Research
Database and Newspaper Subscription Links and Descriptions
General Guidance on the Research Process and Citation Advice for MLA and APA
Database and Newspaper/Magazine Subscriptions
Most of these services have a username and password for access.
Newspapers in Education Sign-In
Use barrett as the username and the password spartan to access four area newspapers to read and search: Boulder Daily Camera, Denver Post, Loveland Reporter Herald, and Longmont Times Call.
Additional Newspapers from the Loveland Public Library
Access to The New York Times and The Washington Post are provided by the LPL; you will need to use "login with Google" or your school email address to get access, and it expires after 24 hours (but can be renewed repeatedly via the link).
World Book and ProQuest Databases (accessed via Clever)
World Book Online is an online encyclopedia - use to get an information base about a topic, or a few facts about an event or location.
The Proquest database offers information from a large variety of sources and can be used to search for only peer-reviewed items or items from scholarly journals.
Current and recent archives of magazines (accessed via Sora, once you login click the "magazines" filter)
Sora offers access to more than 300 magazines, many of which could provide useful articles on a variety of academic topics. Familiarize yourself with what magazines are available, then in other searches identify an issue you may want to seek access to.
Research Tips
Oregon State University Research Advice
This is a comprehensive lesson on how to research a topic from start to finish - has many great pointers and ways you might not have looked at research before!
Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) Research Tutorials
This guide covers beginning to search, narrowing focus, using primary and secondary sources, and evaluating sources for credibility and usefulness. A great overview for beginners or set of reminders for pros.
Writing Tips
Add Grammarly as a Chrome Extension!
Grammarly will make sure your messages, documents, and social media posts are clear, mistake-free, and impactful. Adding Grammarly to Chrome means that your spelling and grammar will be vetted on Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, and nearly everywhere else you write on the web.
Guide to Grammar and Writing Index
A link to the index of a great site that deals with all things Grammar! Never write a faulty sentence or paragraph again!
Paul Brian's Common Errors in English site has an extraordinarily comprehensive list of errors in English usage and advice for how to avoid them.
Citation sites and Tips
This is a citation generator that can include an account - also a Chrome Extension!
A quick citation generator; no accounts available.
How to cite everything under the sun in the MLA (Modern Language Association) style!
From citing books to citing tweets, this site can tell you how to do it right, APA (American Psychological Association) style!