RECOMMENDED RESEARCH SOURCES

English 102 – Roth

Background information from reference books

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Credo Reference

Controversial Issues

CQ Researcher

§ Extensive reports on issues in the news

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

§ Many types of sources (reference books, articles, statistics, etc.)

Periodicals

ProQuest

§ Put phrases in quotes

§ Try field searching

§ Use thesaurus to verify subject headings

Academic Search Complete

§ Similar to ProQuest but has some unique content

Associates Programs Source Plus

§ Has periodicals related to community college programs

Health Science/Nursing databases

These databases may be tricky to use; ask a librarian if you need help

Also take a look at MedlinePlus.gov for “trusted health information”

Books

WINBorrow

§ Request books from Gonzaga and Whitworth

eBook Collection

§ one of our library databases that contains 140,000 ebooks

One Search box

Search many (but not all) library resources at once