ENGL 302 - Technical Writing - Salina Campus

This is a research guide for students enrolled in English 302, Technical Writing on the K-State Salina Campus.

Library Research Guide

Additional Resources

Here are some specialized databases that can provide even more depth and perspective to your chosen Wicked Problem or topic. You may yet find a point of view that you had not previously considered.

Diversity Database Suite
Paid for by K-State Libraries
Provides a combined search for Ethnic NewsWatch and Ethnic NewsWatch History which feature newspapers, magazines, and journals from ethnic and minority presses; GenderWatch which features historical and current perspectives of gender roles; and Alt-PressWatch which showcases some of the nation’s most respected and cited grassroots publications. Searches can be narrowed to peer-reviewed publications.
GenderWatch
Paid for by K-State Libraries
Look at gender roles through current and historical lenses in more than 230 academic, gray, and popular literature titles.
Newspaper Source Plus
Paid for by K-State Libraries
Contains more than 1,000 full-text newspapers, television and radio news transcripts, videos, and podcasts from around the world.

General Databases

Not exactly sure where to start? These multi-disciplinary databases may have exactly what you're looking for. They provide millions of articles on a wide range of topics.

Academic OneFile (Gale)
Publication Dates Covered: 1980 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
This is a good starting place for almost any topic. Provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources. Searches can be limited to articles from peer-reviewed (refereed) publications.
Academic Search Premier
Publication Dates Covered: 1975 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
A good place to start searching for almost any topic. It provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.
Project Muse
Publication Dates Covered: 1995 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
Full-text scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Titles include the most widely held and heavily used core titles from noted academic publishers. Subjects include literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, mathematics and others.
ProQuest Research Library
Publication Dates Covered: 1971 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
This is a good starting point for finding journal articles on almost any topic. Over 150 academic subject areas are covered, and most articles are full-text. Searches can be limited to scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.
Scopus
Publication Dates Covered: 1800s - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
Scopus is a good starting point for finding articles on almost any topic. It contains over 47,000,000 records to scholarly publications, trade publications and conference proceedings. Scopus is an excellent database for cited reference searching. It does not contain full text articles, but users can get access to full text by using the Get It button.

Pro/Con Databases

There are multiple sides to every wicked problem. Here we have some current issue databases that provide a Pro/Con analysis of a problem. These resources are fantastic identifying the many factors and perspectives surrounding an issue.

CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Researcher Plus Archive
Publication Dates Covered: 1923 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
Single-themed reports on current issues from Congressional Quarterly Press dating back to 1923. Topics include social trends, health concerns, the economy, education, and technology. Reports provide overview, background, pro/con arguments, chronologies, current situation, and bibliographies of additional sources.

ProCon.org
Great Pro/Con resources for current issues and concerns. Great for looking at both sides of a Wicked Problem.

Journal Finder

Journal Finder
This is the Journal finder for K-State Libraries provided by Search It! Here you can search the entire publications catalog for K-State. You can access scholarly journals as well as popular commercial publications such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Rolling Stone through the easy search interface. You can also narrow items by subject to help you find relevant publications.

Additional Resources

Here are some specialized databases that can provide even more depth and perspective to your chosen Wicked Problem or topic. You may yet find a point of view that you had not previously considered.

Diversity Database Suite
Paid for by K-State Libraries
Provides a combined search for Ethnic NewsWatch and Ethnic NewsWatch History which feature newspapers, magazines, and journals from ethnic and minority presses; GenderWatch which features historical and current perspectives of gender roles; and Alt-PressWatch which showcases some of the nation’s most respected and cited grassroots publications. Searches can be narrowed to peer-reviewed publications.
GenderWatch
Paid for by K-State Libraries
Look at gender roles through current and historical lenses in more than 230 academic, gray, and popular literature titles.
Newspaper Source Plus
Paid for by K-State Libraries
Contains more than 1,000 full-text newspapers, television and radio news transcripts, videos, and podcasts from around the world.