Research Assistance

Library Database Tutorials

• CNIB Library for the Blind Encyclopedia Britannica Online Tutorial
• EbscoHost
• OCLC FirstSearch
• GaleNet tutorial
• LexisNexis
• Oxford English Dictionary tutorial
• ProQuest Direct tutorial

Dictionaries, Quotations, and Thesauri

• Biographical Dictionary
• The Free Online Dictionary of Computing
• OneLook
  (Specialized dictionaries in all subjects)
• Online ASL Dictionary
• Quotation Center
  (arranged by subject)
• Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
• WordNet

Documentation / Citing Your Sources

Please see MLA, APA, and Other Style Guides

English as a Second Language (ESL Resources)

• Dave's ESL Cafe on the Web
• English as a Second Language Home Page
• English Institute's ESL Grammar
• Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs

Evaluating Web Sources

• Critically Analyzing Information Sources
• Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
• Evaluating Web Pages

Grammar, Mechanics, and Style

• The Craft of Scientific Writing by Michael Alley
• Elements of Style, William Strunk's original version, courtesy of the Bartleby project
• The King's English by H.W. Fowler
• Online English Grammar by Anthony Hughes
• Parts of Speech
• Punctuation
• Sentence Construction

Library Database Handouts

• Academic Search Premier
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Distinguishing Scholarly, Trade and Popular Magazines
• Chicago Style Manual
• Congressional Quarterly Researcher
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Facts on File
• Guide to Law Materials and Colorado Law
• LexisNexis Business Research
• LexisNexis Legal Research
• List of online databases
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• NetLibrary (Electronic books)
• Newsbank Information Web
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Proquest

Web Searching

Search Engines

See the Internet Search Engines page.

Search Engine Assistance and Evaluations

• Search Engine Tutorials
• Alta Vista Help Page
• Lycos Help
• The Online World Resources Handbook by Odd de Presno
• A Webmaster's Guide to Search Engines

Web Searching Tips

• Developing Variety and Depth of Research
• Search Engine Tutorials
• Performing Precise Searches
• Choosing the Best Search Engine
• Your Guide to Finding It on the Internet

Writing Centers

• Colorado State University Online Writing Center
• National Writing Project
• Purdue University Online Writing Lab

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