Research Tools

Contains:

• Viewpoint articles
• Topic overviews
• Statistics
• Biographies
• Primary documents
• Images and podcasts
• Court cases
• Profiles of agencies and groups
• Academic journal articles
• Newspaper and magazine articles
• Links to relevant/reviewed websites
• A Merriam-Webster Collegiate dictionary

• Search results are divided into tabbed categories. Remember to check all tabs. Also, to the left of your results, there will appear a list of other subjects one can use to narrow or broaden a search.
• There is a Toolbox link near the top of the page that contains advice on things like how to pick and analyze a topic, to writing a paper and citing sources. Under this link you can also find a Research Guide, with detailed instructions of how to evaluate concepts, think critically and more.
• One can also change the size of the text/font by clicking on one of the "A's" in the upper right-hand corner. The bigger the A, the bigger the font.