This guide will help you research and complete your argumentative essay assignment. This page features library databases and other resources to help you uncover needed information. Navigate to the other pages in this guide (located in the blue menu on the left side) to find citation information as well as ways to receive more help from librarians and the Writing Center.
Below are some great resources to use when you need to research a topic.
Provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on current events, including summaries and bibliographies. Controversial topics are addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner in the Congressional Quarterly tradition.
Provides full-text reference books in 20 subject areas. It includes over 180 titles and 65,000 images "powered by a network of cross-references that cut across topics, titles and publishers to provide answers - and new connections - in context." coverage: Varies
The Financial Times is read daily by businesses, politicians, and academics around the world. The FT covers a variety of topics, including management, business, the legal industry, politics, climate change, and economics, all from a global perspective.
While we no longer have a direct subscription to ft.com, we have access to content published from 05/31/1996 to present (with a 30 Day delay) through ABI/Inform.
A project developed by the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
An important independent organization that "provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world," through opinion polling and social science research. Very useful for media-related speeches.
Contains information on both sides of popular debate topics.
A great spot to find a wide range of talks. Use the filters, to narrow by topic, duration, speaker, or subject. The "sort by" dropdown allows you to narrow by type of talk. Take a listen!
Another place to search for information is simply to 'Google it.' How can we be sure the results are useful?
Whenever finding information online, remember to think about the following -
Using Google's site search requires you to use a specific phrase before adding search terms or keywords by telling Google you only want results from a specific website or domain. The search always begins with site + colon + URL or Domain all without any spaces; next, add a space and insert your search terms.
See the examples below -