Writing Resources
Worldcat
http://www.worldcat.org/
S.L.E.D.
http://lam.alaska.gov/databases/a_z
Everything in one place! The Statewide Library Electronic Doorway gives free access to a number of databases to all Alaskans. This is a great source for all subjects.
Google Search for scholarly documents
https://scholar.google.com/
This allows you to find research articles by scholars. These articles are peer reviewed and published in academic journals.
Global Issues
http://www.globalissues.org
This website is a great starting point for basic information about current events occuring around the world today. You will be able to get details about events to help you research about the current event of your choosing.
LIbrary of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/
This site provides a number of resources to students. There are historical images, documents, films, sounds recording and manuscripts. This is an excellent resource for your Social Studies class!
Questia
www.questia.com
Questia claims to have the world’s largest collection of online titles, including books, magazines, and periodicals. Every publication is completely searchable down to a single word. The site offers tools for highlighting, bookmarking, footnotes and bibliography citations for each entry. Publications range from non-fiction to peer reviewed scholarly texts.
University of California Riverside Resources
http://library.ucr.edu/
This site is a search portal that links into scholarly research resources in several different disciplines. You have access to library resources from several different locations through this single portal, which is hosted and maintained by librarians associated with the California University system.
Project Muse
http://muse.jhu.edu/
This site is geared specifically toward students working on humanities research projects. It provides access to journals and e-books from several different universities and scholarly societies. All of the research content is fully searchable by keyword or topic.
Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/
This site currently contains 39,000 published titles that have been digitized for online reading and research. Access to the books is completely free, and they can be downloaded to any computer or e-reader. All of the books on this site are old enough that their copyright has expired, which makes it best for dealing with classical literature but not current events.
A Research Guide
http://www.aresearchguide.com/
This site is very straightforward information regarding the preparation and presentation of a research paper. It contains clear and detailed instructions for different types of research style guides, as well as links to information about updates to the style guides. This guide is a wonderful resource for anyone who has a question about how to put together a high quality research paper.
Citing your Sources:
Purdue Owl:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Learn how to properly cite sources in MLA, APA, or Chicago style! Offers instruction for all phases of research and writing a paper.
Knightcite:
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/
Input information from various source types for quick and easy citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago Style!
Zotero
www.zotero.org/
Useful to collect, organize, and share sources. Program will create citations in any style for your sources as well, will create a bibliography or Works Cited document. Free, but you need to download the app.
http://www.worldcat.org/
S.L.E.D.
http://lam.alaska.gov/databases/a_z
Everything in one place! The Statewide Library Electronic Doorway gives free access to a number of databases to all Alaskans. This is a great source for all subjects.
Google Search for scholarly documents
https://scholar.google.com/
This allows you to find research articles by scholars. These articles are peer reviewed and published in academic journals.
Global Issues
http://www.globalissues.org
This website is a great starting point for basic information about current events occuring around the world today. You will be able to get details about events to help you research about the current event of your choosing.
LIbrary of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/
This site provides a number of resources to students. There are historical images, documents, films, sounds recording and manuscripts. This is an excellent resource for your Social Studies class!
Questia
www.questia.com
Questia claims to have the world’s largest collection of online titles, including books, magazines, and periodicals. Every publication is completely searchable down to a single word. The site offers tools for highlighting, bookmarking, footnotes and bibliography citations for each entry. Publications range from non-fiction to peer reviewed scholarly texts.
University of California Riverside Resources
http://library.ucr.edu/
This site is a search portal that links into scholarly research resources in several different disciplines. You have access to library resources from several different locations through this single portal, which is hosted and maintained by librarians associated with the California University system.
Project Muse
http://muse.jhu.edu/
This site is geared specifically toward students working on humanities research projects. It provides access to journals and e-books from several different universities and scholarly societies. All of the research content is fully searchable by keyword or topic.
Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/
This site currently contains 39,000 published titles that have been digitized for online reading and research. Access to the books is completely free, and they can be downloaded to any computer or e-reader. All of the books on this site are old enough that their copyright has expired, which makes it best for dealing with classical literature but not current events.
A Research Guide
http://www.aresearchguide.com/
This site is very straightforward information regarding the preparation and presentation of a research paper. It contains clear and detailed instructions for different types of research style guides, as well as links to information about updates to the style guides. This guide is a wonderful resource for anyone who has a question about how to put together a high quality research paper.
Citing your Sources:
Purdue Owl:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Learn how to properly cite sources in MLA, APA, or Chicago style! Offers instruction for all phases of research and writing a paper.
Knightcite:
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/
Input information from various source types for quick and easy citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago Style!
Zotero
www.zotero.org/
Useful to collect, organize, and share sources. Program will create citations in any style for your sources as well, will create a bibliography or Works Cited document. Free, but you need to download the app.
