Massasoit Libraries: Participatory Action Research: Getting Started

The Information Cycle

Research Tips

Use keywords to search
Use quotation marks to search for words together ex: “community college”
Look to see what others have cited for additional article ideas
Practice click restraint when using Google

Library Databases

Additional Databases

Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Content: News, reports, and professional development opportunities around all higher education trends.
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Read articles from the Chronicle of Higher Education using either of these two methods:
1. Use our authenticated link, both on and off campus. No account is required.
2. **Preferred** Create an account using your Massasoit email address. The account will associate you with the paid subscription, and you will not have to save the authenticated link. Account creation steps:
- Go to Chronicle.com and click the “Log In” link at top, right-hand side of the page or go to: https://www.chronicle.com/account/create.
- Click the “Sign Up” link to create a free account using your Massasoit email address.
- Activate your account by confirming your email address in the “The Chronicle: Confirm your email address” email.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Content: Policy reports and academic articles from early childhood through higher education. Use the “Index” feature to narrow down results by specific legislation, institution, or type of assessment.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Content: A wide range of academic literature, drawing from journal publishers, university repositories, and other scholarly websites. Use the “cited” and “cited by” buttons below the results to view related scholarly literature on a topic.
Look for the Find@Massasoit link on the results page to link back into Massasoit databases.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Content: Information on social issues with pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, news and overviews. Topic Pages put different types of information on one page and sorts it by resource types. They also include a helpful overview of the issue.