A 'Research Starter' is a feature within the Library's EBSCOhost Discovery Service (EDS) database, also known as ONEsearch. This feature appears at the top of the result list after a user has conducted a search. 

Research Starters provide authoritative summary articles for popular topics.  The content is curated from a variety of authoritative, high-quality, scholarly resources such as, Salem Press and H.W. Wilson reference books. The content is continuously evaluated for currency, accuracy, and relevancy. 

Research Starters are a great place to begin research and learn more about a broad topic.