Tutorials

• Consider the Source: Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines
   
  A PowerPoint tutorial on how to tell the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular magazine, and how to decide which sources to use for a research paper.
   
• Introduction to Library Research (LIS 1001) Course Tutorial
   
  LIS 1001 (Introduction to Library Research) is a one-credit course that teaches practical skills in locating and evaluating information sources. The course tutorial includes lessons on the different types of information sources, creating a search strategy, using the online catalog, finding articles in library research databases, and citing sources. (For more information about the LIS 1001 course, contact Laurie Hime at (305) 237-2295.)
   
• You Quote It, You Note It!
   
  A tutorial on how to avoid plagiarism, created by Vaughan Memorial Library, Acadia University, Nova Scotia.

Web Resources for Writing Research Papers

Choosing a Topic | Researching and Writing
Evaluating Sources | Citing Sources | Avoiding Plagiarism
Additional Resources
 

Choosing a Topic

• Hot Paper Topics (St. Ambrose University)

 
• Idea Generator (Old Dominion University)

Researching and Writing

• The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.

   
• OWL - Online Writing Lab (Purdue University)

 
• Pamphlets on Common Writing Problems (Indiana University)

 
• Research and Documentation Online
by Diana Hacker
 
• Researching With Style by Greg Ballinger
   
• Writer's Handbook (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

 
• The Writing Center Handouts and Links (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

Evaluating Sources

• Critically Analyzing Information Sources (Cornell University)

 
• Evaluating Evidence: Print Sources (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

 
• Evaluating Information (Long Island University C.W. Post Campus)

 
• Evaluating Resources (Duke University)

 
• Evaluating Sources of Information (Purdue University)

 
• Tips for Evaluating Sources by Diana Hacker
   
• Using the World Wide Web: Evaluating What You Find by Laurie Hime

Citing Sources

• APA Citation (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

 
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University)

 
• APA List of References by Diana Hacker

 
• APA Style (MDC Medical Center Campus Library)

 
• APA Style.org FAQs (American Psychological Association)

 
• Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper (Duke University)

 
• Citation Machine (The Landmark Project)

 
• Citation Style for Research Papers (Long Island University C.W. Post Campus)
   
• Citing References in Your Paper (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
   
• Citing Sources in APA Style (Indiana University)
   
• Citing Sources in MLA Style (Indiana University)
   
• Documenting Sources from the Web (Modern Language Association) 
   
• Electronic Sources: APA Style (The Write Source)
   
• Electronic Sources: MLA Style (The Write Source)
     
• Knight Cite (Calvin College)
    
• MLA Citation (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
   
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University)
   
• MLA List of Works Cited by Diana Hacker
       
• Online! Citation Styles by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger