WRITING 122 INFORMATION RESEARCH
http://web.cocc.edu/finney/writing122.htm

TO GET TO THE COCC LIBRARY WEBPAGE:
http://campuslibrary.cocc.edu/

 TO GET SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

To take a stand on an issue concerning the globalization of American culture,  it helps to have background information (you don't want to assert that something is true if you don't have the basic facts, right?)

To get background information on your topic, try these online tools:
(You can use these links or get to all of these from the COCC Library webpage for online reference).

CQ Researcher

Opposing Viewpoints

Or...search our two online reference sites for background on more academic topics

Gale Reference Online

Oxford Reference Online

TO GET SOME ARTICLES, USE JOURNAL ARTICLE  DATABASES:

Journal article databases let you search on your topic to locate academic, scholarly articles.  The library purchases these databases for you to search--this is different from searching on Google or other "free web" search engines!

Get to the COCC Library Databases webpage.

 SPECIFIC DATABASES
 PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT

Academic Search Premier

Business Source Premier  

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection  

Health Source Consumer Edition

JSTOR (full text articles in Arts and Humanities)

TO SEARCH A JOURNAL ARTICLE DATABASE:

Database Search Hints

  • start with keyword searching when available

  • use " " for phrases

  • use * to locate endings to words (truncation)

  • use boolean commands (nicotine or smok*) and pregnan*

  • searches can be specific

  • full text articles may be e-mailed, downloaded or printed from the screen.

  • other articles may be located in the COCC  library, or may be ordered via inter-library loan--look for the Request this item through interlibrary loan -- COCC students ONLY!  link in Ebsco databases!

 

 

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