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Passport 2025: Elements of Writing Argument

This guide includes tips and tricks for using library resources to find and evaluate sources for your research.

Suggested Resources

Suggested Resources

This page includes links to resources that may be helpful for your assignment. Feel free to use the Library Research Help tab to contact a librarian if you have any questions about these resources or anything that was discussed during class. Happy researching!

Worksheets and Research Plans

Library Links

Professor Morrison

Background Research and Other Sources

Cross Search can be a good starting point to find all source types, including ones that are helpful for background information. Use the filters to narrow down what types of sources you want to find.

Journal Articles

The library provides access to databases that include academic sources like scholarly journals. When searching a database, look for filters to narrow down the source type to "articles" or "peer reviewed sources."

Professor Finstein

Reference Sources

Reference sources include dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks and can be a great starting point to find background information about your topic.

Books in the Library

Use the library catalog to search for books in the library's collection. 

Journal Articles

The library provides access to databases that include academic sources like scholarly journals. When searching a database, look for filters to narrow down the source type to "articles" or "peer reviewed sources."

Professor Liew

Background Research and General Sources

Cross Search can be a good starting point to find all source types, including ones that are helpful for background information. Use the filters to narrow down what types of sources you want to find.

The other databases in this list contain journal articles around many subjects.

News Sources

Find current and historical newspapers and magazines.

Sports and Athletics Sources

These databases contain sources related to sports, athletics, and the business and entertainment aspects of these industries. They may contain a variety of source types, from scholarly journals to news sources to government documents.