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ENG 101 (D. Hayles) : Databases

Use this guide to help find information for your assignment

Search for Articles with the "Start Your Research Here" Search Box


   Start Your Research Here:   

  1. Use the "Start Your Research Here" box and limit to Articles. 
  2. To find articles, do a more specific Advanced Search: UFO* AND abduction 
    • ​The wildcard or truncation symbol, the asterisk (*), finds all word endings: UFO, UFOs, ufology, ufologist, ufologists, etc. 
  3. You can also do a more in-depth search using one article databases below, such as ProQuest Central. 

Database Information

For your assignment, you are required to find at least 5 credible sources FOR and AGAINST the issue. 

According to the assignment, your sources may include at least one visual text, such as statistics, charts, tables, but must be all sources form the library's stacks and databases. 

 

General Databases

These databases cover a wide range of world events and topics:

Fill in Gaps with Specific Databases

These reference databases offer overviews of your issue, and offers ideas to narrow your topic. 

  • Log in with your college username/password if prompted.
  • These offer e-book chapters, popular (newspaper, magazines) and scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles, and other resources.

The ProQuest Central database searches millions of articles from newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals. Use it to fill in gaps in your research.

  • It includes well-respected newspapers like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many more. 
  • Click "Peer reviewed" to limit the search to scholarly articles.

Video Databases

These video databases offer archived news programs, documentaries, educational series, and more. They are well-researched sources for papers, and provide MLA citations.

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