Research Guide for

ENGC 1101 College Writing (Dillon)

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Encyclopedias and Reference Sources

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Opposing Viewpoints in ContextTopic overviews, opinion articles, and additional sources on social, economic, and political issues.

Credo Reference
Credo logoArticles from dictionaries, general and subject encyclopedias, handbooks, atlases, and more.

Gale eBooks
Selected dictionaries, encyclopedias, and reference books in many subjects.

CQ Researcher
Reports on controversial issues of national importance (health care, public safety, education, environment, etc.). Each report is on a single topic. Helpful as a topic overview. 

Academic Journals, Newspapers, and Magazines

Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database and often a good place to start.

Ebsco MegaFILE
MegaFILE combines the Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, and Regional Business News databases into one search. A good place to start with business topics.

JSTOR
Scholarly articles, ebooks, and primary sources in the social sciences, humanities, earth and biological sciences, and more. Includes image results from Artstor.

Project MUSE
Journal articles and books on literature, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and more.

ProQuest News & Newspapers

News articles from U.S. newspapers. Includes the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, and many local newspapers.

Books and Combined Search

Books Search
Book Search

Book Search searches the listing of books and ebooks available at the Normandale Library.

Note: Book Search results include both online ebooks and paper books available for pickup at the library. Follow these instructions to request a paper book (PDF) be held for pickup.



Combined Search

Combined Search helps find articles, books, and videos from the library collection.

 

 

Try Another Database

If you're having trouble finding what you're looking for in the chosen databases, try exploring some of our other databases. They're listed on the Normandale Library site by subject and alphabetically. 


Article Databases by Subject
All of the library's online collections, organized by subject.

Research Skills Videos

What Is a Library Database?

Video by the University of Minnesota.


Picking a Topic


Video by NC State University Libraries

Using Keywords in Databases


Video by California State University San Bernardino John M. Pfau Library

Ask a Librarian

Call, e-mail, or chat with a librarian for more research assistance. We're happy to help!

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Luke MosherReference and Instruction Librarianluke.mosher@normandale.edu
photo of DavidDavid Vrieze Daniels
Reference and Instruction Librarian
david.vriezedaniels@normandale.edu
 

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Cite your Sources (MLA)

MLA Quick Guide (PDF)
See MLA citation examples for the most common types of sources (9th edition).

MLA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue)
This website offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page. Uses MLA 9th edition.

Access Databases from Off Campus

Off-Campus Access Info
In order to access databases and other Library resources from off campus, login with your StarID and password when prompted.  Off-campus access to library databases is only available to current Normandale students, staff, and faculty.