Research

**Sources to Help You Write Your Research Paper** ﻿﻿Typing a simple search into Google is not the best way to do research. It is best to utilize sources that you know are reliable. The sources listed below will give you a good place to start. Remember to summarize what you read, and //always// cite //every// source. It helps to keep notecards handy to write down the citation information for each source as you look at it. Your teacher may require you to use Turnitinfor plagiarism prevention. __﻿__ **Library Catalog ** ﻿Search for books on your topic in the library database.

﻿Search the indexes for magazine, journal, and newspaper articles on your topic. ﻿You will often be able to print of full-text articles from these sources. EBSCOhost ﻿Oklahoma Digital Prairie ﻿The Oklahoman Archive  ﻿Infomine
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**﻿Bibliographies ** ﻿Search bibliographies by subject to find lists of titles that cover your topic. ﻿Books in Print ﻿Digital Librarian

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 250%;">﻿Encyclopedias ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿Encyclopedias are a good place to start for general information about a topic. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿[|World Book Online]

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 250%;">﻿Biographical Sources ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿Search biographical sources for information about specific people. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿Biography Channel <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿S9 Biographical Dictionary

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 250%;">﻿Government Sources ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿CIA World Factbook <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿USA.gov

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿The Columbia Gazetteer of the World
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**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 250%;">﻿Almanacs ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿Almanacs are books of facts. Check them for information about statistics, etc.﻿ //<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿The World Almanac and Book of Facts //<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> - Reference Section, 031 WOR

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 250%;">﻿Dictionaries ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿Look up the definitions of unfamiliar words in dictionaries. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿//Random House Unabridged Dictionary// - on display in Reference Section, 423 RAN <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿Merriam-Webster Dictionary

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 250%;">﻿Other - General Reference Sources ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿Library Spot

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 250%;">How to Cite Sources ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">MLA Format - Purdue Writing Lab


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