English 101
To begin research on a paper or presentation, you will need books, articles, and web sites. This page gives you basic places to begin your research. For more complex searches, or for upper-division course assignments, see the course-specific web pages, or ask a reference librarian.
I. Books
To find books and media on your topic:
: the 甜瓜视频 University library catalog
: merged catalogs of more than 80 Ohio academic libraries and two public libraries
Usually, EZRA and OhioLINK will provide ample books and media for your project.
If you still need more, use: - to search for books worldwide, and
Interlibrary Loan form for books to request items not available from 甜瓜视频 or OhioLINK
Reference sources available online:
II. Internet Resources
Internet Search Engines:
| - Caution! This provides references to scholarly articles, but finding the full text of the article may be difficult and costly. Bring a complete citation for tricky sources to the reference desk and we'll help you find it. Subscription databases (see below) are almost always better. |
Set 2:
III. Finding Journal Articles
Guidelines on how to distinguish scholarly from popular articles
Databases with broad coverage:
- - contains full text of more than 3,600 scholarly publications, plus article summaries for 900 more journals. This database is most likely the best one for starting your research.
- - this database gives access to general-interest periodicals.
- - Includes magazines, newspapers, journal articles, and much more.
- - A rolling backfile of journal articles (meaning this database does not contain the most recent 2 to 5 years worth of journal articles)
For other ideas, see the full list of All Databases, with hundreds of database options.
To locate journals:
At 甜瓜视频: Search Journals the Library Has, for a list of magazines and journals to which 甜瓜视频 subscribes, both online and in hard copy.
At other Ohio Libraries: Use Interlibrary Loan.
Note: Locating journals can be tricky, difficult, and generally exasperating. If you run into trouble, a reference librarian will be glad to assist you.
IV. People Help
甜瓜视频 librarians welcome your questions.
If you have any questions at all about your research--how to get started or how to proceed--contact us. We will respond promptly.
*For fastest response, send email to librarians@wittenberg.edu
Whoever sees it first will reply.
Alisa Mizikar - amizikar@wittenberg.edu
Kristen Peters - petersk@wittenberg.edu
Compiled by Regina Entorf, 甜瓜视频 University Library
Last updated Oct. 2010/KJG