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ISP100: Writing for University and Beyond

This guide contains general research and citation resources for ISP100. This guide also supports students enrolled in ISP010: The Basics of Writing in English.

Databases

Searching within databases helps you narrow your results to a specific discipline and avoid scanning the millions of e-resources available through U of T Libraries. The following recommended databases have good resources related to writing and argumentation, but they are also interdisciplinary, so it is very important that you choose good search terms. For a quick review of good search strategies, visit the Searching section.

Journals

The journals below are centred around the topics of writing, rhetoric, and persuasion, making them excellent places to find sources for your assignments. You can also review them to understand some of the hot topics in the field.

Writing & rhetoric

Pedagogy of writing