How to find out-of-print books for sale and see examples of physical book description: bookfinder.com, an amalgamation of online databases, or abebooks.com, one particular database of dealers' catalogs.

How to access library databases from off-campus: go via the Tutt Library website. If you use the library's links, you'll get a prompt in the databases to log in with your name and TIGER number.

How to cite sources (Owl at Purdue "Citation Style Chart" in PDF form)

Got lots of citations to keep track of? Try Refworks (you'll need to create a username and password, but it's free).

Find out more about programs in book studies at the Society for History of Authors, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP) or the Library of Congress.