ENGL 102 : Research Writing

Here are some resources to help you prepare your papers:

Library Services

Link to Library Home Page

LCSC Journal Title List

Forms for Requesting Materials

Frequently Asked Questions

Information Literacy Modules - online tutorials to help you build your research skills

     Icebergs on the Sea of information (listen and watch!)

Contact a Reference Librarian

Books     book with door

LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. 

Virtual Reference Library - Search a collection on online reference books from Gale, a respected publisher of subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries.

 

 

Periodicals     newspapers  
General Databases:

 

Academic OneFile (scholarly materials)  Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

General OneFile (popular publications, like Time, Sports Illustrated)  Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

Informe (Spanish-language articles from Spain & Latin America)  Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

 

Custom Newspapers (full-text articles from newspapers, including those in Boise, Portland, Seattle, and Spokane)   Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

ProQuest Newstand (full-text articles from major newspapers, including the New York Times)  Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

 

 

 Business:

 

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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

 

Education:

 

ERIC 

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Health:

 

CINAHL w/Full Text (nursing)

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Humanities:

 

Communication & Mass Media 

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MLA International Bibliography (language & literature)

 

Science & Technology:

 

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BioOne (life sciences) Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

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Social Sciences:

 

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PsycINFO

Social Work Abstracts

SocINDEX with Full Text 

 

                       

                                                                

 

Web Sites     globe and computer

 

 

Government:

the White HouseUSA.gov - A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.  Another good source of statistics.

Medline Plus [A consumer health information service of the National Institutes of Health].

 

the Capitol BuildingGPO Access - Searchable database of Web pages, with an emphasis on the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government.  Provided by the Government Printing Office. 

 

Thomas - An easy-to-search source for legislative information, provided by the Library of Congress.

     I-Docs - An online collection of paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government Documents.

 

Standardized Tests:

 

Test Prep Review -- Free access to sample questions from many standardized tests, such as graduate school entrance exams and certification exams.

 

 

Citations:

 

Knight Cite -- An automatic generator of citations in either MLA, APA, or Chicago style.  Registering for the service allows you to save citations to generate a bibliography.  A free service provided by the Hekman Library at Calvin College.

 

APA Citation Style - examples of citations in APA Format for your list of References.

Bibliographies : MLA Format - Guidance provided by the University of Illinois Writers' Workshop.

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

Research Paper Help:

Idea Generator - organized by general subject areas.  A service of the Library at Old Dominion University.   You can use these simple keywords to help you generate ideas of your own for focused research paper topics.

Assignment Calculator - Based on the start date and due date for your assignment, this calculator will map out benchmarks for completing tasks leading up to the final paper.  It also provides links to other pages with tips on understanding your assignment, focusing your topic, etc.  It was developed by the library at the University of Minnesota, so a few of its linked resources are not available to you.  But we have many similar resources available to you on this campus.

Online Writing Lab - A service of the Humanities Division at LCSC, this center provides one-on-one advice from other students on improving your papers before turning them in.

 

For more websites, see the complete list.

 

 

 

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Page Author:  Barbara Barnes

Last updated:  September 17, 2008