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Research and Writing Tools

 

Researching Your Topic

Online Library Catalogs

Journals, Magazines, Newspapers and Government Databases

Evaluating Your Sources

Writing Your Paper

Citing Your Sources

Plagiarism, Paraphrasing and Copyright

 

Researching Your Topic

Duke University Libraries Guide to Library Research
University of Washingtons' Research 101 - Interactive guide to library research
Freel Library Reference Shelf
Librarians' Internet Index

Online Library Catalogs

Freel Library Catalog
CWMARS - including North Adams, Pittsfield and Springfield
Five Colleges - Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, Smith and UMASS
Library of Congress
LibWeb - Over 7,300 library pages from around the world
Massachusetts Library Directory
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
UMASS/Amherst
Williams College Libraries

Evaluating Your Sources

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
How to Evaluate the Information Sources You Find - Cornell University Libraries

 

Writing Your Paper

MCLA Writing and Research Center
The OWL at Purdue - Online Writing Lab

Citing Your Sources

Son of Citation Machine - APA, MLA, Turabian and Chicago
Cornell University Libraries - Citing Sources - APA
Cornell University Libraries - Citing Sources - MLA
Duke University Libraries Guide to Library Research - Citing Sources
Chicago Manual of Style

Plagiarism, Paraphrasing and Copyright

You Quote It, You Note It - a plagiarism tutorial from Vaughn Memorial Library, Acadia University, Canada
Avoiding Plagiarism - OWL at Purdue University
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognise and Avoid It - Indiana University
Copyright Information for Educators - University of Washington Libraries