is available to you in the form of books, e-journals (only some years may be available online), etc. (but NOT generally journal articles themselves). Do a Keyword, or Title Starts With search, and limit results to ONLINE under Access on the right-hand side. Browzine is a great resource for browsing e-journal content.

One may wish to install the browser extension Anywhere Access to enable access to PDFs available from the library wherever one is searching on the Web.

WorldCat, which is a catalog of the holdings of many libraries including and beyond Princeton, can help to determine if an electronic/digitized copy of a title exists (books). Results are organized by type. See tab at top for INTERNET if e-versions exist. The free version is available at worldcat.org .

 

Ebooks

In general, if we have access to a particular book title as an ebook, you will find a record for it with a link in the library catalog. Prior to COVID-19, the default purchase format, by-and-large, was for a print publication. If access to a full book is needed and scans of selected chapters requested via the library catalog won't do, do reach out to inquire about an ebook purchase. For example, Taylor & Francis/Routledge publishes many titles related to cultural heritage. PUL likely has many of these titles in print, but do inquire about any relevant titles available in e-form if PUL doesn't yet provide access.

Additional ebook collections available at Princeton include: ABC Clio Ebook Collection, ACLS Humanities E-Book Project, and BREPOLS Online.

Connecting from off-campus

You can access the library's onlne resources while off campus by using SonicWall or Proxy Server (aka EZProxy).

See the Connect from Off Campus page for more details and instructions.

If having problems with a specific electronic resource, can use the library chat ("Ask-a-Librarian") or e-mail esupport@princeton.edu
 and let us know how you are accessing the resource, what browser, etc. There are a handful of databases that are not available remotely, mainly in the realm of business & finance.