Research Guides: ENGL 102 Research Guide: Finding Sources

Suggested databases to start your research!

Start your research with these databases, but if you aren't finding articles that fit your topic and you've tried the search strategies we suggested, then ask a librarian for help!

Academic Search Complete
Offers a good starting point for research on nearly any topic, covering most areas of academic study and containing full text for 5,500 periodicals, including 4,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,500 journals.
Statista
A statistics portal that integrates data on over 60,000 topics from over 18,000 sources onto a single professional platform - categorized into 21 market sectors, providing direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets

WorldCat Discovery
Search across many databases at once for articles, books, and more. If Discovery cannot find relevant content within its databases for your search terms, it will suggest alternative databases as well.

ProQuest Databases
All Proquest databases, cross-searchable, providing coverage for journal articles and other information in academic disciplines.

How to use WorldCat Discovery

Tips for searching in WorldCat Discovery
A handout on how to access WorldCat Discovery, how to search for articles, and how to refine your search results.Click on the link above to access the full text PDF!

Statista is an online statistics portal which provides access to quantitative data, statistics, and related information. Support your arguments with statistics!

Watch this one-minute tutorial to find out more about how to use Statista.

Better Google Searching

When searching on Google, add the names of organizations you know and trust to keyword searches to get more reliable results!