ENG101 & ENG 033/021 Research Basics

How To Use This Guide:  These videos were created to help students with common research questions and problems.  Please read the description for each video in order to find the ones that will best help.

Find Databases:  For links to the databases mentioned in these videos, use this guide.

Get in Touch:  You can chat with a librarian through this link (Fall 2020 M-Th 9-8, F 9-5) or you can email the ENG librarian, Annemarie Roscello at aroscello@bergen.edu or the Writing/Comp librarian, Kate Hossain, at khossain@bergen.edu.

The video below will help with choosing a topic for your research assignment. 

The videos below will help with how to gather background information and find good keywords for your topic.

This video discusses how to find reliable articles by thinking about the source and evidence and how you can use the source/evidence to introduce ideas and backup your thesis. 

Search the Internet More Effectively Part 1 - defines common url extensions (.gov, .org etc) and other ways to find reliable websites.  Part 2 goes into specific search techniques to find better information.   See links below for some of the search strategies in Part 2.