LibGuides: English 102 Research Guide: Spencer

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Hello Everyone,

This guide brings together library resources to support you this semester in English 102. If you have any questions, please contact the library. It's our job to help you! :) You can sign up for a research consultation with a librarian. You can also chat with a librarian by using the chat box on this page or in the library catalog and databases.

Thanks,
Katie Ediger, Truman College Library Department Chair

English 102 Library Presentation

English 102 Jamboard

Evaluating Sources

WHY Method Handout

Starting Your Research

The Library Catalog is a great place to start your research. Search for both eBooks and digital resources (like articles) here. You will be prompted to login with your CCC username and password.

Popular Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
General database of academic journals in the sciences and humanities. Includes full text scholarly / peer-reviewed articles.
Chicago Tribune (1985-current) This link opens in a new window
Full text coverage from today's news and historical coverage back to 1985.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Covers hottest social issues, such as offshore drilling, climate change, health care, and immigration. Has full text, editor selected articles. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of information for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
ProQuest Newsstream (1980 - current) This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Newsstream offers recent U.S. news content going back to 1980.

Library Databases A-Z Find the best library databases for your research, listed in alphabetical order.
New York Times Website and App
Follow the directions on this guide to sign up for a free New York Times account!

Health Specific Databases

CINAHL with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Features full text articles on nursing and allied health topics.
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text consumer-oriented health content, designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Provides content in all areas of health and wellness.

Includes content previously found in AHFS Consumer Medication Information, which was discontinued in December 2022.
Health and Society in Video This link opens in a new window
Documentaries that focus on health issues and their impact on society.
Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
This database provides over 500 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. In addition 829 journals are indexed.
PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
Biomedical and life sciences journal literature.

Find Background Information: Reference Sources

Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Now called Gale eBooks.
Multidisciplinary database of full text encyclopedias and reference sources for research and ready reference. Enables one search that covers all sources. Subjects include arts, sciences, medicine, and the humanities.
Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
A general encyclopedia with more than 250,000 full text short articles.

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English 102 Research Guide

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