Where do I start?
Conducting balanced research requires that you use a variety of types of sources: scientific & scholarly research, commentary & analysis by experts, statistics & raw data, etc.
For guidance on how to find these varied types of information use each of the tabs at the top of this page.
Articles & Databases
Selected Websites
How to conduct research on The Unthinkable and related issues
Use this guide and the resources within to find information about your core book and related issues. 
Here you will find instructions and suggested tools (like library databases) which you can use to find articles, historical information, reports, statistics, books, and other resources for credible, quality information appropriate for college-level research.
Don't forget: The Unthinkable contains a great bibliography of resources which Ripley suggests you use for further research.
Check library collections for those author recommended books and articles.
Critical Incident Stress
Information recommended from the SCC guest speaker, Bill Goodrick, on how to cope with critical incident stress and what to expect after a experiencing a crisis. Also see a fuller list of recommended articles from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
- Critical Incident Stress Information SheetsCommon signs and signals of a stress reaction, some things to try, how to help family and friends
- Articles and resources from ICISF
Research Tutorials
- Read about what citations are and why we need them
- Evaluating information
- Plagiarism: What Every Student Should Know
- The research process
- Searching the web
- Introduction to using ProQuest DatabaseBasic tutorial on how to operate SCC Library database: ProQuest. This tutorial is in PowerPoint. You should run it as a Slide Show.
Research help
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