Class goals:

1. Understand how to use Catalyst to begin your research

2. Identify primary and secondary sources related to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism

3. Understand what citation style is needed for this assignment as well as understanding the important of using Zotero

4. Be able to determine when to transition your research to one of three databases

In order to understand the modern practice of Yoga, it is important to first understand its religious and spiritual origins.

The beginning of our research will focus on searching our discovery tool, Catalyst, to find primary and secondary sources. We will then transition our searches toward some major Religion related databases to conduct further research.

During our library session, we will learn to use the advanced search tool to conduct "subject" searches in Catalyst that will point us to very specific resources on our subject.

Catalyst is a simple way to search across the library catalog and nearly a billion articles, videos, reference books and more at once. You can search for articles and books at the same time, across all subjects. 

Start with Catalyst when you are beginning your research, doing interdisciplinary searching, or looking for a specific book or article by title.

The Catalyst search box is front and center on the library homepage.