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ENG102 Carl Spring 2021

This guide will help students in Andrea Carl's ENG102 course complete their argumentative essay

Choosing a Database

How do you choose which database to search?

MCC provides access to over 150 different databases that cover all topics and disciplines including a variety of sources such as articles from magazines and journals as well as films, eBooks and images. Your database choice will be based on two basic components:

  1. Subject - your topic choice
  2. Type - format of the information you need (films, books, news articles, journal articles, etc.)

When you visit the eResources page, databases are organized "By Subject" (general topic/discipline covered within the database) and "By Type" (eBooks, images, newspapers, etc.) You may want to begin searching the databases organized under "General" as these database provide access to a full range of topics covered in a variety of information formats. The databases listed below are a few general databases that include content on just about every topic: 

Argumentative Research Databases

The following video discusses how to choose and search library databases for argumentative topics: