WRT 102 - Desert Vista: Analysis of Literature of Selected Authors: Get Started

Begin your research by seeking some general background information about your topic using reference resources.  Some reference resource will be available in print at the library.  Other reference resources are available electronically.  This page will guide you with both types of reference resources.

Log onto the Pima Databases to access many reference resources that will assist you with your assignment.

Your assignment involves contextual analysis of two essays assigned by your instructor.  This guide will help you find research on the authors of the essays that you select, as well as information on the period when the essays were written.  

The contents of this guide will assist in locating the necessary research materials for you on the life of the authors and the times that they lived.  Your assignment specifies that you include two outside sources addressing historical, biographical, or cultural context.

Begin your research by seeking some general background information about your topic using reference resources.