Research Guides: Infosphere Project for English 101 & 113: Infosphere Group Presentations

Finding Sources for Infosphere Group Presentation

In case you have difficulty finding a credible source, here are some suggestions for finding information by type.

A Scholarly Article or Chapter

Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Very large database for scholarly articles. Use the Peer Reviewed limiter on the left side of the results screen to limit to scholarly articles.

See Distinguishing Scholarly Articles tab for more information.

A Popular News Article

You can use Academic Search Ultimate, just change the limiter from Peer Reviewed to Newspapers and/or Magazines.

Or you could search a full-text newspaper database.

Global Newsstream (ProQuest) -- 1980-current This link opens in a new window
Search the most recent global news content, as well as archives back into the 1980s. News from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.
Access World News (NewsBank) This link opens in a new window
Worldwide news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues. Includes access to over 140 Washington state newspapers including the Seattle Times and Spokesman-Review.

An Opinion Article Published Online

To ensure it is an opinion article, and not a news article, look for the word opinion or editorial in the section of the news source the article is from. The word may be in the title of the article, or the URL, as well.

Google News
Use Google to sift through online news articles.

And I would recommend using NewsGuard as well, to better understand the news source.
nytimes.com
The library subscribes to the online version of the New York Times, but you have to use a particular link to create an account with your EWU email address. Go to https://research.ewu.edu/newspapers/nyt for the link and directions.

An Article or Blog Post from a Professional or Non-profit Organization

Google Advanced Search
Add .org to site or domain in the Advanced Search

Unfamiliar with the professional or non-profit organization responsible for the article or blog post? Google them! If there isn't a Wikipedia entry for it in the first page of results, it is clearly not an important one. Wikipedia and other websites you find will help you determine the organization's purpose and agenda.