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How can I access research resources?
You can access most of the resources necessary to complete your research assignment through the library's homepage.
To begin, click on Background Resources.
This page is organized to give you many of the resources you'll need to begin a research project on most topics.
The General Encyclopedias are listed first.
They can give you a basic understanding of your topic.
Google News has unique advantages and search material.
Search results come from official news organizations around the world
and inform you about current news on your topic.
The next area contains Pro/Con databases, which hold websites, newspaper and magazine articles,
opinion editorials, some scholarly articles and even multi-media material.
These databases are helpful when narrowing your topic
and learning more about the controversies surrounding an issue.
Next are several databases that provide access to hundreds of specialized encyclopedias.
These are excellent in-depth resources for both developing and becoming informed about your topic.
Back on the Library Homepage, ScholarSearch can help you find books and other library materials.
Scholar Search is the main search tool you see when you come to the Library's homepage.
By default, the tool is set to the Main Search tab.
This searches all of the library holdings, including physical items like books, videos,
sound recordings, and images; as well as electronic materials like articles and patents.
The Books & More tab searches only the holdings of the library including books, e-texts, DVDs,
journals, sound recording, photographs, rare books, and maps. 0:01:50.170,0:01:56.610 The Articles & More tab searches articles, patents, reports, reviews, and more.
The drop-down list below the Articles & More search box allows you to determine
which set of databases you would like to use in your search.
By default, it is set to search General databases that cover a large variety of topics.
However, you can also perform a search using more subject specific databases that relate
to your topic.
Because each database contains unique material, you will likely want to do a couple of different
searches using different sets of databases. The library has hundreds of research tools.
All of these tools have been organized into subject guides that recommend specific tools
for researching different subjects.
Most subject guides contain reference materials, scholarly databases, recommended websites
and more. The Psychology Subject Guide is useful for many topics.
This page has a large collection of government databases and websites that provide accurate
reports, statistics and other official information.