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- Research Database and Resources
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RESEARCH PROCESS RESOURCES:
Additional Resources to help you plan and present your researchCopyright and Creativity - Informational videos -
Citing Sources PDF InfoGraphic
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Evaluating Sources
CRAAP Guide Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose
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Free Music and Graphics
Google offers several options for accessing Creative Commons (CC) images. In Google Drive doc, spreadsheet, or presentation, you may find a CC image by clicking on insert > image > search. In an advanced Google search, you may choose to limit your results to CC images.What is Creative Commons? Explanatory videos.Search Creative Commons Search for CC images, music, and videoCCMixter CC and royalty free musicMake your own graphics - Doodle Note Club will show you how. -
How to avoid sharing fake information in your research
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How to get started with Digital Arizona Library
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Thesis Statements
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Formatting and Citing Sources
Are you using books from the SDOHS Library? Citing your books is easy. Just create a Resource List in Destiny of all the books you use. At the bottom of the list, click on Create Works Cited and you will have a formatted list of MLA Citations.Using online resources? If you are using DAZL, click on Citation Tools to make your citation. If you are using Google docs, choose Google Research from the tools menu. You can enter search terms in research window at right. You will have the ability to create in-text citations and Works Cited citations. If you are using Google Scholar, a link to a citation will be under the article link on the results page.
Son of Citation - provides templates that you complete with citation information which is transformed into correct MLA format.EasyBib - Citation builder. Be sure to check each citation for accuracy.
Cornell University MLA Citation Style - gives examples of parenthetical citation, how to format a research paper, and how to cite sources on your Works Cited page.Grammarly Quickly and easily answer that grammar question you have. -
How to use Google for research
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Locating Good Information (Searching)
Preparing to Search - a 5-step search strategy used by UC Berkely to teach Internet workshops to students. You should use this 5-step strategy before you begin searching.JURN Guide to Academic Research Dig deep with the help of this guide. -
Other Online Resources:
Other Online Resources:
that excels in quickly locating free scholarly works.JURN Guide to Academic Research Dig deep with the help of this guide.Internet Archive - non-profit digital libraryproviding free public access to collections of digitized materials,ex. books, articles, websites, music, movies.
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Plagiarism & Copyright
Creative Commons - comprehensive site with links to videos, links, PPT's, etc. to teach about: copyright, public domain, royalty free, fair use, images/sounds/videos you can use, and more.
Plagiarism Examples
Copyright Tutorial - University of Texas' highly interactive "Crash Course" covering all media. Includes a 12 question test.
Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright - Library of Congress quick info about copyright. -
Rio Salado College Library
For dual-enrollment students only.