Research

Colorful, handwritten guiding question for research: What makes sense?

We Can Help with Research

Whether you're looking for trustworthy online sources, print resources, academic articles, help with your Works Cited page, or even brainstorming potential topics, the ESVM Library is here to help!

Public Libraries Can Help

Our local public libraries have great study spaces and friendly staff to assist you. Camden Public Library and Rockport Public Library both have weekend and evening hours!

Database Tutorials

with Keith Drago, Rockport Public Library

   
   

Works Cited Made Easy

logo of Zotero, a citation making tool

Our new favorite citation tool is Zotero! Clean format, easy design, no advertisements... and FREE!

iPads and mobile devices: ZBib

Computers and laptops: Zotero full edition. There is a little bit of set-up, but very worth the effort! It will save you hours of work! And we can help you get set-up and oriented!

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Digital Maine Library

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"The Digital Maine Library provides every resident of Maine with access to online resources that include a collection of full text articles and abstracts from magazines, newspapers, journals and reference. It also provides students, business people, public library patrons, and higher education students and educators the ability to use online learning tools."

One-stop shopping for authoritative, credible resources for personal or school-related research!

No fake news!
Authoritative sources only!
Works cited that you can copy and paste!
Something for everyone!

Digital Maine Library 2018.pdf

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Frequently Accessed Databases

image of graduates throwing caps, link to Academic OneFile Database
 logo for Wall Street Journal
 Logo for Opposing Viewpoints in Context, a Gale Database

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I still can't find what I'm looking for!

Sometimes we don't have the book you need. Sometimes you run into an online paywall: an article you want to read costs money. Ordering books through interlibrary loan may take a few days to a week, so please allow as much time as possible.