This sequence is specific to our class and to our Unit 2 Assignment (for a refresh on this assignment go here). Remember you are creating an Annotated Bibliography before writing your essay or related project in Unit 3. This means you are doing research and following up on the question or questions that came up when you completed the K-W-L Exercise. For this project, you must use sources that show your familiarity with resources found in our City Tech Library.

  1. Have your CUNY login ready. This is the address with “login” in the address, not your City Tech email address.
  2. Go the library homepage and look up Research Guides  and find English  and then ENG 1101. (Yes, I know adding the links here means you don’t have go through each step. I’m just trying to make this as clear as possible.)
  3. Two tabs here are crucial for continuing this project. Please find them now:
  4. Using the tab labeled  Find Scholarly Articles, log into Academic Search Complete using your CUNY login. Begin a search for your topic.
  5. Using the tab labeled  Research Current Events, log into the New York Times digital page and NexisUni. Begin a search for your topic.
  6. If you get really stuck, consider reshaping your research questions and/or review the tips in this earlier tutorial from City Tech Library Resources, Part 2: