English 110 - Barber - Debate Topics
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About this Resource
Students will find suggested sources for their class debate research. Your search for information on 1) the bank bailout: 2) the Electoral College or 3) offshore oil drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and credible Internet resources. The following sources are recommended for student research.
Reference librarians are available to assist you with your research. Students can come to the reference desk, phone, text, e-mail or make an appointment for a thirty minute consultation.
- Class: English 110
- Instructor(s): Celeste Barber
- Topic: Debate Research
Reference Sources - Print
Reference Books are a good place to begin your research. You can take notes or pages can be photocopied at ten cents a page. Examples of reference books related to the three debate topics are listed below. These resources are available in the Luria Library Reference section.
- Congress and the Nation R 320.973 C749 1945-current
- Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences R 551.46 N993i (3 vol.)
- Dictionary of American History. 3rd ed. R 973.03 A 194d (10 vol.)
Books
Search the library catalog for books on topics relevant to your research such as the examples shown here
Offshore oil well drilling Santa Barbara Channel
Oil Spills Santa Barbara Channel
Offshore Oil Industry California
Articles
Journal and magazine articles usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles are the most current of the three periodical sources and another good source of information.
To find articles on your topic, use one of the online databases listed below. These databases usually provide full-text articles. Search in these databases by using subject headings, keywords and names of companies or individuals.
To access databases from off campus you will need to log-in with your pipeline account number and password.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary loan is a free service for students. Students can request copies of articles or borrow books from another library. Students are advised to request loans early in the research process as loans can take three to ten days.
Internet
The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is credible, documented and useful to your research. The internet sites included here have been reviewed by a librarian and/or your instructor.
- 1st Gov
- INFOMINE
- Librarians Internet Index
- Get Oil Out
- CA Public Policy Institute
- U.S. Electoral College home page
- Electoral College Reform Proposal Analysis
- Economic Bailout Analysis
- Bailout Update
- FDIC S&L Crisis
- Troubled Asset Relief Program
Two useful sites for evaluating information found on the Internet are listed below.
