ENGL002: English Composition II

2.2: Getting Started with Your Research

• 2.2.1: How to Begin Your Research

  • Writing for Success: "Chapter 11, Section 4: Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information"

    Read this section and complete the exercises using your own research topic. These exercises will guide you through the process of gathering your initial research. At the end of these exercises, you will have a good number of reliable resources you may use for your research paper. 
    

• 2.2.2: Investigating Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly Sources

  • Dr. Pavel Zemliansky's "Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing - Chapter 4: Finding and Evaluating Research Sources" Page

    Please read this chapter for information on finding and evaluating research sources, and complete the writing activities. This chapter will cover types of sources as well as the credibility of both print and electronic resources.
    

  • Duke University Libraries: "Evaluating Sources" File

    Read this presentation to learn more about the difference between popular sources and peer-reviewed journals. Be able to identify the differences between scholarly sources, substantial news sources, and popular sources.

    Links from Duke University Libraries go to pages with certain information (e.g., specific scholarly journals) that are available only to those affiliated with the Duke University Libraries. You may want to print this page or make note of some of these journal titles and topics so that you can access them through other sources or through your public library. You also may want to bookmark these pages for future reference.

  • North Carolina State University Library: "Anatomy of a Scholarly Article" URL

    Try this interactive overview of scholarly articles. Be sure to click on each section and read it carefully. Think about what makes these types of articles different from substantial news sources and popular sources.
    

  • California State University, Northridge - Oviatt Library: "What's a Scholarly Article?" Page

    Watch the short video for information on how to identify scholarly journal articles and substantive news articles to use for research papers. Take some extra time to correlate the sections of this video with the different sections of this resource: North Carolina State University Library: "Anatomy of a Scholarly Article".
    

  • Brock University Library: "What is a peer-reviewed article?" Page

    Watch this video for information about scholarly journal articles and how to find them online.

  • Eastern Michigan University Library: "Using Google Scholar" Page

    Watch this video for information about scholarly journal articles and how to find them online. Try out Google Scholar with your own topic.