Research a Topic

 

Cabell County Public Library offers many research tools for all age levels, including books, magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers, microfilm, electronic databases, and a knowledgeable reference staff.

 

To choose a topic, write a thesis statement, or learn to take good notes, look in the library’s Points of View { link to the ebsco/ point of view} database.

 

To gather information on a topic, use a variety of up-to-date sources.  Younger patrons should remember to check out the great sources on the fourth floor.

 

1.Click here to search the online catalog.

 

2. Click here {link to library holding} to view a current list of the Main Library’s magazines and newspapers (hard copy). 

Things to remember…

• Magazines and newspapers located in the James E. Casto Local History Room and Reference Department at the Main Library are for browsing and research purposes only. 

• Photocopy machines are available.  Cost is $0.15 per page.

• Juvenile magazines may be available for checkout.  Please see the Youth Services Department for titles and availability.

• Branch libraries maintain their own collections of circulating magazines and newspapers.  Titles and availability may vary depending on the branch location.

• If you cannot locate a particular magazine or newspaper title in our collection, you may be able to find it an the online database.

3. Click here to search the databases, which include collections of articles, newspapers, health information including a health database for teens, literary criticism, archived Herald- Dispatch articles, business information, and much more. 

 

For regional or genealogy research, try The James E. Casto Local History Room, where patrons can view old issues of The New York Times and The Herald Dispatch on microfilm, in addition to a wealth of other local and regional history.

 

Do you need help or have a question you can’t answer?

The Reference Department staff will give you prompt, courteous service whenever you reach a stumbling block in your research efforts or if you just want help getting started.  Reference answers brief informational questions over the telephone.  So give us a call because that’s when our reputation is on the line.