Articles & Databases are your starting point for any research topic. 

 

Try 360Search to search many databases at once.

 

TIP: For more specialized topics, select databases by subject area.

Look for the NAME of the journal or periodical to see if we have it online or in print.

 

 

Examples of titles:

 

 

CQ Researcher: In-depth, unbiased reports and analysis of newsworthy issues and hot topics from both national and international viewpoints. (Library Database)

Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Explore issues from all perspectives. Includes pro/con viewpoint essays, topic overviews, primary source documents, court-case overviews, periodical articles, statistical tables, and more. (Library Database)

 

CSA Discovery Guides: Basic guides to a variety of hot research topics.

 

National Academies Press: 1000s of research reports, free to read online. Registration required to download PDFs).

 

Rand Corporation Research Briefs: Policy-oriented research summaries

 

What's New at Plough Library: Blog featuring library resources and tips on how to use them (also available on Facebook).

Search the Library Catalog using words that might be in a book title (like psychology encyclopedia or chemistry dictionary).

 

 

The Library also has online collections of reference works. Use one of these to look for your topic in hundreds of resources:

 

Credo Reference: Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, images, and quotations.

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library: Reference ebooks on subjects including business, environment, history, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, and science.

 

Oxford Reference: 200+ language dictionaries and subject encyclopedias

Student Resources in Context (Gale): Authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, and more.

 

Achieving Success Through Academic Assertiveness (2009), EBSCO eBook

 

90 Minute College Major Matcher (2007), EBSCO eBook

 

Panicked Student's Guide to Choosing a College Major (2010), EBSCO eBook

 

Skillful Time Management! (2007), EBSCO eBook

 

Test Taking Strategies and Study Skills for the Utterly Confused (2003), EBSCO eBook

 

The Thinking Student's Guide to College (2010), EBSCO eBook

 

Work Your Strengths (2010), EBSCO eBook

 
CBU Writing Center: Sign up for a personal appointment to review your writing.

CBU Math Center: Get one-on-one, in-person help with math.

CBU Language Center: Assistance for students of foreign languages.

 

CBU Career Center: In addition to information about careers, the Career Center offers self-tests to help you evaluate your interests and choose majors to fit them.

 

Choosing a Major: From the University of Nevada, Reno.

 

Choosing Your Major: From Gustavus Augustus College.

 

College Majors 101: Find information about educational and career paths related to majors. Includes videos, and linked lists of student associations, possible employers, industry publications, and more.

 

College Majors and Careers Central: Information on 600+ majors from the College Board.

 

Exploring Majors and Careers: Tutorial from San Jose State University

 

Majors and Careers: Capital University.

 

LaSalle's Academic Career Exploration Guide.

 

Research by Subject - Careers: CBU library guide to career resources.

 

Undecided Major: University of Minnesota, Morris.

 

 

 

Health Careers at CBU (Dr. Eisen)

 

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Computing, Healthcare

LearningExpress: Online practice tests, with sections on job search, workplace skills, and math and writing reviews. Register for a personal account to use (and track progress on) tests and tutorial courses. Includes GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, and Praxis II. For more, see the Library's page about Test Guides.

 

Virtual Math Lab: Collection of college algebra tutorials from West Texas A&M University.

 

Academic Life - from the College Board: Get help adjusting to college--everything from writing papers to choosing roommates.

 

CollegeTips.com: College survival guide.

 

How to Research a Topic: Plough Library's seven step outline of how to approach a research assignment.

 

How to Study: Tips and tools for effective studying with sections devoted to specific subjects.

 

Learning (Your First Job): By Robert Leamnson.

 

Study Guides and Strategies: Guides and exercises covering study skills, time management, writing, vocabulary building, research, math, and more.

 

Study Skills Library: From CalPoly.

Can You Cut? Can You Paste? Plagiarism tutorial powerpoint from Plough Library.

 

Citing Sources: Examples of commonly used citations in APA, MLA, and Turabian, from Plough Library.

 

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): Collection of help pages on writing, grammar, and citation.

 

Research and Documentation Online: By Diana Hacker. Examples of references and properly formatted papers in major citation styles (MLA, APA, Chicago).

 

Our online resources are available both on-campus and off-campus. When logging in from off-campus, use your CBU email username and password.