AP Language Research Project

Vetting  Information you Find Online 

Visit the Media Literacy page for links to online fact checkers as well as information about thinking through biases in the media. 

Research Resources

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) - current articles, commentary, and study guides on a wide range of social and political issues. 

A great place to start for most topics!

Global Issues (Gale in Context) - scholarly articles, news articles, encyclopedias, and more, all about major global issues. 

Academic OneFile (Gale) - access to a wide range of academic journals and other periodicals. A great resource for articles on all subjects.

General OneFile (Gale) - access to articles from a wide range of periodicals. 

Science (Gale in Context)

Science features authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of popular subjects.


Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale in Context)

Peer reviewed articles and study guides on environmental studies and policy topics.


Psychology (Gale OneFile)

Access to Psychology research articles


Health and Wellness (Gale)

Peer reviewed journals, news articles, and other information about health issues and wellness.


Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Research articles and other resources related to the study of health.


Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile)

Articles and information about popular culture.

Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile)

Scholarly information and research on criminal justice issues. 

JSTOR A great research tool on all subjects, with access to a huge library of academic research articles. *You will need a BPL ecard to access this resource (find out here how to get one in just a few minutes).

JSTOR TIP SHEET

Citation Help:

ELA Research Citation Guide

Other places to get citation help: