ENGL 101/107 - First-Year Composition

Currently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the only library open on campus to undergraduate students at UArizona is the Albert B. Weaver Science-Engineering Library. Weaver Science-Engineering Library has limited study space available at this time. Main Library on campus is scheduled to be opened at some point in the Spring 2020 semester, health regulations permitting. You can still check out technology from a desk near the entrance to Main Library. 

If you need research help, you can either contact your librarian, at jpaschkewood@arizona.edu, or use the library's Chat service, which is available 9 am-9 pm, seven days a week. 

For other assistance or questions, visit our Quick Answers. 

Start off with this tutorial on using library resources:

• Welcome to UA Libraries

First, watch this short video.

Next, use this worksheet to help you identify a person or community to interview and some questions to ask for your profile assignment.

Directions for your own citations in this course:

• Ask your instructor which citation style you will be using. The UA Libraries provide citation guides for:
  • You can consult the OWL at Purdue for guidance on formatting.

• Along with following a format for this course, you should understand that there are different citation styles to follow in different disciplines. You will need to learn a style and use it in your projects as you progress through your education. Keep these ideas in mind when using citations:
  • Think about how citations allow you to make bigger connections between what you have learned through research and your own ideas as you write.
  • Complete the Accidental plagiarism tutorial to learn when, why, and how to cite your sources in your papers.

These activities will help you locate your two published sources on your community or community member.

• First, complete the How Do I Create A Search Strategy? tutorial to figure out the best strategy for finding and using resources.
• The resources tab on your course guide contains links to a number of databases and directions on how to use them.
  • You can also search subject databases to locate additional information on your topic.
  • If you have already used Academic Search Ultimate, try a new database like Google Scholar.