LibGuides: English Composition I: Library Resources

Finding Information in the JSCC Library

JSCC Library Online Catalog
The Library Online Catalog enables you to locate books (print and electronic) and DVDs in the JSCC Library.
All Search
Use this link to search everything in the library at once.

Finding Background Material on your Topic

Credo Reference
Credo is a great place to begin searching for information on your topic.

Need Help? Ask a Librarian!

Finding Magazines and Journals in the JSCC Library

General OneFile (Gale)
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization that creates and maintains an archive of important scholarly journals. JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high- resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines, including ecology, economics, history, language, literature, mathematics and sociology.

Nexis Uni
Full text newspaper articles, business, legal, and reference information. It includes: current/past issues of many U.S. and international newspapers, company news and financial information, country and state profiles, medical and reference sources, trade journals and magazines, industry and market news and trends, legal reviews, and case law, and biographical information.

MasterFILE Premier
Contains full-text articles in over 1,700 magazines and journals. Indexing and abstracts for over 2,700 titles. Subjects covered include general interest, business, health, social sciences, education, humanities, news and current events. Useful for almost any topic.

Other JSCC Library journal databases by subject
There are other databases that you will want to use. They are in order by subject here.

Controversial Issues Information in the JSCC Library

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Provides information about controversial issues from a variety of sources. Often there are pro and con articles about these issues. Excellent place to start for a persuasive paper or speech.

Issues and Controversies
Provides up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on over 250 prominent and hotly debated issues of the day. It combines objective analysis, clear explanations of opposing points of view and special features, so you can quickly grasp the essentials of even the most complex topics. It includes chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information.

Research Consultations

For in-depth assistance with your research, please schedule a research consultation with a librarian.

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