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- A+ Research & Writing
Help for everything from starting research to the final editing. Organized by subject, with links to other sites, from the Internet Public Library.
- The Big6 / The Big6 for Kids
"The Big6 is a proven approach to information problem-solving. It helps you succeed in school and life. Use the Big6 to find, use, apply, and evaluate information for specific needs and tasks."
- Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need
An easy-to-use guide to what sort of sources to consult for various research questions.
- Create a Graph
Easy online tool for making graphs and charts.
- ergo
"This practical guide to research, essay writing and studying shows you how to find resources, write great essays and prepare for exams."
- How to Clip, Sort, and Cite the Entire Web With Zotero
"If you're looking for a way to organize all the information you find and research you do online, and you've had enough with bookmarking, copying and pasting, and cobbled-together techniques not cutting it, Zotero is a comprehensive information manager for Firefox." From Lifehacker.
- OWL: Online Writing Lab: Research Overview
Explanations, exercises,a links about research skills and writing papers. Includes a nice step-by-step Writing a Research Paper guide.
- Paper Rater
"Grammar & Spelling Check. Free Online Proofreading. No Downloads."
- Primary Sources on the Web
What primary sources are, how to find them on the web, how to evaluate them, and how to cite them properly.
- Research 101
"An interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to research skills. The tutorial covers the basics, including how to select a topic and develop research questions, as well as how to select, search for, find, and evaluate information sources."
- A Research Guide for Students
Detailed guide with lots of links "to provide all the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings."
- Research & Writing: Step by Step
"Before you can start writing, you have to explore the subject to find a topic, locate relevant information, analyze the issues and organize your arguments." Once that's done, this site gives hints for actually writing the paper as well.
- Research Roadmap
Although some of the information is specific to the hosting library, there is also good general material on research, finding data online, evaluating sources, and copyright and plagiarism.
- Research & Writing: Step by Step
"Before you can start writing, you have to explore the subject to find a topic, locate relevant information, analyze the issues and organize your arguments." Once that's done, this site gives hints for actually writing the paper as well.
- The Seven Steps of the Research Process
From the Cornell library, "the following seven steps outline a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources you find."
- Using Primary Sources on the Web
What primary sources are, how to find them on the web, how to evaluate them, and how to cite them properly.
- Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources
Clear one-page guide to evaluating the worth and reliability of information found on the web.
- Credible Sources Count!
Short interactive tutorial about evaluating information from email, websites, and other sources.
- Critical Thinking on the Web
Great set of links to sites about critical thinking, argument, assessment, hoaxes, evaluating sources, fallacies, statistics, and further related topics.
- Critically Analyzing Information Sources
From the Cornell Library, a guide to "how to determine the relevance and authority of a given resource for your research". With companion page for Evaluating Web Sites.
- Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
"A process that begins with looking at your search results from a search engine or other source, follows through by investigating the content of page, and extends beyond the page to what others may say about the page or its author(s)."
- ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
An excellent tutorial on using critical thinking when evaluating Internet resources.
- SCCHS Website Evaluation Checklist
one-page sheet with checklist of things to look for before accepting a site as good for research.
- Seek and Ye Shall Find: How To Evaluate Sources on the Web
So how do you divide the wheat from the chaff? How can you tell if something you're reading is true and reliable and From the folks at Lifehacker, " a basic evaluation checklist that you can use for any site you find on the Web."
- TILT: Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
"TILT is an educational Web site designed to introduce first-year students to research sources and skills. The tutorial offers an introduction and three modules, which you can complete in any order. Each should take you approximately 30 minutes."
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