Research & Citation Help
Here are some resources to help you with your information needs.
Online Reference
Research Tools
Evaluation Tools
Citation Tools
Online Reference
- Infoplease.com (Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Thesaurus)
- Dictionary.com
- Thesaurus.com
- World Atlas
- Encyclopedia.com
- Worldbook Online
- World Factbook
- Google Language Translator
Research Tools
- Big6 Research (Information Literacy) Process
- A+ Research & Writing (Step by Step Guide to Writing a Research Paper by Kathryn L. Schwartz)
- Conducting Research (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- VIDEO! Research Tutorials (Rutgers Riot videos on 5 major aspects of the research process: Selecting a Topic, Finding Sources, Selecting Keywords, Identifying Citations, and Evaluating Sources)
- VIDEO! Selecting a Research Topic
- VIDEO! Finding Images for Your Research Presentation
- VIDEOS @ Research2Go
- Formatting a MLA Style Research Paper
Evaluation Tools
- Learn how to FIGHT FAKE NEWS! Click here!
- VIDEO! How to Spot Fake News (factcheck.org)
- HANDOUT! CRAAP Test from California State University, Chico
(Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose) - Evaluating Web Sources (Berkeley)
- VIDEO! Evaluating Resources
- VIDEO! What’s a Journal? Journals Vs. Magazines
Citation Tools
- EasyBib.com (Online Citation Maker)
*Important! Ask library staff for coupon code to access full privileges. - NoodleTools *Ask your social studies teacher for your account information
- Avoiding Plagiarism (University of Wisconsin)
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- Chicago Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- Son of Citation Machine (Online Citation Maker)
- SAMPLE! MLA Works Cited Page
- VIDEO! How to Create a Works Cited Page (MLA7)
- VIDEO! In-Text Citations in MLA7 Style
- VIDEO! MLA8 Formatting Citations (OWL Purdue on YouTube)
- VIDEO! MLA8 Creating a Works Cited Page (YouTube)
- VIDEO! MLA8 In-text Citations (OWL Purdue on YouTube)
- VIDEO! OWLPurdue video series (on YouTube)
- VIDEO! What Is an Annotated Bibliography?