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Using DragonSearch

DragonSearch is your starting point to find scholarly sources and library resources.

Using DragonSearch to Find Sources

Tutorials for Students

The first tutorials listed are most relevant to first year English.

All Tutorials
A complete page of tutorials for different tools and resources.
Library Learning in the First Year of College
A group of 3 activities that are designed to be completed in order. Activity #1 introduces students to the libraries, Activity #2 introduces keywords and searching, Activity #3 has students assessing what they found by searching.
Academic Integrity
Information Cycle
Scholarly Sources
Assignment to Research Question
Library Databases

Beginner Assignments
Use these assignments as gateways to the library and starting to work on research skills.

Activities & Assignments

Assignments and activities below are grouped by the outcome or skill (from the syllabus) they are targeted to addressing. If you need specific content for Blackboard contact librarians@drexel.libanswers.com.

ENG 101
Introduces strategies of primary and secondary research.
ENG 101 detailed
Introduces strategies for primary and secondary research.
ENG 101
Understanding the theory of research.
ENG 101 detailed
Understanding the theory of research.
ENG 102
Developing strategies for primary and secondary research.
ENG 102 detailed
Developing strategies for primary and secondary research.
ENG 102
Evaluating and integrating outside sources.
ENG 102 detailed
Evaluating and integrating sources.

Searching Online

Source Types
How to identify different types of sources.

Wikipedia Overview
Academic Use of Wikipedia
Guide to Open Access Images
Google Advanced Search
Google Scholar
Use this link for Google Scholar to instantly see access to articles through Drexel's collections of ejournals. If you receive an error message after signing in to your Drexel account, navigate on your own to Google Scholar and you should see links to access articles through the Libraries within Google Scholar.
Google Tips and Tricks Every Student Should Know
Get More Out of Google
Filter Bubbles -Ted talk
Google shows you what they think you want.
Google Help Center