The information provided in this guide is intended to create a pathway to research tools and other resources to assist you with research projects and assignments for English 1301 & 1302.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 9,810 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
Academic Video Online is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary video subscription that supports the entire range of curriculum, from anthropology to zoology. It includes a variety of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations.
The eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) contains a wide selection of eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subjects, including arts and humanities, business, literature, social sciences, sciences, and technology.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context is the premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular research database supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context is a rich resource for debaters and includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more from sources such as The New York Times, Newsweek, Foreign Policy, American Scientist, and Education Week.
Literary Reference Center features an expansive collection of author biographies, plot summaries and work overviews, full-text essays from leading publishers, literary reference books and monographs, cover-to-cover full text for literary magazines and journals, book reviews from the most prestigious publications, poems from hundreds of sources, short stories, classic texts, author interviews, and much more.
•More than 36,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
•Nearly 80,000 articles/essays of literary criticism
•More than 250,000 author biographies
•More than 460 literary journals
•Nearly 900,000 book reviews
•More than 98,000 classic and contemporary poems
•More than 26,000 classic and contemporary short stories
•More than 9,600 author interviews
•More than 7,400 classic novels
Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
Galveston College provides complimentary access to the New York Times to current students, faculty, and staff. A GC institutional email address is required to access New York Times. Use this link to access your very own year-long subscription to The New York Times, 1851-present. Once registered, you can sign on directly to NYT via the website or app. After a year, you will re-authenticate your NYT subscription.
