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Starting Your Research |
Putting It All Together |
| Topic Ideas | Nuts and Bolts Writing Guide |
| Subject Guides for Research | Writing Guides - Writing Basics, Writing Types (types of essays), and grammar help. |
Searching the Web |
Giving Credit to Others |
| Website by Subject
Recommendations |
MLA & APA Citation Guides |
| Images, Video, and Audio Searching | Easy Bib & Citation Machine |
| Finding Statistics | Plagiarism |
| Need
a Research Topic? - Try the suggested topics from Facts.com (TCC subscription) in Issues & Controversies and Today's Science . You will also see links to full-text articles complete with MLA and APA citations. |
| Hot Topics Guide - from University of CA, Long Beach |
| 100 Research Topic guides For Students - TCC e-book |
| 100 More Research Topics Guides for Students - TCC e-book |
Website Recommendations |
Academic Website Subject Directories |
| Librarians' Internet
Index -"Websites You Can Trust".
A subject directory of websites reviewed and described by U.S. librarians. |
| Internet Scout Project |
| Internet Public Library |
| WWW Virtual Library |
| How do I evaluate my website for a paper or speech? Use the recommended 5 point criteria from Cornell University to evaluate a website: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage. |
Finding Statistics 2007
Statistical Abstract - the National Data - from U.S. Census
Bureau |
| Statistical Resources on the Web - from University of Michigan. Includes agriculture, business, housing, labor, science, transportation, and other topics. |
Images, Video, and Audio |
Try these links to specific image or video search engines: |
| How do I save my image to a TCC library pc? Bring your memory stick or a floppy disk to save images. TCC Campus Stores sell all media storage. |
| Can I listen/watch a video on a pc in the LRC? Yes, Windows Media Player, Quicktime, and Flash are installed on all the pcs. |
| Study Guides and Strategies - strategies for improving learning, studying, writing, project management, research, math and reading skills. |
| Nuts and Bolts Writing Guide - a guide to the process of writing and producing essays/research papers. |
Citation Guides for MLA & APA |
| LRC Citation Guides - See examples of MLA & APA citations for print and electronic resources. |
| Citation Machine - serving students and teachers |
| EasyBib - "free automatic bibliography composer" |
Plagiarism and How to Avoid It |
| Avoiding Plagiarism by Purdue University Online Writing Lab |
| Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It from Indiana University-Bloomington |