ENGL 417 - Written Communication for the Workplace
This guide contains resources and learning advice commonly needed for written communication in the workplace.
Library Research Guide
Evaluating Data Sources
- Factors to Consider When Evaluating StatisticsCreated by librarians at Carleton College, this checklist orients students to what they need to consider when selecting statistical sources for papers and projects.
Library Data Sources
- StatistaPaid for by K-State Libraries
Insights and facts across 600 industries and 50+ countries; includes the Global Consumer Survey. Use as the starting point of your research to get facts and insights on topics that matter, expert research in condensed form, market outlooks, analyzed markets from 150+ countries, daily infographics, visualized global stories, and global consumer survey information.
Finding Data on Government Websites
The US government collects high quality that is available to researchers for free. The government has a data portal called data.gov, but it's often easier to find governments data by using a domain search in a search engine like Google, Duck Duck Go, or Bing.
As an example, you can use your browser to navigate to Google. Enter your search terms followed by the syntax "site:gov." This syntax is called a domain search, and it will limit your search to government websites.
Google Dataset Search
- Google Dataset SearchDataset Search is a search engine for datasets. It finds datasets in repositories that use schema.org and similar standards to describe their content.
