Library Research Sites


Term Paper Research
This site is designed by "The Library" at the University of British Columbia. It includes a matrix for what you need to what to use to what to search for. Can't go wrong here! Good place to get started.
http://leap.ubc.ca/get-study-help/research-and-writing/
Research and Projects
Includes using the library, both the regular print one and online resources. Don't forget footnotes and references!
http://www.transitions101.com/researchANDProjects.htm
Using Sources   NEW
Lots of help here from Creative Use of Sources to Using Paraprases.
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/usingsources.html
Critically Analyzing Information Sources
Cornell University provides a checklist to help evaluate research materials.
http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/evaluating/analyze.html
Finding Information on the Internet
Here's a tutorial from UC Berkeley Library. It includes information on evaluating web pages as well as how to cite electronic resources.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
Find websites
UCLA, Berkely library recommends the following search engines and subject directories. A good place to get started.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/find/types/websites.html
Finding Historical Primary Sources
What is a primary source? Where do I find one? How do I know if it is any good or not? Direct from the library at Berkeley.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/primarysources.html
The Good,the Bad & the Ugly: Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
Susan Beck from New Mexico State University Library provides a 5 step evaluation criteria, complete with examples.
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html
Referencing Not Plagiarism
How to cite references and avoid plagiarism. Includes examples, so you can see how references work.
http://library.curtin.edu.au/study-and-research-tools/online-tutorials/studytrekk/trek6.cfm
Avoiding Plagiarism
What plagiarism looks like and how to fix it.
http://www.riosalado.edu/library/tutorials/Pages/avoidingPlagiarism.aspx
Plagiarism Tutorial
NO. It's not a how to! This fun Flash tutorial gives examples of paraphrasing incorrectly and how to fix them. You get your own quiz at the end!
http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/tutorial/plagiarism/selector.htm