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Peer Review Demystified - University of Texas LibrariesWhat is peer review? Scholarly articles?
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Evaluating Websites - ABCDFor tips on using the ABCD method to evaluate websites, watch this video from the Cuyahoga Community College Libraries.
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Often, you'll discover the right level of focus as you begin your research. Encyclopedias and dictionaries can be a great place to start this research. Use these resources to get topic ideas or for background information.
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Gale Virtual Reference LibrarySearch hundreds of scholarly, subject-specific reference titles in many topic areas, including the arts, business, education, history, the sciences, technology, literature, and the social sciences. Excellent for in-depth overviews of terms or concepts. Search individual e-books or whole collections.
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Sage ReferenceSearch and read entries from over one hundred social science and science specialized reference encyclopedias published by Sage.
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Oxford English DictionaryAuthoritative record of words in the English language. Includes definitions, word origins, and quotations showing the range of word meanings from the time they entered the language to the present.
Catalogs, Databases, and Search Engines
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Academic Search CompleteGet full-text access to magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences, business, education, and the humanities. Full-text may be available via Find-It. Useful place to begin broad searches for general topics.
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Library databases by subject area/disciplineBrowse the subjects and find recommended databases.
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Google ScholarIndexes research literature across a wide range of disciplines and formats. Use the library connection to gScholar to get more attached full-text articles.
A Prayer for Owen Meany - Selected Suggestions
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John Irving and cultural mourning / Bouchra BelgaidAvailable in University Libraries catalog
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John Irving / by Carol C. Harter and James R. ThompsonAvailable in University Libraries catalog
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John Irving : a critical companion / Josie P. CampbellRequest via OhioLINK - allow at least 3-5 business days
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John Irving / edited and with an introduction by Harold BloomRequest via OhioLINK - allow at least 3-5 business days
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The Vietnam War : topics in contemporary North American literature / edited by Brenda M. BoyleAvailable in University Libraries catalog
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The Iran-Contra scandal : the declassified history / edited by Peter Kornbluh and Malcolm ByrneAvailable in University Libraries catalog
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Anglicans in Canada : controversies and identity in historical perspective / Alan L. HayesAvailable in University Libraries catalog
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Anglicans and Episcopaliansfrom the Encyclopedia of the New American Nation
The Round House - Selected Suggestions
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OjibwaEncyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
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Ojibwe stories from the Upper Berens RiverAvailable in University Libraries catalog
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Traditional Ojibwa religion and its historical changes / Christopher VecseyAvailable in University Libraries catalog
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WindigoThe SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
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Windigo : and other tales of the Ojibways / Herbert T. Schwarz, illustrated by Norval MorrisseauAvailable in University Libraries catalog
All the Light We Cannot See - Selected Suggestions
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Setting France ablaze : the SOE in France during WWII / Peter JacobsRequest via OhioLINK - allow at least 3-5 business days
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Outwitting the Gestapo / Lucie AubracRequest via OhioLINK - allow at least 3-5 days
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Good roots : writers reflect on growing up in Ohio / edited by Lisa WattsAvailable in University Libraries catalog
See essay: We are mapmakers / Anthony Doerr p. 143
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