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ENG 111

This guide was created for ENG 111 Classes at Canisius College.

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Research Companion

ProQuest This link opens in a new window
GREAT PLACE TO START - Searches many different collections at once and covers a wide range of subjects. Includes newspapers, magazines, journals, trade publications, reports and blogs. Includes full text of the New York Times (1980 – present), Wall Street Journal (1984 – present) and JOPERD – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1988-present).
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
GREAT PLACE TO START - Search for magazine, newspaper and journal articles on any topic. Also includes podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN and CBC.

All our Databases
Need more? You can find all of the rest of our databases here. Items can be filtered using the tabs across the top: Subjects, Types, Products

Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Great for background information - Current information on controversial topics with pro/con viewpoint essays, primary source documents, biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, articles, links to websites, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images and podcasts.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Great for background information - Current information on controversial topics with pro/con viewpoint essays, primary source documents, biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, articles, links to websites, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images and podcasts.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Great for background information - A collection of reference books (i.e. encyclopedias) available online. Titles in Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Medicine, Religion, Science and Social Science.

Databases have become more sophisticated and make it easier to determine if a source is scholarly. In most databases, users can filter results by choosing "peer reviewed" or "scholarly articles," usually in the left column of the page. This can take much of the guesswork out of the process; nevertheless, it is still useful to know the differences between scholarly and non-scholarly works. The chart below assumes a physical rather than digital item, but there are also categories that apply to both digital and physical.