John D. Vairo Library
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063
610 892 1386
Susan Ware
Title: Reference Librarian
John D. Vairo Library
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063
610 892 1386
Course Name:
CAS 100
Semester:
Fall
Campus:
Penn State Brandywine
Instructor:
McGrath, Varner
Use the tabs above to learn more about the library resources and services CAS100 students have found most helpful in gathering information for their informative and persuasive speeches.
If you need additional sources or have questions, ask the Vairo Library librarians (Susan, Mary Fran, and Sara) for help -- in-person or by email.
You may also chat online with a Penn State librarian about your research needs. Don't be surprised if you are helped by Susan, Mary Fran, or Sara through chat reference, as well as in Vairo Library and by email!
LionSearch is a search engine that provides fast, simple access to relevant, scholarly material at the Penn State University Libraries. LionSearch provides an integrated search of the CAT, our databases and e-journals, our e-books, and our local collections.
Selected articles and special reports present opposing viewpoints on hot topics and controversial issues.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Opposing Viewpoints provides research and background information on controversial social issues. Viewpoint essays are supplemented by statistics, primary documents, websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
CQ Researcher: CQ Researcher explores in-depth, "hot issues" currently being discussed in the news. Topics include social issues, politics, economics, the environment, education, science, and more. Each issue report includes an overview, pro-con issue statements, a chronology of important events, and a bibliography.
ProQuest (Multiple Databases): To limit your ProQuest search results to opinion and commentary articles, use the search option DOCUMENT TYPE = COMMENTARY.
Specialized Encyclopedias and Books provide a broad or historical overview of your topic.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Gale Virtual Reference Library includes full-text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources in a wide variety of subject fields.
The CAT: The CAT is an online catalog of resources in the Penn State Libraries. Limit your search by resource material type, search all Penn State libraries or a single location, and electronically request resources that are not at the Brandywine Campus (Use the I WANT IT button).
Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper articles report research, news, and commentary on important issues.
ProQuest (Multiple Databases): ProQuest includes full-text of selected peer-reviewed journals, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in fields ranging from the arts and humanities to science and technology.
Academic Search Complete (Ebsco): A comprehensive multi-disciplinary, full-text database, much like ProQuest (Multiple Databases). Covers more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including magazines, newspapers, peer-reviewed journals, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
Access World News (Newsbank): Access World News (Newsbank) contains full-text of local and regional newspapers across the United States. Includes the Philadelphia Inquirer and local New Jersey and Delaware newspapers.
Historical Research - American History
America: History & Life: America: History & Life indexes scholarly research on topics in American and Canadian history.
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Connect to a recommended database by database title:
Databases By Title List: Alphabetical list of the full range of library databases. Click on the database title to connect.
Consult a Research Guide for your field of study:
Research Guides By Subject: Research Guides recommend journal databases and other specialized resources for research in the designated subject field. Browse the alphabetical list of research guides or search the list by keywords.
Review your database search results, and click on to find direct links from a database citation to the article full-text online (when available).
Click on "ARTICLE" to go directly to the article text.
- Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Service:
When GET IT! cannot link you to an article online,
Click on "Consider Interlibrary Loan" in the E-Journal Portal window to request desktop delivery of a free PDF copy.
You will be notified by email when your pdf copy is available for download from the web site.
When you use books, journals, or Web sites in your research, you must give credit to the original author by properly citing the sources. Citations also help your reader find the sources again. The following links provide guidelines to using a variety of citation styles.
Quick Style Guides
Use these quick guides for examples of how to cite common types of sources in APA, MLA, CSE, Chicago styles, Basic Legal Citation.
APA Style Quick Citation Guide
MLA Style Quick Citation Guide
Chicago Style Quick Citation Guide
Comprehensive Style Guides
These guides provide detailed information on formatting papers and citing sources.
