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Finding background information on a topic

Pre-Search to Research

Pre-searching will help you find sources for your paper faster and more easily.  Use the sources below to quickly learn about the scope of your topic and important issues related to your topic. Notice what particular terminology is used by experts when discussing these issues.
     
"To write honestly and with all our power is the least we can do, and the most."      Eudora Welty

 

Best Bet: Credo Reference with reference articles from over 1,200 titles, with particular emphasis on encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and handbooks.

CQ Researcher provides in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. 

African American Experience (ABC-CLIO)  Developed with the guidance of African American librarians and subject specialists, The African American Experience is the widest ranging and easiest-to-use online database collection on African American history and culture.

Global Road Warrior highlights information about the cultures, geography, and people of the world's nations. 

DISCOVER! use it step by step

Information About Occupations

Best Bet:  Occupational Outlook Handbook career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.

O*Net OnLine O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!