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Research Guides
COM 1010: Composition and Critical Thinking I
Welcome to COM 1010! In this Guide, you will find materials to assist with the writing process, research (information literacy), and materials specific to our COM 1010 writing assignments
Baker Databases
Here are a few of the many Baker Online Resources available for you as you begin your research. Search the Online Resources for more credible sources, depending on your topic.
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Book Catalog The book catalog is a listing of all print and audio-visual items at all Baker libraries. E-Books are also linked in the book catalog. E-Books are full-text and can be read from any computer.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Academic Search Complete offers an enormous collection of full-text journals, providing users access to critical information from many sources unique to this database. In addition, it includes peer-reviewed full text for STEM research, as well as for the social sciences and humanities. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including anthropology, engineering, law, sciences and more.
- Gale PowerSearch Search all Gale/InfoTrac databases.
- OmniFile Full Text Select (EBSCO) Articles about science, humanities, education, arts and business.
- ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Premium Find articles from leading nursing and allied health journals and magazines. This database covers the fields of nursing, allied health, and alternative and complementary medicine.
- U.S. Newsstream U.S. Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform. Coverage: 1980 - current
This link opens in a new window- How to Use the Databases This Powerpoint was created by Baker for specific use with our databases.