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Useful for College in the Schools students in WRIT 1301 getting started on the Trend Analysis assignment.
Search for books, journals, articles, media and more.
Resources Available During COVID-19 Closure
The UMN Libraries may be closed due to COVID-19, but we are here to help with your research online!
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Book an appointment with a Peer Research ConsultantPeer Research Consultants are available for online appointments to answer any library/research questions.
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Library TutorialsThese tutorials will help you understand the research process.
We recommend these tutorial videos in particular:
What does it mean to be a scholarly source?
What is a Library Database and Why should I use one?
There are also many freely available online resources (full list here)
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ELM (eLibrary Minnesota)ELM gives Minnesota residents access to magazine, journal, newspaper and encyclopedia articles, media, including images, videos, and audio files, and other information resources.
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Cambridge Blue Books: History of Political ThoughtMany of the most important texts in the history of political thought, from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Available open access.
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Gale in Context: CollegeThousands of interdisciplinary books and journals available for free through Gale in response to COVID-19.
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Paris MuséesParis Musées, a collection of 14 museums in Paris have recently made high-res digital copies of 100,000 artworks freely available to the public on their collections website.
Welcome to the University of Minnesota Libraries
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College in the Schools Library GuideThis page brings together information about library services and tools supporting the College in the Schools curriculum.
Do you have your UMN Email (also called Internet ID or x.500)?
Initiating or claiming your account will give you access to thousands of online journals, magazines, newspapers and ebooks at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Your teacher may need to provide information to complete this step. Ask them.
Setting up DUO
You also need to set up Duo Authentication to get access to things like your UMN email and to use many of the research tools on the U Library website. The IT Technology online help can answer questions on this.
Tip: If you are unable to initiate your account you can find scholarly articles with Academic Search Premier, find background information on your topic with Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition and find Pro/Con on current issues with Points of View Reference Center.
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Assignment CalculatorEnter in the due date for your research project (paper, speech, lab report) and get a suggested time-line for completing with links to the resources to help you succeed in each step. Optional: sign up for reminder via text.
Getting Started: Exploring a topic
These online sources can help you to choose and refine your topic. They will also provide you with the background information necessary for your research.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica OnlineMajor encyclopedia with information on a wide range of subjects.
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CQ ResearcherCQ Researcher provides in-depth coverage of important issues of the day. Reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted, and professionally fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Shorter "Hot Topics" articles provide a solid introduction to subjects in demand.
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Opposing Viewpoints in ContextFind short articles on current issues, including viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, magazine and newspaper articles.
Find Sources with Article Databases
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Academic Search PremierMultidisciplinary, scholarly research database providing access to full-text journals, magazines and other resources. A great place to start your research on any topic.
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Ethnic NewsWatchEthnic NewsWatch is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press from 1990, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives.
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MasterFile Premier (Magazines)Search magazines, with a small number of journals and newspapers, covering a broad range of disciplines and topics. Includes photos and multimedia.
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America: History and LifeAmerica: history and life provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present with over 2,000 journals including all key English-language historical journals.
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Global NewsstreamSearch recent global news content, as well as articles back to the 1980s featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites from the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.
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Google Scholar (Setup connection to get to PDFs)Use Google Scholar to find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, research institutes, and scholarly repositories from colleges and universities. If you are using from off-campus access, change the "Library Settings" to University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Look for the "FindIt@U of M Twin Cities" links in your Google Scholar search results to access full text and PDFs.
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JSTORFind full text articles in academic journals or books on the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR provides articles from the journal's first issue. Note: In some cases the most recent years may not be available.
Find Statistics and Public Opinion
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Statistical InsightSearch statistical publications from US and state government agencies, international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities.
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Data and Statistics about the U.S.Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
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Polling the NationsPolling the Nations is an online database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 500,000+ questions and responses, from 14,000+ surveys, conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and more than 100 other countries around the world. Access is limited for 4 simultaneous users.
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iPoll (Roper Center for Public Opinion Research)iPOLL is a collection of polling sources from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. It includes surveys from 150 polling organizations that include all major news outlets, Gallup polls, and other research institutions. Use these polls to compare public opinion from 1935-present on a range of issues.
Find Market/Consumer/Business Trends
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Mintel Market Research (business)Mintel reports provide market research on consumer products, services, and lifestyles to identify economic drivers, leading companies, market share, market size, trends, segmentation, and analysis of consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. Includes Mintel Trends to analyze consumer trends by sectors, demographics, themes and regions.
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Mintel TrendsMintel Trends provides strategic, evidence-backed insights on how today's consumer thinks, feels and acts. It analyzes changes in culture, society, brands and markets.
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MarketResearch.com AcademicMarket research reports on service industries, consumer goods,food and beverage, heavy industry, life sciences, technology and media.
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BCC Research (Business)BCC provides market research, forecasting, and industry intelligence reports. BCC reports provide information on major economic, scientific, and technological developments in industrial, pharmaceutical, and high technology organizations.
Find newspapers and magazines
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Global NewsstreamSearch recent global news content, as well as articles back to the 1980s featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites from the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.
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Ethnic NewsWatchEthnic NewsWatch is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press from 1990, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives.
Maps and Mapping Data
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PolicyMapPolicyMap is a web-based online data and mapping application that provides access to over 15,000 indicators related to demographics, housing, crime, mortgages, health, jobs and more. Data is available at all common geographies (address, block group, census tract, zip code, county, city, state, MSA) as well as unique geographies like school districts and political boundaries. Data comes from both public and proprietary sources.
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SimplyAnalyticsSimplyAnalytics (formerly SimplyMap) contains extensive data including demographic, real estate, housing, employment, consumer spending, health data, D&B business points-of-interest file and marketing data from EASI including Life Stages and Mediamark Research (MRI) with current estimates of usage and consumption (propensity) for thousands of very specific and detailed products, including actual brand data, frequency of usage and more. Users can create customized maps and reports; data is available at the State, County, City, ZIP Code, Census Tract and Block Group level as well as custom trade area and the entire United States.
Newly added to SimplyAnalytics in Dec. 2018: Nielsen Scarborough surveys more than 210,000 people across the country to capture local consumer trends from over 140 large and mid-tier markets.
Click on Help to watch training videos. "Sign in as a guest" if you do not wish to register for a personal account. Personal accounts save your preferences, reports, and maps. Licensed for 5 concurrent users.
Citing your sources (e.g. MLA, APA, etc.)
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Citation Tools (e.g. Zotero, Mendeley, etc.)Citation tools will help you save and organize PDFs then have plug-ins to insert in-text citations (or footnotes) and create a list of references or bibliography in APA, MLA, and hundreds of other styles.
Many article databases (e.g. Academic Search Premier, Google Scholar) will create a citation for you. After you found the item, look for "cite" or "quotes." Here are examples:
In Google Scholar:
In Academic Search Premier:
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Chicago Manual of Style OnlineThe time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar is now in an accessible online format. The Chicago Manual of Style Online provides reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers,
Last Updated: Mar 20, 2020 2:52 PM
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