Lafayette Reads Together 2020
Questions?
Call: (337) 482-6030
Email: reference@louisiana.edu
Text: (337) 205-7558
Visit: 1st Floor - Dupré Library
Form: Submit Your Question
Hours: Reference Desk/Chat
Note: Reference Chat and Email services are primarily for the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The department will assist the public if the question concerns the University or some unique resource of Dupré Library, such as Federal government publications.
Visitor Borrowing Privileges
Visitors who wish to borrow materials from Edith Garland Dupré Library are invited to give to the library at an annual cost of $100.00 or more. The borrowing limit for donors is 30 items, and the loan period is 21 days. Visitors who give are not allowed remote (off-campus) access to any of the library's electronic resources but are welcomed to come into the library to use these resources.
For more information, contact the Circulation Desk at (337) 482-6025 or circulation@louisiana.edu.
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- Google ScholarFrom one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, and other sources. Google Scholar provides links to Dupré Library to check for availability. Include 'library.louisiana.edu' in the library links section of your Google Scholar settings to automatically link to full-text through the library.
Tips on Citation, Research, Style Tips & Finding Primary Sources
- MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowThe MLA International Bibliography, produced by the Modern Language Association of America, consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore and includes coverage from 1926 to the present.
- Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)A helpful guide to finding - and evaluating - primary sources found on the web.
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Purdue's always useful online writing lab contains all the information on citations and style questions you will ever need.
- The Elements of Style (Dupré Library Catalog)Print book; this copy is in the Reference section and will always be available for use in Dupré Library
- The Elements of Style (Bartleby.com)1918 edition; does not include E.B. White's revisions or additions
- The Elements of Style (Internet Archive)1920 edition; does not include E.B. White's revisions or additions