Research Guides: Library Research for Eng 104, Sapien, Fall 2024: Welcome!

Today's outcomes:

1. Library services available online:

Library services available online & on this page

2. Find research resources relevant to your assignment

Essay 2 (Sapien)
How does a character from an assigned literary text still have relevance for readers today?
- "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell (1916)
- "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)
- "The Squealer" by Mary Foster Barber (1919)
Research requirements:
- 2-4 outside sources
- one source must be published in 2022-2024 for the issue of today
- one source must be an academic source
Possible Keywords: feminism, gender roles, domestic violence, gaslighting, postpartum depression, oppression, work conditions, law enforcement, immigrants

Databases & the Research Process:

EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window Search multiple EBSCO products at once.
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Proquest Central This link opens in a new window The largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, and Humanities. Search across more than 30 databases at one time. Full-text available.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window Gale Literature Resource Center is a research-focused, one-stop literary destination, providing students, academics, and researchers authoritative and relevant results on demand.

SIFT Method for Evaluating Online Sources

SIFT is an online evaluation strategy, developed by digital literacy expert Michael Caulfield (Washington State University Vancouver), to help you judge whether or not online content can be trusted for credible and reliable information. SIFT is quick and simple 4-step process, and can be applied to all types of online content.

SIFT stands for:

STOP

INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE

FIND BETTER COVERAGE

TRACE CLAIMS, QUOTES, AND MEDIA BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONTEXT