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

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Periodicals (Magazine and Newspaper Articles)                             

                       

ProQuest Central - Includes articles from over 11,000 magazines and journals.  Many, but not all, provide the full-text of articles.  Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, and social sciences. 

                                                                         

ProQuest National Newspapers Premier - Includes a balance of national and regional newspapers chosen for their journalistic excellence and regional representation. All titles are available in full text. Papers include national titles such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post along with a selection of titles from across the U.S. such as the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Denver Post, The Sacramento Bee plus other important U.S. papers. 

 

 

Books    

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. 

Credo Reference - Search a collection of up to 100 online dictionaries and subject encyclopedias.  Or click on "Find a Book," and search within only one title, such as Cambridge Guide to Theatre or Bloomsbury Guide to Art.

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

Web Sites                            

 

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	Safe Teen Driving Blog
	National Motor Vehicle License Bureau

 

 

 

Help with Citing your Sources:

 

APA Formatting and Style Guide - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

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

 

MLA Formatting and Style Guide - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

MLA Citation Style - Guidance provided by the University of Illinois Writers' Workshop.

 

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.

Son of Citation Machine -- An "interactive Web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties" (from the Website).

 

 

Research Paper Help:

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.

Online Resources for Writers - Links to useful information from colleges and universities, covering all phases of writing academic essays.  Provided by the Amherst Writing Center.

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.

Thesaurus.com - Find synonyms for your search terms.  An Ask.com service.

Wikipedia : Researching with Wikipedia - A page on the Wikipedia site that describes the strengths and weaknesses of Wikipedia as a source of information.  It includes this statement:  "In all academic institutions, Wikipedia, along with most encyclopedias, is unacceptable as a major source for a research paper."

 

 

Standardized Tests:

 

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

 

Learning Express - Each of the Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life.  Create a free account for yourself, so that the program can track your test results.