Research Guides: Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M Coetzee: Multidisciplinary

Catalog Searching

The online catalog of the Rutgers University Libraries gives students and faculty ready access to over 3 million print volumes in 25 Rutgers collections, plus multimedia and many full-text electronic journals. You may limit searches to DANA. Use the DELIVER/RECALL BOOK button to borrow books from other Rutgers libraries or use the ARTICLE DELIVERY button to obtain articles that you cannot find at Dana or in electronic form.

Here are some sample searches:

Postcolonial$ -- WORDS anywhere (This is a keyword search.)

imperialism and historiography -- WORDS anywhere (This is a keyword search.)

Roman Empire and fall -- WORDS anywhere (This is a keyword search.)

Coetzee J.M. and criticism -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books ABOUT the works of J.M. Coetzee.)

imperialism -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books by Library of Congress subject heading.)

colonialism -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books by Library of Congress subject heading.)

torture -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books by Library of Congress subject heading.)

colonies and Africa -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books by Library of Congress subject heading.)

indigenous peoples civil rights -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books by Library of Congress subject heading.)

Third World Quarterly -- PERIODICAL TITLE begins with

Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary database ideal for undergraduate students. Searches exact phrases. Will output references in MLA format. Try this:

Imperialism
AND
Ideology
Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition
Indexing from 1982 to present, with full text coverage from 1995 onwards. Emphasizes core journals for undergraduates in many different subject areas. Will output references in MLA format.
Google Scholar (Rutgers restricted version)
Indexes many items not commonly found in one place elsewhere. Lists PDF or indicates Full Text@Rutgers if readily available. Does not prepare bibliographic output; you must use a citation manager (RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, or the like) or other method to capture bibliographic information.
JSTOR
Full-text backfiles of important academic journals in many fields. WARNING: Most materials in this database are more than five years old.
Project Muse
Recent full-text articles, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.

Alternative Search Engines

Want better-quality websites? Try a more selective search engine...

Infomine

Built by U.S. academic librarians for an academic audience, Infomine features a wealth of material, much of it free, that has been vetted for quality. Includes an online reference section as well as the search capability.

Also search your usual search engine for the following:

scholarly websites

scholarly search engines

Of course we suggest our own specialized search engines (Rutgers Indexes and Databases) for the very best journal articles and other scholarly resources--over 300 indexes and databases for your academic needs! Some of the most useful for this class are included in this guide.