This guide will help you find resources from your research question.
Searching is a dynamic process - you should expect change as your topic evolves! It also requires flexible thinking and persistence: you'll hit some dead ends before you find sources that fit your research question. Using your research log to track your searching and sources will help you through this process.
This guide will:
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What are library databases and why use them?
A Library Database is an online index or catalog of searchable information.
Need to find background information about your topic? Not sure where to start?
Find Articles
Contains articles from a lot of different databases. This is a good place to search for almost any class!
A database with articles in a variety of subjects.
Find Reports on Issues & Topics
A great place to start for background information on current hot topics.
A thorough collection of topics from the 'New York Times.' Each topic includes news, reference and archival information, photos, graphics, audio and video files published.
Non-partisan, crowd-sourced technology shows all sides so you can decide.
ProCon.org is a non-profit public charity. They research controversial and important issues, and present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, and primarily pro-con format.
Nonpartisan fact tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.