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Writing 237: McNair Research Writing

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This guide includes information and resources designed to aid you in locating research and managing sources for your research project. For further assistance with your research, visit the research desk or contact your librarian using the contact information in the left-hand column.

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General / Interdisciplinary Databases: Find Popular and Scholarly Articles!

If you're exploring research topic ideas, these databases are a great place to start. Try looking at newspaper and magazine articles or encyclopedia entries to get a general sense of the information available on your potential topic and identify aspects of the topic that you'd like to pursue further in your paper. To find in-depth research articles on your topic, look at the "Find Articles: Disciplinary Databases" tab of this guide.

Newspaper Databases