Welcome to the research guide for WRIT 171! Use this as a starting point for your research in this class. If you would like to talk to me about finding or citing sources for this class (or any other), schedule a meeting with me.
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Use WorldCat Discovery to search and request directly from libraries worldwide via Interlibrary Loan.
Questions? Interlibrary Loan Guide
Explore the following sources for background and contextual information on your topic. They can be a great place for finding additional sources as well as key terms that you want to search.
Annotated bibliographies for a variety of subject areas.
Hundreds of full-text academic encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other sources for introductions to topics, definitions, or factual information. Includes subject-specific titles from art, literature, education, science, religion, history and more.
Over 400 full-text academic encyclopedias, language dictionaries, books of quotations, and other sources. Includes subject-specific titles from art, classics, history, law, linguistics, literature, media studies, medicine, performing arts, philosophy, religion, science and technology, politics, and more.