Research & Citation Help
Here are some resources to help you with your information needs.
Hover over the title or subject you are interested in. These topics are are all hyperlinked. Please let the librarian know if any links are broken.
The information on this page was adapted from Betty Arai, Library Media Specialist.
Online Reference
Infoplease.com (Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Thesaurus)
Research Tools
A+ Research & Writing (Step by Step Guide to Writing a Research Paper by Kathryn L. Schwartz)
Conducting Research (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
VIDEO! Research Tutorials (Rutgers Riot videos on 5 major aspects of the research process: Selecting a Topic, Finding Sources, Selecting Keywords, Identifying Citations, and Evaluating Sources)
VIDEO! Selecting a Research Topic
Evaluation Tools
Learn how to FIGHT FAKE NEWS! Click here!
VIDEO! How to Spot Fake News (factcheck.org)
HANDOUT! CRAAP Test from California State University, Chico
(Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose)Evaluating Web Sources (Berkeley)
VIDEO! Evaluating Resources
Citation Tools
EasyBib.com (Online Citation Maker)
*Important! Ask library staff for coupon code to access full privileges.NoodleTools *Ask your social studies teacher for your account information
Avoiding Plagiarism (University of Wisconsin)
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
Chicago Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
Son of Citation Machine (Online Citation Maker)
SAMPLE! MLA Works Cited Page
VIDEO! MLA8 Formatting Citations (OWL Purdue on YouTube)
VIDEO! MLA8 Creating a Works Cited Page (YouTube)
VIDEO! MLA8 In-text Citations (OWL Purdue on YouTube)
VIDEO! OWLPurdue video series (on YouTube)