Subject and Course Guides: English 160 &161: Introduction to Library Research: Jakalski

Topic Ideas - Fall 2023

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Mind mapping guide

English 161 Higher Education

Consulting Background Sources
Finding Articles

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CQ : Congressional Quarterly Researcher
Provides snapshots of current affairs. Single-themed reports are researched and written by experienced observers from a range of viewpoints. From 1923 to present.
CQ Researcher Reports are published 44 times per year and cover political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Each 13,000-word CQ Researcher report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist.
Chronicle of Higher Education Online
Current news and information for the college and university community.

Note: to create a personal account, go to their website at https://www.chronicle.com/ . Once you have created an account based on your UIC email address, you can access Chronicle of Higher Education directly without having to go to the UIC library website.
The Chronicle is a primary source of news and information for the college and university community. New issues are posted on Monday mornings, with daily, Web-only updates.
Education Week
Education Week is a United States national newspaper covering K–12 education providing daily breaking news and an array of other information resources, including such popular news blogs as Politics K-12, State EdWatch, Curriculum Matters, and an array of opinion blogs.

National Center for Education Statistics
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions.
Pew Research Center: Education
Pew Research Center: Education & Gender
Pew Research Center: Education & Politics
Pew Research Center: STEM Education & Workforce
United States Department of Education: Data & Statistics

The following resources are also listed under Databases on the library website. You can search Academic Search Complete, Education Research Complete and ERIC together through EbscoHOST.

Academic Search Complete
This multidisciplinary database provides access to articles from journals, magazines, and reference sources across all subject areas. Coverage is primarily from 1980 to the present, with some older content.
Education Research Complete
Search Education Research Complete in EBSCOhost.
ERIC on EBSCOhost
ERIC is the world's largest education database. Published by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).
Google Scholar
Searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. It includes a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
APA PsycINFO
Now called APA PsycINFO. Abstract and index of Psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, nursing, sociology, business, education, etc.

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English 160 &161: Introduction to Library Research

Topic Ideas - Fall 2023

English 161 Higher Education

Locations

Richard J. Daley Library

Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago

Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria

Crawford Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford

Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana