LibGuides: GO 100: People, Places and Environments: Getting Started

Start Digging

These web resources are great for general background.

Where to Begin

General background information is helpful in the early stages of a research project. These databases are an excellent place to begin.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
General database for scholarly articles in most disciplines.
Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
Also includes atlas, world data, the Classics, biographies, news & multimedia plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Reports on topics of national interest including overview, chronology, pro/con & more.
Credo General 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 an unsurpassed 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 a comprehensive online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together two million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the worlds top political and societal publications. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
General database for scholarly and popular articles on most disciplines.