Getting Started

Ten Steps to a Research Paper

Writing Research Papers: A Step-by-Step Procedure

A Guide to Writing Research Papers

Term Paper Research: Getting Started

Constructing Your Research Paper

Getting Started Writing a Research Paper

Getting Started on a Research Paper

Getting Started with a Research Project

Writing the Research Paper

Doing Research

A Student's Guide to Research with the World Wide Web

 

Wikipedia--The Free Online Encyclopedia

OSU-Okmulgee Library

This page gives you access to ProQuest, SIRS, First Search, Infotrac, News Bank, etc. Since most of these sites are subscription services, you can access them only on a campus computer. If you try to log on at home, you will receive an error message or a request for a password (which you don't have).

The following links can help you a great deal if you wish to do some research for an essay or for a speech. They will provide you with a long list of links to all kinds of online resources where you may find the information you want or need.

Internet Encyclopedia Macro Reference

References to large areas of knowledge.

Internet Encyclopedia Micro Reference

Short bits of information and references to specific subjects.

University of California at Santa Barbara's Voice of the Shuttle

General resources, mainly in the humanities and liberal arts.

Internet Public Library

Navigable site to all kinds of resources on the net.

I-Tools

All kinds of tools to help you get information fast. Just type in a keyword and hit the search button.

US Federal Government Agencies

This will lead you to just about anywhere in the information archives of the government.

Virtual Reference Sites

A list of dozens of online encyclopedias and handbooks on all kinds of topics. Perfect for research! This site relieves me of having to list all the links myself.

The Electric Library

Access full-text magazines and newspapers along with scores of other materials.

WWW Virtual Library

Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Web Sites

Evaluation of Web Resources

Evaluating Web Pages

Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Resources

Evaluating Quality on the Net

Summary, Quote, Paraphrase

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Using Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries

When to Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize

Guide to Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting

Incorporating Quotations

Documenting in Context

Using Quotes and Documenting Sources

Works Cited

Documenting Online Sources (official MLA site)

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format

MLA Style Electronic Formats

MLA Citation Style

Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources

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