Tips on Finding Sources for Paper #2! (we'll talk about this more on Friday)

Finding Sources for Paper #2

If I was writing a paper about the advice society gives us about success vs. what I feel/know, I would talk about “impostor syndrome.” Society tells us that successful people are confident people, and you just need confidence and courage to succeed. But most people who succeed then feel like impostors, like they ‘faked’ their way to success. So the best advice I’ve learned is that this is a real thing that everyone feels (more or less), and we need to acknowledge it and learn how to deal with it. So the question is, who else is talking about this, and where to find their words/ideas?

Linscheid Library—EBSCO Discovery Service

• Use this like you would Google, except you’ll have access to thousands of academic journals, reviews, and other legitimate sources
• For example, let’s say I want to search for “impostor syndrome.” Choose “Articles” from the top tabs, and then choose “All Subjects.” Later you can confine this to “full text” articles, too.
• I found a number of great articles, including a recent one from 2020 entitled “Feeling Like a Fraud?” by Jasmine Aquino. I can read this on-line, save it to my computer, e-mail it to myself, and even learn how to cite it according to MLA format! (check the Tools on the right hand side).

Wikipedia

• Don’t quote from a Wikipedia page, since it has no author, and therefore is not a legitimate source (anyone can technically change a Wikipedia article, or make opinions look like facts).
• However, you can scroll down to the bottom of an article and look at the Links and References, many of which are clickable sources that are legitimate.
• For example, on the “Impostor Syndrome” I found a great article from 2015 called “Learning to Deal With the Impostor Syndrome” by Carl Richards. It would be a great addition to the conversation of advice in my paper, since it tells younger people how to deal with this issue, which many people face, and don’t have a name for (or think it’s just them).

Some Other Valuable Paper Resources

* Interview with Neil Hughes, one of the 49-Up participants (we didn’t see his part) who has some great advice: “if you can change your neighborhood, you change the world.” Link: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/03/neil-hughes-seven-up-63-up-itv-documentary

* Interview with Michael Apted, director of the Up-Series, on what the film shows us about society and the people in it: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/03/neil-hughes-seven-up-63-up-itv-documentary

* The Latest Stories from Humans of New York--longer stories, and lots of advice! https://www.humansofnewyork.com/

* "Seven Things I Wish I Knew at 18," an article by Tywan Wade: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seven-things-i-wish-i-kne_b_5413757