Decide Where to Search

Are certain sources required?

Look at whether the assignment specifies using peer reviewed articles, newspaper articles, data, books, and/or videos. You will look for these different sources in different databases.

Does your topic lend itself to a particular type of source?

Your research topic will have an impact on the kinds of sources that you will use. Some topics are more likely to be covered in books, and others are more likely to be covered in the news. You may not be able to find books or peer reviewed articles on current topics because they take a long time to publish. 

Search for Types of Resources:

• Searching for books? For help finding books refer to the “Browsing the KCC Catalog" page.

• Searching for articles? For help finding articles refer to the "Databases" page. EBSCOhost is a good place to start research because it is a multidisciplinary database.

• Looking for primary sources? Check out the guide “Looking for primary sources”

• Searching for newspaper sources? Go to the guide “Looking for an article”