On using this box:
Welcome to the [Subject] Research Guide! This guide has a snapshot of the resources available at the DVC Library, so be sure to Ask a Librarian if you need more help!
Books/eBooks will take you on a deep dive into a broader topic. You can get background, history, context, and multiple perspectives.
Articles are a good if you need very specific or very recent information on a topic. You can search for articles in the databases that the library subscribes to.
Web searching can be a good place to start learning about a topic, but often it can take a lot of work to identify if a website is a good source or not.
Exploring a career in [subject]? Take a look at this page to find career-oriented resources for [subject].
Citations are how you indicate to your readers what in your paper is your ideas and what are the ideas of others. Plus they're a required part of writing a research paper.
Use this box if you want to feature a "current awareness" element. Try using an RSS feed of headlines from a notable journal or trade publication in your subject. See the example from the Engineering, Electronics, and Energy Systems Guide included below for how this works. Select <Add/Reorder>, then select <RSS Feed> to enter the URL of the feed and configure (how many elements to include, etc.)
Engineering and electronics headlines from IEEE Spectrum, published by the professional association called the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.