Databases - ENGL 401A - First Year Writing (UNH Manchester)

Getting Started: General Databases

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos touching on all disciplines.
CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports, 1965-2018 This link opens in a new window
Public policy briefs issued by the Congressional Research Service to inform members of Congress and their staff on subjects of current interest. Funded by taxpayer money and thus all in the public domain, these reports are nonpartisan and concise.
Note: The information on this site is compiled and made available as a public service by the Government Documents Department at the University of North Texas Libraries. UNT does not make any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for results obtained from the use of the information. Distribution of the information does not constitute such a warranty. Use of the information is the sole responsibility of the user.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover full text of national (U.S.) and international newspapers, selective full text for regional U.S. newspapers, and full-text transcripts from sources such as CBS News, CNN, FOX News, NPR, etc.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Covers current social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. It supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Search Smarter

OkState Library (2016, July 25). Inform your thinking: Episode 6 - Search smarter [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SreCuGxQI-I.

Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

How to Read for Grad School

This article from Miriam Sweeney discusses how to read academic articles.

Anadale, C. (2016, August 31). 4 rules for grad school reading [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWuxW2qAYSE.

Types of Articles

Details about types of articles
This grid describes the types of periodical articles--scholarly, popular, and newspaper--that you will find in the online databases.

Each type of periodical has its own purpose, intent, and audience.

Types of Periodicals:

Magazines
Newspapers
Research Journals

Request an Article from Another Library

It is possible to request items (books, journal articles, videos, etc.) from other libraries—across town, across the state and even across the country—by using a service known as Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Interlibrary Loan Form-Article

Ulrichsweb

Ulrichsweb is an easy-to-search source which provides detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals.

Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic and access information for thosands of serials. Entries provide ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians.

Brainstorm

The links below provide examples of student brainstorming activities.

ENGL 401A - First Year Writing (UNH Manchester): Databases