ENGL 1101 - Comp I - THOMPSON: Research
Overviews and definitions
CREDO searches 600 references titles. This is a great resource for finding general/background information, and it's a good place to get started.
Databases for finding literary articles
- Literary Reference Plus This link opens in a new windowLiterature, criticism, author biographies (more...).
- MLA International Bibliography (literature and language) This link opens in a new windowCitations, abstracts, literatures, folklore, linguistics (more...).
- JSTOR (including Artstor) This link opens in a new windowArticles, most peer-reviewed; Artstor images (more...).
- Literature Online Premium (LION) (ProQuest Platform) This link opens in a new windowComplete works, literature, criticism, reference (more...).
- New York Times Online (full access for Georgia Southern students, faculty, and staff) This link opens in a new window
Online access to all New York Times content for Georgia Southern students, faculty, and staff (more...).
What does "Peer-Reviewed" mean??
What Does "Peer Reviewed" Mean?
Peer Review is "a process by which a scholarly work (such as a paper or a research proposal) is checked by a group of experts in the same field to make sure it meets the necessary standards before it is published or accepted."
Source: Merriam-Webster
Publications that don't use peer review (Time, Cosmo, Salon) just rely on the judgementof the editors whether an article is up to snuff or not. That's why you can't count on them for solid, academic and/or scientific scholarship.
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A Note about using New York Times
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Example: "art therapy"
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