LibGuides: EN 101-02: College Composition: Getting Started

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Welcome! This guide will help you find resources for Prof. Kachinsky's Fall 2024 College Composition class.

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Research Skills Tutorials & Assistance

Databases for Background Information

Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window The rich combination of the venerable Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that college students need to consult when conducting thorough collegiate research—all from one resource. Includes access to the Britannica encyclopedia, atlas, world data, the Classics, biographies, news, multimedia, and more.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Credo contains full text encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is a comprehensive guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window Oxford Reference is an online reference resource spanning 25 different subject areas and bringing together two million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.

Reference

Use these specialized encyclopedias and reference texts to get an overview of the subject, or to familiarize yourself with terminology and key concepts.