Welcome, first year students.
This course guide contains a small group of recommended tools for finding academic sources on topics pertaining to your research questions.
Getting started:
Before searching for academic books and articles, you might look for a topical overview or general explanation of the issue you're studying. Credo Reference, a tool containing full text entries from specialized encyclopedias, is a good place to look for overviews and explanations.
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