Find Books
Search MICAL for library books, journals, and media materials physically located in Speed Library:
You can also find eBooks that you can view in your browser or download to your Apple, Android, or Kindle devices!
Find Reference Sources
Reference sources include dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias, and more, which provide basic information about a subject, person, or idea.
Speed Library has access to both print and online reference sources.
- Print reference titles are available in the Reference Room on the first floor of the library. To search those titles, conduct an Advanced Search in MICAL for your topic and the word "reference."
- Online reference sources may be accessed via the library's two reference sources databases
1. Oxford Reference and
2. Credo Reference.
Find Journal Articles
Below are links to suggested databases for ENG 102. Search them using keywords and subject headings relevant to your topic.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowAn online database that indexes roughly 4,500 publications, providing full-text access to more than 3,000 journals and magazines. Sources include scholarly journals, news magazines and select newspaper articles. Dates of coverage vary according to title.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowContains contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive site focusing on the study of literature. Extensive materials including biographical, bibliographic, critical and contextual information on authors and their works. Includes full text journal articles as well as essays.
JSTOR This link opens in a new windowBackfiles of journal articles all available in full image in the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences
