Guides: English: English 1300 & 1310

Books on Writing

Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues by Kavita Das
Publication Date: 2022

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Overview

Welcome to the ENL 1300 and 1310 Research Guide. Here you will find resources that may be helpful to your studies in these classes. Please note that there are additional resources available via the tabs found at the top of this page that may also be useful. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the Librarian listed on this page.

The University of Detroit Mercy's Writing Center is online. Visit their site to learn more about what the Writing Center has to offer and get help with your writing assignments.

Longform/Literary Journalism Magazines

Electronic Journal Finder

eJournal Finder
Use this link to search for full text journals within the library databases. Search by journal title (including keyword) or ISSN. Be prepared to enter your Blackboard user name and password to access the journal online.

Databases for English 1300 & 1310

The Library subscribes to the databases listed here. To access them from off campus, please enter your Blackboard user name and password when prompted.

Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Also includes monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window
Access to over 400 contemporary specialist arts titles combined with journals from related fields including ethnic studies, women’s studies, sociology, cultural studies, and more.
Education [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
Abstract and indexing of over 900 education journals, many in full text.

Supports the study and application of education across all levels including early childhood, primary and secondary education, and higher education. The database supports global study and research, including thousands of full text journals, dissertations and other relevant sources.
GenderWatch [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
Includes topics in women's, men's, gender, and LGBT studies,
MasterFILE Complete [Ebsco] This link opens in a new window
Popular magazines, reference books in general subject areas; also includes maps & a flag collection

Michigan Newspapers (Newsbank)
Full text of 90 Michigan newspapers, including January 1999-date of the Detroit News, July 200-date of the Grand Rapids Press, and July 2006-date of the Michigan Chronicle. Links from this page lead to a wide selection of regional, national and international newspapers.

Newsbank : America's News This link opens in a new window
Full text newspapers and news magazines from all over the state and country. Coverage goes back to 1980's to 1990's, depending on source. Includes the Detroit News, Chicago Sun-Times, The New Yorker, and many other prominent publications.
Newspaper Source Plus [Ebsco] This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 1,200 newspapers and 40 news magazines as well as TV and radio transcripts

OmniFile Full Text
Includes full text from over 2,700 journals, representing all of the full text materials from eleven key Wilson databases. Coverage extends from 1994-date.

Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window
Explores opposing sides of important issues. Includes academic journals, magazines, newspapers, and video, & audio files, and primary sources.
Points of View Reference Source[Ebsco] This link opens in a new window
Sources presenting multiple sides of an issue
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Simultaneously searches 47 different ProQuest databases. This multidisciplinary database also includes access to the Detroit Free Press starting in 1999.
ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes criminology, education, politic science and other social science topics.