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Getting Started with Research for SPAN300!
- Need a review of Hekman Library basics? Check out this "Get Connected" guide or browse our How-to playlist on Youtube.
- If you're off-campus, remember to start at the library homepage when connecting to databases and ebooks, so you'll be recognized as a Calvin user (when you're prompted to login, enter your Calvin username and passphrase).
- Struggling with citations? For more help, see the library's longer Citation 101 guide or try using Purdue's OWL (Online Writing Lab)
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Recommended Research Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Great database to start your research. An interdisciplinary database covering a wide variety of subjects, primarily from academic and scholarly journals. - Communication & Mass Media CompleteGreat database for research in communication and rhetoric, also covers public relations, advertising, linguistics, language acquisition.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online provides authoritative information about authors from all time periods and from all parts of the world while placing them in the larger perspective of literary history. It also has articles on literary genres and historical periods that are useful for providing context to literary works. - Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)Covers the wide range of world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from the 15th century to the present.
- JSTOR
Well-known database covering many topics, mainly in the arts and humanities - only includes full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals - MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)The definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present.
- Project Muse
Full text peer-reviewed journal articles as well as ebooks. Many useful resources for topics related to Hispanic concerns.