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Research Tool Kit

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

THE RESEARCH ROAD
Fay's own online tutorial offers step-by-step help for any research project!

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.

Your Thesis Statement
Here is all the help you'll need to create a great thesis statement for your research paper!

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.

Taking Notes from a Source
Learn how to do it here!

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

NoodleBib
NoodleBib is a fully-integrated online program that makes every step of the research process easier. Use it to create citations, take notes, make an outline, and even write your research paper in GoogleDocs. No more lost or misplaced notes; all your work on NoodleBib is always available online!
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!

PowerPointers
A brief guide to creating a great presentation. The video on this page is guaranteed to improve your work!

How to Take Good Notes

 


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