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Researching Your Topic

These resources will assist you in research for coursework, papers, presentations, and more. Always start with a Subject Guide for your academic discipline if you are new to that discipline.

• Subject Guides: Where to Start for Your Research Topic
  Here you will find resource pages for specific academic departments. These guides help you uncover and use the most important databases and information resources for each academic subject.
   
• Articles & Databases
  This is an A-Z listing of the full text and bibliographic databases provided for all users. In each database, you can enter your search terms and find references to articles on your subject.
   
• Evaluating Internet Resources
  Here are some questions to ask yourself when evaluating information you find in a web search engine.
   
• http://www.google.com/unclesam or http://www.firstgov.gov (Full Text Documents from Government Agencies)
  These search engines uncover information from government websites, including fulltext resources, statistics, laws, and more.
   
• Search the Internet using Google