Getting Started with Research
Find biographies, cite, quote or paraphrase
by Your Librarian!
(CVHS Library)
How to choose an essay topic
by How Library Stuff Works
(McMaster's University)
Choosing a research question
by How Library Stuff Works
(McMaster's University)
Refine your research question
by How Library Stuff Works
(McMaster's University)
Searching for articles and resources
Library Databases vs. Google
by University of Maryland Global Campus librarian
(UMGC Library)
Boolean Operators Part 1
by How Library Stuff Works
(McMaster's University)
Boolean Operators Part 2
by How Library Stuff Works
(McMaster's University)
Cite your sources. Format your paper or presentation slides.
NoodleTools
A citation manager.
Useful for organizing and annotating citations and automatically creating a bibliography or works cited in MLA, APA, or Chicago citation styles. Export a "Works Cited" to Google Docs.
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Citing sources in a Google presentation
Be sure to give credit to authors, creators, and photographers in your presentations.
This video describes how to put in-text citations in your slides and create a Works Cited slide at the end of your presentation.
Note: this video uses APA style which is slightly different from MLA, but the overall lesson is useful. Your last slide should be titled "Works Cited" in MLA.
Reverse Image Search Tutorial
Need to find the original source of an image?
Try a reverse image search in Google to find the original source for images you found online.
Give authors, creators and photographers credit for their works.
Don't cite Pinterest. Images on Pinterest are copied from other sources.