Research Guides: ENGL 1020: English Composition 1020: Library Resources

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Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Need more background information and context? Topics are presented from different angles in Opposing Viewpoints to help you make your own informed decisions.
CQ Press Electronic Library This link opens in a new window
Unbiased and deeply informed topics with timelines, bibliographies, and other resources. Check the publication date to make sure the topic page is current.
World Book Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Based on the World Book encyclopedia, this database serves as a gateway to its various dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias, images, maps, videos, timelines, current news, links to external articles, and more.

Search for your topic in these huge multidisciplinary databases:

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Mix of news and academic research in STEM, social sciences, and humanities.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Good for historical and basic info for most topics.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Great for very recent publications (past 3 years).

You may find useful scholarly information in several of these databases:

Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Business and economic topics
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Nursing, psychology, biomedicine, health-related.
To learn how to use CINAHL Complete, watch our video series.
Communication Source This link opens in a new window
Communication, mass media, journalism, social media.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Criminology research along with related topics like law, public affairs, sociology
Contains abstracts and bibliographic citations (with some full text). When .pdf or link to full text is unavailable, click "Search UM Libraries" to find a link to the full-text article.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Education and learning.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Psychology and psychological aspects of other disciplines.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Social sciences (anthropology, criminology, economics, gender studies, political science, social work, etc.).
SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Sports, sports medicine, coaching, nutrition.