To write a good paper, you need to have good research. Here're some useful links to help find valuable sources and to guide you in the research process.  Don't forget to check out the Writing Links page for information about documenting your sources and other helpful writing tips.

Finding Good Sources/ The Research Process
 

University of Hartford's Mortensen Library - includes a searchable online card catalogue, links to resources in various subject areas, databases, electronic reserves, interlibrary loan, and more. http://library.hartford.edu

RLC Department: Research Strategies - information about notetaking, evaluating sources, double entry journals, stages of the research paper, academic honesty, narrowing your focus, etc. http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/rlc/research.html

The Curious Researcher Online - student resource companion to the RLC text.  http://wps.ablongman.com/long_ballenger_cr_4/0,8081,904363-,00.html

The Seven Steps of the Research Process - "a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources you find," from Olin and Uris Libraries at Cornell University.   http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill1.htm

A Student's Guide to Research with the WWW - "a tutorial guide to conducting research on the World Wide Web for first year Composition and rhetoric students,"  http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/

Research Strategies: A "How To" Guide for Doing Library Research - discussing types of sources, evaluation of sources and databases, where to look, and more.  http://library.csun.edu/strategies.html

Find Articles.com - a free database to find articles in many different disciplines, includes popular and scholarly sources.  http://www.findarticles.com

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Using Sources Effectively

Working with Quotations - quick reference for how to quote. http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/quotations.shtml

Using Sources Effectively: A Checklist for Revision - concise checklist for quoting and paraphrasing correctly and effectively.  http://www.comcul.ucalgary.ca/Web/efwr/revision.html

Paraphrasing: Write it in Your Own Words - contains definition of paraphrasing, 6 steps to paraphrasing properly, and examples; from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL).  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html

Jump to links for citation

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Avoiding Plagiarism
 

University of Hartford Policy on Plagiarism and Academic Honesty - direct from the Source, what every student needs to know about plagiarism. http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/rlc/uhpolicy.html

How Easy is it to Avoid Plagiarism? - Citing Sources Properly, presented by the RLC Department - specific strategies for avoiding plagiarism in research papers.
http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/rlc/citingsources.html

A Statement on Plagiarism - definition of plagiarism and examples for how to avoid it.  http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/plagiarism.shtml

Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It - includes discussion of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrasing, World Wide Web, and "common knowledge."  http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html

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