Tools & Guides
- Beyond GooglingLearn about using online subscription resources for academic research and school projects.
- Britannica Library This link opens in a new window
Access encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and more with this all-encompassing reference source that is suitable for all ages and interests. Dedicated sites for Children, Young Adults and a Reference Center for older students.
- Citation Fast citation generator
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Create citations fast in APA (6th ed), MLA (7th ed), or Chicago (16th ed). - Citation Machine
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Citation Machine supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formats. - Dictionary.com
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Dictionary.com provides reliable access to millions of definitions, synonyms, audio pronunciations, example sentences, translations and spelling help through our services at Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com. - Evaluating Web Pages
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This guide from UC Berkeley teaches you how to evaluate websites and information found on the internet.
- Merriam-Webster Unabridged by Britannica This link opens in a new window
Access more than 700,000 definitions, 477,000 words, 158,400 etymologies, and 119,500 quotations from well-known writers. Use the advanced search tool to gain exclusive access to recently collected citations from the Merriam-Webster citation files. Recently updated entries appear in a variety of categories, including Food & Beverage, Health & Medicine, Internet, Law, Music, and Science.
- What is Plagiarism?
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Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense. - Help! My News is Fake!Did your mother call you to tell you that liberals hate science? Did your Facebook feed pop up with an article on a new pesticide that's going to kill us all? Did one of your friends breathlessly tell you that President Trump was going to pardon mass shooter Dylann Roof? You might have heard any or all of these stories, but there's one thread connecting all of them: they're not true.
About Tools & Guides
Tools & Guides
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