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In addition to links on the Library's Home page, try these resources to help with your research writing.
Search Engine List Search Directories Topic Exploration Sites

Subject Directories
Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

About.com http://www.about.com

AllLearn Directory http://www.alllearn.org/er/directories.cgi

Google Directory http://directory.google.com/

Infomine http://infomine.ucr.edu/

Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org/

Library Spot http://www.libraryspot.com/

Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org

Search Engines
All the Web http://www.alltheweb.com

AltaVista http://www.altavista.com

Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com

Google http://www.google.com

HotBot http://www.hotbot.com

Lycos http://www.lycos.com

Mamma http://www.mamma.com

SearchEdu http://searchedu.com/

Vivisimo http://vivisimo.com

Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com

Specialized Searches
FirstGov http://www.firstgov.gov/

Google Government http://www.google.com/ig/usgov

American Memory Collection http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com

Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/

National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/index.html

National Science Digital Library http://nsdl.org/

Topic Exploration: Try the links below
► http://www.2facts.com: select "Need a Research Topic?" in Issues and Controversies or Science Today
► Morton Grove Library's Webrary @http://www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html
► Internet Public Library @ http://www.ipl.org/
► Dewey Browse @ http://www.deweybrowse.org/
► Public Agenda @ http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/issuehome.cfm
► Argumentative Essay Topics @ http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/english/topicarg.html
► Government Information from Vanderbilt University Library @ http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/pubpol.html
► The Debatabase from IDEA @ http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/

Choosing Search Engines
♦ Choose the Best Search Engine from NoodleTools.com
Extensive list of Search Engines with links. Engines are listed according to use.

♦ World Wide Web Research Tools. Links to variety of sources.

♦ Google.com is favorite search engine, but did you know that using the extension /unclesam will search for only .gov sites or that /scholar will search .edu sites? Try it.

♦ Boolean Search is a term used when combining words with and/or/not . . . Read to understand use.

Citing Sources
♦ Landmark’s Citation Machine
This site can help in building a Works Cited page.

♦ EasyBib
Create an annotated bibliography or a Works Cited page. Updated and revised to include citations for online databases.

Research Writing Sites
♦ Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Find a variety of handouts and information on all types of writing. Use the site guide to locate topics. This is an extensive site with good resources for common writing assignments.

♦ Documenting Sources from Diana Hacker’s website
Textbook resource for documenting sources in MLA format. There are sample Works Cited pages and examples for incorporating quotes and paraphrases.

♦ Tip Sheets for Research
Maintained by the librarian at The Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, these Tip Sheets have helpful step by step information for completing research.

Thesis Statements
♦ What is a thesis?
Read about what makes a good thesis statement, put your examples to the test, and generate a more advanced topic for research.

♦ Online Thesis Builder
Use this site to help word your thesis and prepare a basic outline.

Additional Sites for Research Writing
♦ Net evaluation and collection: The Digital Index Card. Use to keep track on notes and document sources.