Engineering Research Guide: ENGR 100
Ethics and Other Assignments - Recommended Sources
- Salem Online This link opens in a new windowEbook collection, including reference resources, including titles in history, science, health, literature, & careers
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary database including journals and popular periodicals.
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowScholarly journal articles, company and industry profiles.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times This link opens in a new window
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Baltimore Sun This link opens in a new window
- ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowThis discovery tool provides only full text results from most of the library's resources including books, ebooks, reference articles, & periodical articles. OneSearch is a good place to start a search, but for more focused results, search subject-specific databases.
- American Decades (20th Century)Use the Table of Contents to select a decade. Be sure to read the Introduction section in order to get a feel for what that particular decade was like.
- American Decades 2000-2009Read the Introduction section in order to get an overall "snapshot" of the decade.
- American Decades 2010-2019Read the Introduction section in order to get an overall "snapshot" of the decade.
Books & Media Catalog
Use the online catalog to conduct a keyword search. Be sure to note:
- the collection of the item (Books, Reference, etc.)
- the item's call number
- whether the item is available or has been checked out
- if the item is an e-book or website, use the embedded link to access it
Search Tips
Search tips
- Most of the library's databases are not completely full text, so please check the box to limit to full text if the database provides one. Generally speaking, if there is no full text checkbox, then the database contains all full text sources (ex. Gale eBooks, Salem Online).
- Search with keywords, not sentences:
- Full sentence: What went wrong with the Space Shuttle Challenger?
- Major concepts: "space shuttle challenger" and engineering ; "space shuttle challenger" and design ; "space shuttle challenger" and analysis
- Tip: When using "basic search" put an and between terms. You can also switch from "basic search" to "advanced search" in any database to search more than one term at once by filling in the search boxes. If you need to limit your search to a particular date range, then use the "advanced search."
- Be flexible about search terms. Think of synonyms and related terms you can try if your initial search strategy doesn't produce the results you want. You may need to use different terms for different databases.
- The types of sources you find will depend on the databases you search:
- For background information on topics, including historical context, Gale eBooks and Salem Online are great places to search.
- For articles written at the time of historical events, try one of the ProQuest Newspaper databases.
- For information on cultural and historical context, check out American Decades.
- Many of the databases will show a suggested APA citation. It's fine to start with these citations, but it is your responsibility to check them for accuracy and make corrections based on the library's APA handouts, the Pocket Style Manual, etc. Click on the Citing Sources tab at the top of this guide for access to APA handouts, tutorials, and more.
Tip: Research is a trial and error process, and librarians are happy to help you brainstorm or find articles! Chat with us during library hours, or Email anytime.