Start Here: How-to Conduct Academic Research for English 1320 Assignments
Your University Libraries are:
- Support for your coursework (like high school libraries), but they also support research, yours and your professor's.
- Academic libraries like Alkek Library are open later and on weekends. Why? To help you focus on your academic work, rest and recharge, and collaborate with your classmates and friends.
- Pro Tip: Check the Library website for the most up-to-date hours, i.e., emergency closures and similar.
- Connect you with technology like Computer labs, Printing, Equipment for Check-Out, Workshops, and events to help you learn new technology and tech support---ITAC (IT Assistance Center).
- Do the hard work of finding quality academic information for you. Avoid stress finding the good stuff; scholarly journals, patents, scientific data; the Library's got it! Both in print and online.
- Can help in person by visiting the Ask Us Desk on Alkek Library's second-floor lobby and online via online chat, email, text, or by appointment.
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How to Find Articles
- How to Find Articles - download PDFThis step-by-step tutorial will help you find academic articles for your next research paper. The tutorial includes: narrowing a topic, searching for background information, identifying keywords, creating search strings, using the advanced search, filtering results and finding full text articles.
