Eng 122 - Research Guide for Suggested Topics

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Social, Political and Legal Topics
Want to get a jump-start on finding what's available through MCC Library? Try our new 360 Search. You can search up to 19 of our databases plus iBistro all at once.

or go directly to:

iBistro for books on your topic. Especially useful are the "Opposing Viewpoints" or the "Taking Sides" series.
Just remember that even if a book is lengthy, the chapter headings or back-of-the-book index will guide you to particular pages or chapters that are the most useful.

See if your topic has been covered by CQ Researcher.

Try Academic Search Premier articles from journals and magazines.

Lexis Nexis- Best for newspaper articles, but it also useful for law review articles (click on the "Legal" tab).

Need more help with researching Pro/Con topics? Check out a previous post on Pro/Con

Literary/Humanities Topics
Search for books about a particular author or director in iBistro.

Biography Reference Bank provides biographical information along with articles from journals, magazines and newspapers.

Topics in literature, film, music, or art can also be searched in iBistro,
but also check JSTOR for journal articles as well as Project Muse.

Additional information on film is listed on the Film Criticism blog post.

The sources listed in the Short Story Criticism blog post will also help for many literary topics.

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