Pre-Instruction Survey
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Proxy Bookmark
HC Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet
You can use the proxy bookmarklet for force your browser to log-in to Holy Cross. Follow the instructions below; then, when you access a page that needs authentication (e.g., a journal article that you are trying to access), click the bookmarked link and you will be prompted to log in.
• In Chrome or Safari: Click and drag the following link to the browser's bookmark bar: HC Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet
• In Firefox: Right-click the following link and add it to bookmarks: HC Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet
Manual URL - plug in before the existing address in the address bar to redirect for HC-specific login.
https://holycross.idm.oclc.org/login?auth=cas&url=
Handouts
CrossSearch - Find Everything
Visit the Libraries' homepage to try our discovery tool, CrossSearch.
CrossSearch provides a single starting point for your research by collecting most of our research resources -- the catalog, research databases, open-access journals and more -- behind a single search box. Once you have begun to search CrossSearch, you can fine tune your results to focus on specific types of resources, publication dates, subject areas, and more.
Finding Books for Your Research
Try exploring the Holy Cross library catalog for books related to your topic. If Holy Cross does not have a book you need, you can use WorldCat to search for books from other libraries and then request these books through Interlibrary Loan.
Search tip: Search for books by either Keywords or Subject Headings. Start with a Keyword search and identify some relevant books. Then look at the subject headings for those books. You can follow the subject heading links in the catalog to find similar books, or you can use the terms in the subject headings to identify other keywords to try.
Example Keyword Search:
"united states" and "foreign policy"
Example Subject Headings: