These resources can be a great starting point for your research.
This discussion board requires you to discuss your water consumption and the pros and cons of bottled water and tap water as well as soft and hard water. On the left hand side of this guide are links to websites, articles, and ebooks that could be helpful. Below are search suggestions for additional sources.
The Library has lots of reliable resources, including reference books and journals, to help you. Studies continually demonstrate a correlation between improved grades and library usage, so be sure to use the suggested research strategies provided on this page.
Starting Out
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) is a great database to begin your research. This database consists of reliable reference encyclopedias and handbooks, giving you an overview of the topic.
Suggested search strategy:
This link opens in a new windowFinding Journal Articles and other Publications
Find reputable journal articles in ProQuest Central. This collection of resources includes several environmental collections such as Consumer Health Database.
A great way to narrow your results is to combine search terms. For example:
Quick tip: The search terms suggested for GVRL can also be used for ProQuest Central or the search box on the library's homepage.
Need more?
You can also try expanding your research by using the box on the Search page of this research guide. This box, powered by EBSCO Discovery Service, will expand the resources beyond just ProQuest Central and include everything EBSCO and our other databases has to offer.
Quick tip: To refine your search results even further, be sure to use the various limiters in all our database. These limiters include, but are not limited to, publication date range and source type.
