Research and Writing

It is proven that students with good library research skills do better academically. The links below provide research guides, style manuals, and writing resources that will enhance those needed skills.

• QuickStudy Library Research Guide from the University of Minnesota.
• Research Guide from the Duke University Libraries provides information on choosing and refining a topic, searching for information, evaluating resources, and a providing a guide to library vocabulary.
• Understanding Library of Congress Call Numbers This tip sheet provides information of reading call numbers.
• Evaluating Web Pages provides techniques for web evaluation from the University of California Berkeley Library.
• Scholarly Journals v. Popular Magazine Articles Describes the characteristic of scholarly and popular magazine articles.
• Popular Magazines vs. Trade Magazines vs. Scholarly Journals The Colorado State University libraries provides a list of General Criteria that can be used to distinguish among popular magazines, trade magazines, and scholarly journals.
• Avoiding Plagiarism The Online Writing Lab (OWL) of Purdue offers advice on how to avoid plagiarism in your work.
• The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material.
• APA Formatting and Style Guide - Purdue
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide - Purdue
• EasyBib