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English Dual Enrollment Research 2024: Databases

Reference Databases

These databases are ENCYCLOPEDIAS, similar to textbooks, with definitions and overviews.  They offer reliable information, but not scholarly information.  Use these as a starting point to gain general background information, but move on quickly from these resources to more advanced and scholarly sources.  Access the passwords for these databases here.

NOTE:  These databases also contain primary sources.

General Databases

These databases consist of mostly news articles published by reporters and a few scholarly articles.  Access the passwords for these databases here.

  • ProQuest - this database includes periodicals and scholarly journals.  To ensure retrieval of scholarly, select "peer reviewed."
  • EBSCO - this database also includes scholarly journals in addition to periodicals.

Database Quick Tips

  • Databases make citing sources as easy as possible: most library databases include a citation tool for articles & resources.
  • Databases, depending upon the type, may include such information types as scholarly journals, citations, ebooks, abstracts, book reviews, news articles, magazine articles, images, and videos.

Scholarly Databases

These databases contain peer-reviewed articles published by researchers. Check out this Anatomy of a Scholarly Article to understand what a scholarly journal article looks like.  Access the passwords for these databases here.