Start with Reference Books/Resources - ENG 102- Schneider - 2024 Spring

Reference Resources

Don't start with Wikipedia and/or Google! Begin with a published reference book/resource from one of the STLCC Library Database Collections. Remember, these are subscription resources that require a sign on with the STLCC ID and password.

We discussed beginning with Credo for a variety of shorter, objective resources to help define the topic and/or specific terms for the topic. We then tried CQ Researcher and Issues & Controversies for more indepth, yet still objective, sources on our topics.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Covers topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
Issues and Controversies covers more than 800 topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. It is updated weekly, with links to a 12-year back-file.

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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week.
Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports.

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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

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