A research starter is a brief, introductory resource provided through the Library's OneSearch tool. When you do a search using OneSearch, the research starter will often be the first link at the top of your results page. 

One easy way to think about research starters is that they are very similar to Wikipedia articles. Both resources are easy-to-read and include general information on a topic. Below are just a few examples of some research starters related to past English 100 assignments.