Resources for Research - ENGL 165 Arrizon - Climate Change

Cast a wide net - or focus on specific topic?

Where to look for information depends on what type of source best suits your need.

Is the topic unfamiliar to you, are you unsure where to start? Get an overview - and learn what keywords to search - by looking in an encyclopedia.
Do you want to see if there's a lot available on your topic? Use Super Search to pull up newspapers, magazine or scholarly articles, books or ebooks all at once.
Are you looking for a topic that is complex, or has a lot of different aspects? Look for encyclopedias, books, and eBooks using the library catalog, specialized encyclopedias, and/or online eBooks.
To find events, statements by important people, announcements about policies or studies - look in newspapers or video documentaries
To find scholarly research or analysis - look in an academic database.
Looking for pro and con arguments? Use the Opposing Viewpoints database, or search for editorials.
Looking for data? Try Statista too.

See below for links to these sources. If this feels like too much to choose from, or if you have any questions, Ask a Librarian!

Online eBooks

EBSCO eBooks This link opens in a new window
eBooks: Academic Collections searches and views the full text of eBooks. This database contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter.

News reports and documentaries

Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source includes more than 1,000 full-text newspapers, providing more than 38 million full-text articles
Tip: to find local news, use Advanced search and put the name of the city or state in one search box, and your topic in another.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is a streaming film database that includes documentaries on a wide range of topics, including climate change.
Tip: search the phrase climate change as subject.

Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center focuses on controversial issues. In this database you will find viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, biographies, primary documents, images and podcasts, court cases, articles, and links to relevant/reviewed websites

Statistics

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista has statistics on everything from business, politics, society, and more. Besides statistics, you can find infographics, industry reports, forecasts, country and industry data.

Specialized Encyclopedias

Access Science Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Access Science is an online encyclopedia that provides overview information on science topics. This database includes: entries on different aspects of climate change, definitions of technical terms, biographies, images, study guides, and bibliographies.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Gale Virtual Reference Library contains keyword searchable reference sources. Good starting point; get an overview of a topic and identify some keywords you can use to search for articles.

What about Wikipedia? While sometimes controversial, Wikipedia entries can be great places to start - so long as you don't stop there. More information about how to use this source responsibly is under the tab for Wikipedia!?! .

General One File - journals, magazines, and news

General OneFile This link opens in a new window
General One File is a general interest periodical resource with nearly 30 years of coverage. This database includes: journal articles, newspaper articles, and National Public Radio programs from 1990 to the present (with searchable transcripts).

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is multidisciplinary (tries to cover all areas of scholarship), so you will get a wide range of perspectives in your search results.
It includes: newspaper reporting, magazine articles. academic journal articles, images, and agency reports.

ProQuest Natural Science Collection

ProQuest Natural Science Collection This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Natural Science Collection is a definitive resource for students studying applied and general sciences. It includes nearly 1,000 science journals (many peer-reviewed), in the areas of Physics, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Science and Chemistry. This database includes: academic journal articles,
professional (trade) magazine articles, magazine articles, news, and images.

JSTOR

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR includes over one thousand high-quality academic journals and chapters from books. It covers the sciences, humanities, social sciences, arts and economics/business.

ENGL 165 Arrizon - Climate Change: Resources for Research