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ENGL 015: Rhetoric and Composition (Abington)

This guide is for ENGL 015 students at the Penn State Abington campus learn how to search for and evaluate sources for their assignments.

Try These First!

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Find background information & overviews; great for introductions & establishing facts about a topic!

Opposing Viewpoints In Context

Helpful for topic development; great for persuasive arguments!

CQ Researcher

Covers many current issues; good for narrowing down your topic.

Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)

Many current articles on a wide variety of topics.  Best for once you have a solid topic & keywords brainstormed.  Find scholarly articles here!

Credo Academic Core Collection

Find background information on your topic; excellent for introductions & establishing facts on a topic!

Additional Databases

Finding Books at Penn State

Limit to Book / eBook from the Content Type options