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Writing - College I: WRIT 101

This guide provides links to librarians' favorite databases (for articles) as well as recommended books and websites for students in WRIT 101.

Use OneSearch to search across the library's databases at once for newspaper, magazine, and scholarly journal articles, as well as books and DVDs.

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Recommended Websites

Statistics & Data

Statistics and data can lend strength to an argument. Below are just a few recommended resources for national statistics. Check out our Statistics & Data guide for links to state, local, and subject-specific figures.

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Finding Reliable Websites

How do you know what information online is trustworthy? Do what fact checkers do, and use Lateral Reading.

When you come across an unfamiliar online source:

Open a new tab in your browser.

Search the name of the unfamiliar source.

Check what trustworthy sites say about it.

If the source seems untrustworthy, don't waste your time on it. Find a better source.

from Lateral Reading Poster developed by Civic Online Reasoning & Stanford History Education Group