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Research Skills and Resources

Writing Research Papers

Printer-Friendly Handouts for Research and Documenting Sources

Research Skills and Resources

• Conducting a Productive Websearch: web page or PDF
• Searching the World Wide Web: web page or PDF
• Evaluating Sources of Information
  • Getting started: web page or PDF
  • Evaluating a Bibliographic Citation: web page or PDF
  • Evaluating Content in the Source: web page or PDF
  • Evaluating Internet Sources: web page or PDF
  • Further Resources: web page or PDF
• Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format: web page or PDF
• Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format: web page or PDF
• Formatting in Sociology: web page or PDF
• Resources for Documenting Sources: web page or PDF
• Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources: web page or PDF

Writing Research Papers

• Annotated Bibliographies: web page or PDF
• Annotated Bibliography sample: web page or PDF
• Writing Research Papers: A Step-by-Step Procedure: web page or PDF
• Developing an Outline: web page or PDF
• Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words: web page or PDF
• Avoiding Plagiarism: web page or PDF
• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing: web page or PDF
• Sample Outline: web page or PDF
• Using Statistics: web page or PDF
• Writing a Thesis Statement: web page or PDF