Citing Sources, Research Tips and Tutorials 

Visit the library's tips pages to get information on how to find and use library resources.

How to effectively and efficiently do research.

Some basic information about copyright law, including a discussion of how you can (and can't) use other people's copyrighted works for yourself.

Not everything on the web is visible to popular search engines. Here's how to track down good information that you might not otherwise find.

How to tell if a website is giving you reliable information, and whether or not it might be a good source to use in a paper for class.

Definitions based on the degree to which the author is removed from the actual event being described.

Easy to understand definitions with a table of examples.

This guide explains these terms and gives examples for each category.

Articles and websites about what plagiarism is and how to avoid committing it when doing work for your classes.

Online version of a book on research strategies. Available in HTML and PDF versions.

Learn how to tell the difference between scholarly journals, trade publications, popular magazines, journals of opinion, and professional journals.