LibGuides: English 101: Finding Background Information and Articles

Finding Background Information

Credo Reference is an excellent resource to use if you need background information on a topic.

The Scholarly Stuff

I have listed a few resources that might help you find articles related to your topic. Remember, identifying KEYWORDS is very important when searching the database. If your topic is; African Americans AND Hip-Hop you would enter your search just like this into the search box.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window Academic Search Ultimate offers access to an unprecedented collection of many peer-reviewed and full-text resources that includes journals, magazines, reports, books, and videos in almost every subject area.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Electronic archive of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes complete runs of journals with full-text of all articles published prior to the most current five years.