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ENG 100 - Knittel

English 100 - Professor Knittel

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ENGL 202 - Research Assignment

Library Databases

Consider Keywords:

  1. Try multiple searches--typing in different keywords 

  2. Put simple phrases in quotation marks ("market research" vs market research)

  3. Use AND to get fewer results.

  4. Use OR to get more results.

Find Books

The library has books, ebooks, audio books, and audio ebooks. You can find all of these through the Library Catalog.

You can also look specifically for ebooks by using the Library's A-Z Databases and databases

i.e. Pop Culture Universe   A digital library on American and world popular culture, past and present.

You can also look for Databases by Subject

Log-in to the databases/eBooks from off-campus with: SURF ID & SURF Password

Find Articles

The library has over 70 databases which feature articles. Here are a few that will be helpful for your research assignment.

More MLA

Visit the MiraCosta College's MLA Citation page for more information. Outside sources on the MLA that are also helpful include:

  1. The MLA Style Center
  2. Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (OWL)
  3. http://www.easybib.com/EasyBib