This research guide is an excellent place to begin your research. On this page you'll find sources useful to students trying to think of a research topic, narrow their topic, or find background information. Click through the tabs above to be directed to resources for finding articles, books, newspapers, and more.
The following resources search credible encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and more - the same ones you see sitting on the shelves in the library - and they are fully searchable and readable online. Think of them as your librarian-approved alternative to Wikipedia.
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