ENGL102 - Cloyd - ENGL102: Argumentative & Analytical Writing - Library Guides at University of Jamestown

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Research resources for Dr. Cloyd's sections of ENGL102
In-class activities

Research Resources

Brainstorming Topics

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Online access to over 700 reference books on all subjects.

Scholarly Article Databases

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A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text journals and magazines including over 4,000 full-text peer-reviewed journals.
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JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines, and is especially strong in the humanities and social sciences. JSTOR's coverage often goes back to the first volume and issue of many journals, but it may not have the most recent issues.

News & Magazine Databases

The UJ Libraries also has an individual subscription to the Jamestown Sun and Fargo Forum. If you want to search articles from those papers, come see us in the library.

US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Full-text of over 1300 newspapers, news websites and blogs from leading publishers throughout the world. The database includes backfile for most newspapers, providing access to articles, columns, editorials, obituaries and features published in each paper.
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In-Class Activity

With a neighbor or two:

Examine the articles below. Don’t read them thoroughly, just skim and get a sense of what they’re about.

Discuss:

What differences do you notice between these articles?
Which one is scholarly, and why? As a small group, make a list specific characteristics and/or reasons.

Articles:

López, Edwin. “Water Is Life at Standing Rock: A Case of First World Resistance to Global Capitalism.” Perspectives on Global Development & Technology, vol. 17, no. 1/2, Jan. 2018, pp. 139–57. EBSCOhost, https://search-ebscohost-com.odinproxy07.odin.nodak.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=128305878&site=ehost-live.

Worland, Justin. “A High-Plains Showdown Over the Dakota Access Pipeline.” TIME Magazine, vol. 188, no. 20, Nov. 2016, p. 12. EBSCOhost, https://search-ebscohost-com.odinproxy07.odin.nodak.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=119224900&site=ehost-live.

Montare, Ariadne S. “STANDING ROCK: A Case Study in Civil Disobedience.” GPSolo, vol. 35, no. 3, May 2018, pp. 30–35. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/publications/gp_solo/2018/may-june/standing-rock-case-study-civil-disobedience/.