{"id":29,"date":"2020-07-21T14:49:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T13:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cewl-library-guide\/?p=29"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:55:06","slug":"researching-for-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cewl-library-guide\/2020\/07\/21\/researching-for-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Researching for assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Research Databases<\/h4>\n<p>For assignments, projects and dissertations you will need to go beyond your reading list and do your own independent research. The Library subscribes to a number of subject databases helping you to find academic books and journal articles on your chosen topic.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ylZBPbvOEgY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><br \/>\nThe following resources will be of interest for the Language Centre, and a full listing of all resources can be viewed on our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/resources\/e-resources\/a-z\/index.html\"> A-Z eresources<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/170\/linguistics-and-language-behavior-abstracts\">Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/197\/mla-international-bibliography\">MLA International Bibliography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/5\/academic-search-complete\">Academic Search Complete<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/250\/proquest-one-literature\">Proquest One LIterature<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.co.uk\/\">GoogleScholar<\/a> is a popular search engine to look for academic material including journal articles and books. It is a convenient way to search across the web from one place:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='560' height='315' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uWFv8HTCVp8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Specialist Resources<\/h4>\n<p>As well as traditional academic sources you may want to include alternative information sources such as newspaper articles, personal accounts, podcasts, blogs and social media. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.kent.ac.uk\/2020\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=19837\">research skill module<\/a> will help you identify different types of information, when these might be useful and where to search.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Online Resources<\/h4>\n<p>As well as the resources that the library subscribes to there is a lot of useful freely available information available on the internet. Use this <a href=\"https:\/\/rl.talis.com\/3\/kent\/lists\/FD5F3C3C-304E-40EC-29AD-1D3C927861F4.html?lang=en-GB&amp;login=1\"><strong>reading list<\/strong><\/a> to find sources that may be of interest for modern and world languages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Databases For assignments, projects and dissertations you will need to go beyond your reading list and do your own independent research. 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