Research Project Help

Need help developing a thesis statement or a research question?

How do you know your sources are reliable?

How can you avoid plagiarism?

Try one of these helpful websites:

Research Quick Guide

A slide show from EasyBib that walks you through the steps of "Creating a Successful Research Project."

This page lists the slide titles (so you can see if it will be helpful without having to go through the whole slideshow) and has a link to ger to the slideshow. You'll need to scroll down on the page to find it.

Basic Research Help

How to get started with your research, citing sources, and other basic research help.

This page has links to resources from college library websites that will help you with your research project.

Developing a Research Question

Tips on coming up with a focus for your research and a good thesis.

Paraphrase, don't plagiarize!

These sites will help you to be a better paraphraser.

Evaluating your sources

How to evaluate a source based on: Currency, Accuracy/Reliability, Authority and Purpose/Point of View

Guide to Web Search

Be a smarter searcher.

"Learn how to find anything on the Internet with quality Web sites. Become a smarter, savvier searcher." In addition to info that will help you search the web more effectively, there are links to Web Guides for many topics and school subject areas. Check out the list on the Education page on the same site.

Britannica School

Britannica School is the online version of Encyclopedia Britannica. You'll need a password to access it outside of school. This page will tell you about some of the features you might find helpful.