This guide contains resources to help you get started with research assignments for English 102 - Academic Writing II: Reasoning and Research. You will find tips on choosing a topic, developing a research question, and how to find, evaluate, and cite sources. We've also created a list of recommended research, and information on how to get help with your research and your writing.
Remember, you can always ask the libraries via call, email, chat, or drop by to meet with a librarian. We're here to help!
For this class, you want to get started by watching the video below.
Afterwards, you will want to click on the "Research-Getting Started" tab on the left and work through all of the sub-section tabs beneath it (from "Choosing a Topic" to "Writing Tips").
Come back to this page at the end to look through the "Media Resources" and the "Resources for ENG 102" tab.
Scholarship is a conversation. A process where human knowledge comes together to exchange ideas and discoveries. As a student, you get to engage in that process whenever you do research.
If you want to find specific databases for your subject, there two ways to go about it.
To start, go to the library website, scroll down to Quick Links and select the "Databases" tab.
Here's the first way- subject specific.
Once you are on the A-Z Database page, use the drop down menu for subjects and highlight "English."
You'll be redirected to all databases that have English resources.
For the second way- input specific- put in you own keywords in the search bar.
If there are databases for that include those specific keywords as part of their focus they'll come back in the results.
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals, and indexing and abstracting for more than 9,300 journals.
To learn more about the graphic you can visit AllSides Media Bias Chart.
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