Library resources - ENG 102 - Chavez - Research Guides at Adams State University

Best bets for argumentative essay

Academic Search Complete
A collection of academic journals covering all academic disciplines as well as a large number of magazines and newspapers with full text provided for over 4,600 titles.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
Use this annually-updated reference source to do background research on your topic and find more keywords to search.
Nielsen Library Catalog
Use the library catalog to locate books and eBooks. NOTE: when you go to the Nielsen Library website (adams.edu/library), the first search box you see on the upper left also searches the catalog.
Library of Congress
Think outside the box and use the Library of Congress's large collections to locate photos, pamphlets, personal narratives, and other sources to support your arguments.
CQ Researcher
The Congressional Quarterly Researcher provides in-depth reports on controversial subjects such as gun control, health care, and obesity. The reports include a Pro/Con view, chronology of events, current situation awareness, and lists further resources. An excellent resource for a position paper.

There are many ways to identify and research topics with CQResearcher:

First, navigate to CQ Researcher.
Explore the Featured Report, Hot Topics, and Recent Reports on the homepage.
Search for a keyword, using the quick search box or by using filters on the Advanced Search page.
Use Browse Topics which allows you to browse all reports on all topics and narrow the focus of your research.
Use Browse Reports by Date of publication, which allows you to locate the most recent reports published or to see all reports published in a particular year.
Use Browse by Issue Tracker, which allows you to see all of the reports published on a narrowly defined topic.
Use Browse by Pro/Con, which lets you select a report based on the expert Pro/Con debate feature contained within each report.