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EN 2211: Elements of Writing

J. Dempsey


Inspirations & Documents for Your Narrative

Research Strategies

Off campus?

WPI Only Access resources with proxy.

Unsure where to even start? Check out our Research Circuit: Library Skills Tutorial => Developing A Topic


Primary Resource Research Guide | Digital Collections - Browse For Ideas


Reference Materials: Print & Online

Find Books

at WPI (library catalog) | Beyond (WorldCat)

Browse WorldCat to find another book, that is not available at WPI. What library is it available at? Try Advanced Search to limit to ARC Academic Research Collaborative for library materials at Worcester area college libraries.

Browse the library catalog for one or two books that could be useful for your project and jot down the call number. _______________________________________________

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Follow up on subjects you find in catalog or WorldCat records. See Yale's Library of Congress Subject Headings - to Identify Primary Source Materials for subjects to search.

Find Articles: A Few Databases to Search

All databases listed are WPI subscriptions. Off Campus? Connect using WPI Proxy.

Even More Databases to Try....

Search within twoof the above databases for articles on your topic. Try to email at least one citation, or full text, to yourself. If you have trouble coming up with articles, review your keywords used and consider new search terms.

Search Journals @ WPI

Getting Books & Articles Not at WPI

Give Credit! Cite Your Sources

Questions?

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