Finding Sources - GEOL 320 / GEOG 305 - Professor Jaecks (Fall 2023) - ARC Research Guides at American River College

Possible Starting Points

These databases could help you decide on a topic and give you some background information.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
In-depth reports on current social and political issues.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Background information from general and subject encyclopedias.

OneSearch This link opens in a new window
Los Rios Libraries' online catalog and access to the content of most databases held at Los Rios.

If OneSearch is frustrating, try these:

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, professional journals, reports and magazines in the social sciences, the humanities, and general sciences.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals on the human impact on the environment, climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals in health, medicine, psychology and life sciences.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, ebooks, abstracts, patents and legal research from academic, nonprofit and government sources. Use the Los Rios Full Text link for library provided content.