English 1010/1020 Research Guide: Welcome

Welcome to the Library's Guide for English 1010/1020

This guide will lead you to resources that will help you complete assignments for English 1010 and 1020. Look at the headings below or the tabs above to quickly navigate to the resource you need.

What do you need to accomplish?

Topic Shop

• Use these resources to find a topic for your project or to narrow a broad topic down to a more manageable size.

 Find Books

• Use the library's search tools to find print books and eBooks.

 Find Articles

• Use the library's online research databases to find articles.
  • A refresher on Scholarly v Popular Sources
  • A refresher on database Search Strategies (truncation, Boolean Operators, etc.)

 Find Websites

• Use these tips when searching for freely available websites.

Track and Cite Sources

• Learn how to track your sources and cite them in your project.

Get Writing Assistance

• Get writing help (in person or virtually) from the Ludden Library Learning Commons. This link opens in a new tab.

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