Research Guide for TSMIN 200 International Interactions
Research 101
Research 101 is an interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to research skills. The tutorial covers the basics, including how to select a topic and develop research questions, as well as how to select, search for, find, and evaluate information sources.
Links to specific worksheets:
Getting Started: Reference Sources
- Gale Virtual Reference
UW restricted - Oxford Reference Online UW restricted
- Additional general and subject-specific reference sources are available online through UW Libraries and in the UW Tacoma Library Reference collection
Finding Article: Research Databases
- Academic Search Complete UW restricted - Scholarly and general interest journals
- Expanded Academic ASAP UW restricted -
Scholarly and general interest sources in humanities, social sciences, and science and technology
- Web of Science
UW restricted -
Science, social sciences, and arts and humanities citation indexes
- Additional databases from the UW Libraries, organized by subject
Finding Books: Catalogs
- UW Libraries Catalog - Books, journals, videos, and other materials
- Summit - Joint catalog of Washington and Oregon academic libraries
Helpful Research Resources
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (UW Restricted) - Identifies if a journal is peer-reviewed
- Research guide - finding books
- Research guide - finding articles
- More questions about using the library? Ask us!
Created by Justin Wadland, October 2008
Email: jwadland@u.washington.edu
