Research Guides: English 111: Hodin: Research Resources

Articles and Research

This guide was created for ENG 111 Classes at Canisius College.

The tabs at the top will take you to links that will access the Library's research and discovery tools.

Please feel free to use these resources for your paper and to stop in and ask any librarian for more assistance. You can also email us at libweb@canisius.edu, or call us at 716-888-8404 or chat with us 24/7

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Great for background information - A collection of reference books (i.e. encyclopedias) available online. Titles in Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Medicine, Religion, Science and Social Science.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Great for background information - Current information on controversial topics with pro/con viewpoint essays, primary source documents, biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, articles, links to websites, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images and podcasts.

Academic Search Elite
GREAT PLACE TO START - Contains thousands of newspaper, magazine and peer reviewed journal articles on all topics.
ProQuest
GREAT PLACE TO START - Searches many different collections at once and covers a wide range of subjects. Includes newspapers, magazines, journals, trade publications, reports and blogs. Includes full text of the New York Times (1980 – present), Wall Street Journal (1984 – present) and JOPERD – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1988-present).
Academic OneFile
GREAT PLACE TO START - Search for magazine, newspaper and journal articles on any topic. Also includes podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN and CBC.

All our Databases
Need more? You can find all of the rest of our databases here.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Great for background information - Current information on controversial topics with pro/con viewpoint essays, primary source documents, biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, articles, links to websites, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images and podcasts.

Summon
Search for books, scholarly articles, ebooks, DVDs, book reviews, newspaper articles, and every other item we have in the library.
ConnectNY Catalog
Search for and request items from the shared ConnectNY catalog. Items will be delivered to Canisius and can be picked up in the Library. ConnectNY is a consortium of independent academic institutions in New York State.