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ENGWR 300 - Professor Case (Fall 2014): Finding Articles

Research Databases

Research Databases Page

Use the research databases to find articles in newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals.

To login from off-campus, you will need your student w# and password. View this short tutorial on accessing the library databases from off-campus.

These databases are good for researching most topics.

Academic Search Complete
This all-purpose database includes articles on all topics, including literature.
Suggested search terms:
---Occupy Movement
---Labor Unions
---Income Inequality
---"Citizens United"
---Education (equal* or inequal* or quality)
---Academic Achievement
---Campaign PACS (fund* or finance)
CQ Researcher
This is a great source for social issues topics.
Suggested search terms:
---Occupy Movement
---Labor Unions
---Income Inequality
---"Citizens United"
---Education (equal* or inequal* or quality)
---Academic Achievement
---Campaign PACS (fund* or finance)
Opposing Viewpoints
This is a great database for getting information for varying viewpoints on social issues.
Suggested search terms:
---Occupy Movement
---Labor Unions
---Income Inequality
---"Citizens United"
---Education (equal* or inequal* or quality)
---Academic Achievement
---Campaign PACS (fund* or finance)

Tutorial on Finding Articles in Academic Search Complete

Tutorial on Finding Articles in CQ Researcher

Tutorial on Finding Articles in Opposing Viewpoints