Getting Started - ENG 101 - Ansari - Fall 2025 - LibGuides at St. Louis Community College

Exploring Topics

Exploring Topics for Research
Brief tutorial to help you choose and refine a topic using STLCC resources.

Credo Reference
Online reference library that provides access to a growing selection of reference books.

Online reference library that provides access to a growing selection of reference books. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, and a range of subject-specific titles from art to accountancy and literature to law. Credo Reference generates a network of cross-references that provide an easy-to-follow trail to related information contained anywhere within the library.

Credo Reference Subject Guides
Gale eBooks
Encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.

Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Help videos

Reference eBooks & Databases
Encyclopedias and other reference sources available as STLCC Library Databases.

You could also browze magazines and journals mentioned in your assignment. If you find one interesting article, search for other sources on the same topic.

Research Tips

Gale Advanced Search

In databases from Gale, the Advanced Search page includes a good explanation of search strategies.

Searching
Brief tutorial with search tips and examples using STLCC resources.