MSU Resources | General Writing Resources |
Getting Started on a Paper |
Doing Research & Research Tools | Citing Sources | Grammar & Mechanics |
Revising and Editing a Paper | Resources by WRAC Faculty |
Plagiarism & Academic Honesty
Research & Writing: Step by Step
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/step1.htm
Includes a step-by-step process for approaching an assignment, defining a topic, gathering sources, etc.
Term Paper Research: Getting Started
http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/about/instruct/tp-res.html
Provides suggestions for narrowing your topic, doing research, and evaluating sources.
Evaluating Web Sites
http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html
Includes links to hoax sites and questions students can ask to evaluate the validity of a site.
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm
Includes questions researchers can ask that will help guide their evaluation of the quality of information presented on a Web
page.
Using Primary Sources on the Web
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA
Provides information on finding, critically evaluating (such as determining the origin of a document), and citing primary sources accessed via the web.
Links --> Research Tools
Michigan State University Main Library
http://www.lib.msu.edu
Includes access to MAGIC (the Library's online catalogue), and electronic resources, which include a variety of databases and
electronic journals. Also includes helpful tips for doing research, finding materials, and getting help from library staff.
Selected search sites, search engines, and meta-engines:
