05/26/08

Useful Info for your Research Project

Good topic sites:

Webopedia.com

HowStuffWorks.com

WorldWideWeb Virtual Library

TechWeb

Galaxy's Computer Technology Page

About.com

Some of you may be new to writing research papers.  There are several resources available to assist you.  If you need help, consider these sources:

How to write an annotated bibliography:  http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm

USA Writing Outreach information sessions (free of charge) - contact Nicole Amare @ 460-7157 or namare@usouthal.edu for a schedule of seminars.

The USA Writing Center http://www.usouthal.edu/writing/index.htm 

USA Research Help Web Site http://www.usouthal.edu/univlib/sauer/

Purdue University Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/lab/owl/index.html

Evaluating Internet Resources http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/sauer/evaluat.html

An Interactive Animated Tutorial from Acadia University's Vaughn Mem. Library:  http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/

Example Web URL Reference (also see sites above): 

Muirhead, B. (2002).  Effective Online Assessment Strategies for Today’s Colleges and Universities, Educational Technology & Society, 5 (4). Available: http://ifets.massey.ac.nz/periodical/vol_4_2002/discuss_summary_october2002.html.  Accessed 5/20/2005.