III. Resources For Research

Library

• Books
• Electronic Books
• Articles in newspapers and magazines – both electronic and in print
• Articles in scholarly and professional journals – both electronic and in print
• Reference works, such as encyclopedias, indexes, dictionaries, or abstracts
• Government documents
• Autobiographical materials
• Audiovisual materials (CDs, videos, DVDs, etc.)
• Pamphlets
  

Internet (Be aware these sources often change in content and location. Sometimes they disappear completely, so be sure to copy all needed information the first time you see it.)

• Web sites
• Reference works
• Electronic texts of books, poems, plays, etc.
• Newspaper and magazine articles
• Databases

Field

• Experiments
• Observations
• Interviews
• Opinion surveys
• Discussion groups
• Printed materials from organizations (Hacker 55)

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MCC Guide to Writing Research Papers.
Developed by: M. DiSano, A. Penwarden, S. Callan.
Revised version August 2006. Copyright Monroe Community College.