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FYW 100 - Introduction to Academic Writing / Benson, Jeremy

A resource list for your Upstream Writing Assignment in Spring 2024.
Subjects: First Year Writing

Getting Started

Welcome! Use this guide to find sources for Prof. Benson's Upstream Writing Assignment.

This guide will help you to:

Use advanced search strategies in Google and Google Scholar.
Access recommended tools for finding journalism and academic writing on your topics.
Cite your sources in MLA and APA styles.
Set-up a research help appointment with a librarian.

Tools for getting started:

Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. Pew does not take policy positions.

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Credo Reference provides an online reference collection of over 617 reference books. This collection includes various dictionaries and encyclopedias, as well as a broad range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art geography and law to technology.

Library Catalog - Basic Search
Discover books, articles, and so much more using the Library Catalog.

Research Help

Contact your FYW librarian if you have research questions or wish to schedule a consultation.

Amy Barlow (Reference Librarian)
Associate Professor
James P. Adams Library
abarlow@ric.edu

Last Updated: Apr 3, 2024 11:20 AM
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Subjects: First Year Writing