Research- What is it?
Use this course guide to help build sources for your research project
If at any time you feel confused or frustrated, please ask for help!
Research requires:
- time
- patience
- focus
- initiative
- reasoning
- analysis
Select and focus your research topic
1. Have you chosen a topic related to your assignment?
2. Need help forming search terms? Try:
- Writing a sentence about your topic
- Pull out important words
- Think of other key terms outside of the sentence
- Talk to other people about it - do you know someone who works in the field?
- Use database features to focus your research question
Start here
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window** Expanded access continues as we work to implement a new contract for JSTOR's new all-access model, which will provide access to all archival journals and primary source content. **
Back volumes for 2,890 journals from the very first issue but usually excluding the most current 2-5 years, though almost 100 with coverage through the most recent issue. General subject areas include art & architecture, Asian studies, botany, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, language & literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology and statistics. - Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle scholar is a specialized Google service that searches the web for journal articles, books, and other material that MAY be scholarly. Use the special link above for authenticated access to full text articles when off campus.
Databases & Scholarly Articles
Library Databases may contain:
- scholarly articles
- newspapers or magazines
- images or historical documents
- full-text books