Resources

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  • Useful for: EEs in any subject area

  • Contains list of EE deadlines, tips on finding sources, advice on organization and getting started...

  • Useful for: EEs in any subject area

  • Helpful book that covers everything IB wants in your EE

  • Has step by step instructions, tips, guides, and examples for entire EE process

  • Also available at EWHS library, or can be purchased online

  • Useful for: EEs in any subject area, especially history

  • Digital library that provides free access to book chapters and articles from academic journals

    • Excellent way to find scholarly sources if you can't make it to UW

  • By creating free account, you can access 100 articles per month

  • For most accurate search results, use "advanced search" and try multiple searches using different keywords

  • If you can get to UW library, connect to library's internet

    • Gives you temporary access to even wider range of sources on JSTOR (and enables you to download PDFs of them)

  • Useful for: history EEs

  • Digital library that offers free access to sources written before 1924 (as per US copyright laws, many books written after 1924 are not yet in public domain)

  • Useful for finding online books, particularly primary sources

  • Typically less helpful for topics that took place after 1920s

  • Pro tip: you can download pages individually off HathiTrust by right clicking and selecting "save as"

  • Useful for: history EEs

  • If open, EC library is free alternative to UW libraries

  • Many resources available on Edmonds College's website

    • EC library website (under "academics" in main menu)

    • Newspaper databases available if logged in to computer inside EC library