LibGuides: Composition II (ENGL 1213): Find Articles

Begin looking for articles here!

Browse for research topic ideas or get an overview of a topic in these reference databases:

Opposing Viewpoints - Gale in Context
Contains contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues drawing from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Global Issues - Gale in Context
Offers international viewpoints on global issues, topics, and current events. Features continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together sources about social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues.
Issues & Controversies - Facts on File
Explore more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.

These research databases contain articles from periodicals such as magazines and scholarly journals.

Academic OneFile - Gale
Provides over 80 million peer-reviewed, full-text articles, covering a wide range of topics. The Topic Finder tool allows students to mine their search results and develop their research focus.
Academic Search Premier - Ebscohost
Search for full-text articles on a wide range of topics in 4700 magazines and journals.

A to Z List of TCC Article Research Databases
This alphabetical list can also be filtered by Subject and by Type (of source).

Search for a journal title in TCC Databases
Type in a journal, magazine, or newspaper title to find it in TCC's subscription databases.

Advanced Search tutorial - (2:39 min)
Reading an Article in Ebscohost - (2:39 min)
Features include text to audio with different accents, and translations into several languages.
Includes captioning or subtitles.
Create a Journal Alert -(1:08 min)
Learn how to receive email alerts each time new issue from specific journal is added to the Ebscohost database
Includes captioning or subtitles.
Creating a Search Alert - (1:30 minutes)
How to receive emails each time a new article on your specific topic or keyword appears in Ebscohost database.
Flash version includes captioning or subtitles
Using Ebscohost Search History - (2:11 minutes)