In the library

On the internet

Using information you find

The resources in any good university library have been carefully selected by experts; you can be confident that they are authoritative. Also, librarians can help you find the best materials for your research problems.

The internet is a helpful resource, but is sometimes a problem for students, scholars, and ordinary people.

Once you find important information by good research, you must use it in a way that is acceptable in the academic world. There are three topics that you need to study...

University of Washington tutorial Helps with key terms such as 'primary' and 'secondary' sources or 'broadening' and 'narrowing' topics

Searching the net How to find information on the internet?

Plagiarism Plagiarism is the academic crime of using another person's words or ideas without proper citation (see below). What is plagiarism, and what are the consequences of plagiarizing?

University of London tutorial Planning library research and using libraries

Evaluating net resources How to decide if the information that you find is useful?

Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing How to use information from the library or internet in speaking and writing?

University of Maryland tutorial Especially module one on the research process

Citations How to acknowledge the information sources you've found when using them in speaking and writing?