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Research Resource Center

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Search Engines

The most widely used search engine; allows you to conduct, information, image, and video searches; Beware commercial sites!

ASK.com

A smaller search engine that will assist you in narrowing your topic while also providing valuable links to information; again, beware commerical sites!

User-friendly web site that reviews, indexes, and links to quality sites. 

Free, online reference source: almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, and more.

Meta-search engine that lets you search several major search engines at once.  Results are combined then ranked and returned to you for easier use.


Writing Style

FREE! Online writing center from Purdue University open 24-7.  Helps with MLA format, including works cited and parenthetical documentation.

NoodleQuest helps jumpstart your research by helping you establish a research plan

NoodleBib Express will generate one or two bibliographic entries for you to copy and past

Choose MLA format and CitationMachine will help you create bibliographic entries and citations for your paper

Comprehensive guide to writing an MLA-style research paper; includes guide to avoiding plagiarism and a sample works cited page.

Databases

Databases are non-commerical resources that are not generated through the Internet.  Typically, they are more dependable than Google or other search engines.

  See your librarian for passwords to use at home to access these subscription databases.

DISCUS

There is a wealth of information here: history, literature, science, current events, you name it! 

EBSCO

Get biographical, periodical (newspapers and magazines!), encyclopedic, and geographical resources here!  EASY AND DEPENDABLE! 

Your teachers will be so impressed you searched here!




Choosing Sources

Penn State University tutorial on research skills; click on "Using Web Resources" for a guide to evaluating Internet sources

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