RESEARCH TOOLS

How To Search

• Finding Information on the Internet

• Research Guide

Evaluating Websites

These links will help you decide whether a web site is reliable or accurate and whether you should use it in your research.

• Evaluating Web Information

• Research Aids

• Evaluation Criteria

Writing a Research Paper

• Writing a Research Paper

Search Engines & Directories

All search engines are not the same! Tailor the search portal to your research using this comprehensive listing of engines:

• Search Engine List

• Search Engines Chosen by Librarians

Research Reference

• Internet Public Library

• Virtual Library

• Guide to Federal, State and Local Government Resources

• U.S. Census Bureau

• Citation Style Guide

• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

• Acronyms and Abbreviations

• MLA Citation Style