CNX 289: What Is the Point of Art? - Spr.2018
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- CNX 289: What Is the Point of Art? - Spr.2018
- Session 2: Developing Research Questions and Evaluating Authority
Brainstorming Activity
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What? What is the topic? What are some related subtopics?
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Who? Who are the stakeholders involved in this issue?
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How? How are the stakeholders involved? How does this topic impact society, politics, etc.?
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Why? Why does this topic matter?
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Background Information
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowFeatures content from reference book formats such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations, plus subject-specific titles in subjects ranging from agriculture to philosophy to technology.
Scholarly Databases
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PhilPapers: Philosophical Research Online This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive index of philosophy books and articles. PhilPapers offers unique features such as real-time indexing of pre-prints, fine-grained classification by topic, email alerts, reading lists, advanced search functionality, and discussion forums.
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Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowIndexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering classical studies, history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and related fields. Covers 1984 to the present.
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MLA/Modern Language Association International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowComprehensive index of articles, book chapters and essays in literature, languages, and folklore. Features content published from the 1920s to the present.
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JStor This link opens in a new windowA collection of full-text articles from over 3000 scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years. A growing number of titles are available through the current issues, as part of their "Current Scholarship Program". Select Advanced Search to strategically search amongst 45 disciplines. Choose PDF from within JStor to properly view and print articles. For convenience, JStor is now searchable on Facebook.