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Research Tool Kit

If you learn to use these tools, you'll have everything you need for research success!

Books
Search the library catalog. Try broader or narrower terms for better results. Don't forget reference books!

Online Encyclopedias
Find basic information here plus media and links to other good sources.

Subscriptions & Databases
Articles from reference books and periodicals (newspapers, magazines, and journals). Databases provide authoritative information quickly and easily.

Thesis Builder
An online, user-friendly (and fun) tool to create a thesis and outline. You'll really like this! THESIS STATEMENT BASICS

Evaluating Web Sites
Here are some great resources to help you decide if the web site you found has good information for your research. Practice your skills.

Search Engines
On beyond Google! Try some of these new and different ways to search the web!

NoodleBib
NoodleBib is an online citation generator that helps you to create and edit bibliographies or works cited lists. NoodleBib takes care of punctuation and produces a polished source list that's correctly formatted and ready to print!
To use NoodleBib at home.

So You Think You Can CITE
This will answer almost every question you have about citing your sources. If you don't find the answer here, ASK A LIBRARIAN!

You Quote It, You Note It!
A very clever interactive online tutorial to help you avoid plagiarism. Ten minutes here could save your academic life!

How to Take Good Notes

 

 

 


 

 


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