Research Help Page

The Best Search
http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/adviceengine.html
A hyperlinked chart showing the best way to find information on the Internet for your purpose.

The Big 6 Organizer
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/b6org.html
Form for beginning to organize a research project.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
http://www.m-w.com/

MLA Style-FAQs
Information on how to document sources as well as common punctuation questions.

Using MLA Style
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
From Purdue University writing web site, a simple guide to using MLA style.

Modern Language Association (MLA)
http://www.mla.org/
This web page gives all the MLA guidelines for documenting and writing a research paper.

Chicago Manual of Style-FAQ's
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq.html

Writing On and With the Internet
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/index.html

A Guide for Writing Research Papers
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm

Librarian’s Online Guide to the Best Information on the Internet
http://vweb.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
Information on bio-medical issues, censorship, death penalty, and other contemporary topics.

Welcome to Newspapers Online
http://www.newspapers.com/
You probably know about the London, New York, and LA Times online versions. But did you know about the Issaqua Press or the Glasgow Herald online? This site has links many of the world’s newspapers online. There are no more excuses for not having current events.

Finding Data on the Internet
http://nilesonline.com/data/
This site was apparently designed for reporters trying to find statistics to back up their stories. It is great for research papers, debates, and projects.

Finding Information on the Internet-a tutorial from UC Berkeley
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html#Outline

Horus’ Web Links to History Resources
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/horuslinks.html
The UCR History Department is developing H-GIG as the core of an experiment in using the internet for instruction and research.

California Digital Library
http://www.cdlib.org/

Bartleby Library-Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com/

NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) Archival Information Locator (NAIL)
http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html
Students wishing to find documents, photographs, and even some video for reports and research projects may search the National Archives for material that has been digitized using this locator.

Web Search Strategies
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/main.html

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