Find Scholarly Research Articles & Legislation - ENG 100 & 101 Hirata-Knight - Sustainability - Library Guides at College of Southern Nevada

Find Scholarly Research Using Databases

Tips on using databases:

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
An interdisciplinary collection of magazine, journal, and newspaper articles.
EBSCO Complete This link opens in a new window
Search across more than 20 subject collections for a variety of sources, including journal articles and books.

Google Scholar
An additional resource for finding research articles. Below is some guidance to get the most from this resource.

Under each entry is a “Cited by” link, followed by a number. Click the link for a list of articles that used information from the entry.
Use the "Full-Text @ CSN Library" link to go to the full text of the article.
Off campus, in Scholar Settings, set your computer to connect to CSN Library resources by typing "College of Southern Nevada" in the Library Links box and then selecting the appropriate link.
Use Interlibrary Loan to request an article when the full text is not available, or you are asked to pay for content.

Congress.gov
The official website for U.S. federal legislative information
GovTrack.us
Status of federal legislation, including feasibility data (how likely a given bill is to pass); info on representatives and senators, including voting records
Nevada Legislature 83rd (2025) Session
Links to everything in the legislative session
Open States: Nevada
Tools to track what is happening in state capitols

MLA Style Guide
The CSN Library Services guide for putting your paper in MLA format with a Works Cited page.
MLA Sample Paper
Sample Works Cited Page