This EN 102 Guide will help you navigate and find credible Library resources. Use the side menu to navigate to relevant sources and search tips!
To get you started on your research, here is a list of top library resources for First-Year Writing students:
Credo Reference is a library database that allows you to search full-text, credible reference sources - like dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks.
Think of Credo as the library's version of Wikipedia.
While you should never cite from Credo directly, you can use Credo to:
After searching for your topic in Credo, use the Mind Map feature in the search results (pictured below) to see additional keywords and related concepts that you could use in your searching for sources.
Most Credo entries will have a Bibliography or Further Reading section that will provide a list of sources at the end of an entry.
If you see a source in the Bibliography that interests you, try searching for the full-text of that source using library tools. You could potentially read and cite one of these secondary sources (i.e. books, articles) in your college work!
