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English Research Guide

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English 1A

Objectives

Today, you will:

  • Begin to explore resources aligned to reparations

  • Find at least two useful, credible sources in library databases related to your topic

  • Cite the two sources in MLA format

 

Suggested Databases

For your research assignment you need a minimum of 5 sources that consist of:

  • 2 articles from newspapers or magazines from a library database
  • 1 article from a scholarly/academic journal from a library database
  • 1 additional resource of your choosing from a library database
  • "A Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Then: explore these databases to gather sources to support your research
 

proquest

Access newspapers, magazines, and journals.  

Gale powersearch

Access newspapers, magazines and journals

EBSCOhost

Access newspapers, magazines and journals.

Video resources 
 

Films on Demand

 

Academic Video Online

ACADEMIC VIDEO ONLINE

 

Ebooks 
 

Ebook Central

 

EBSCO ebooks

 

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Search our Library Catalog

You can find books, articles, and videos using our catalog.  

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Database List

Access our full list of databases to search for more resources

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MLA CITATION GUIDE

Use our own MLA Citation Guide to help you format your citations in MLA Format.