Research Methods
- Finding Topic Ideas
- 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.
- 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.
- 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."
- The Student Research Manual
Very nice guide from the Fairfield Public School System in Connecticut.
- 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.
- How to Evaluate Sources
Online video tutorial about how to tell which internet sources are reliable, and which aren't.
- 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
Originally designed to teach students at the University of Texas "to explore and research in the online world", this tutorial is now available free to all on the web.
- Web Citation and Evaluation Form
Excellent one-page combined form for recording citation information and also evaluating the source you're citing.
