Composition
Resources for Composition I and Composition II courses
Scholarly / Academic Sources
Books and book chapters published by university presses are often overlooked scholarly sources. Try searching the ebook collections for more.
Librarian Favorite: Oxford University Press publishes scholarly topic explainers in their series, A Very Short Introduction.
- Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window
Provides subject and topic introductions written by authors who are experts in their field.
Most people think of journal articles when they look for scholarly sources. To find these, use any Power Search Tool, or try one of these specialty tools.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowThis scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.
- Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new windowSearch a broad, multidisciplinary, full-text database of journals and books published by John Wiley & Sons.
- JSTOR Arts & Sciences I & V This link opens in a new windowProvides access to the highest-quality academic journals, books, and primary sources in art and art history, classical studies, history, language and literature, music, philosophy, and political science.
Power Search Tools:
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
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Serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels. - Gale Power Search This link opens in a new windowCross-search the content of multiple Gale databases.
- Search EverythingThe library's power search.
Need help using scholarly sources? Try these explainers.
- Is My Source Scholarly?
This flowchart will help you determine if your source is scholarly. - Video: How to Read Scholarly Materials (from Credo's Instruct)
This 3:49 video will review
steps you can take to understand and read scholarly sources. Includes transcript.
