Other
University of Maryland: Finding Books
Tips on finding books via the card catalog and internet are found here. A great resource for students.
US Navy
Navy Department Library: Battle for Iwo Jima, 1945
This site gives a brief description of the Battle for Iwo Jima along with the commanders involved, the troops who fought, and a description of the raising of the famous flag on the island. Be sure to investigate the hyperlinks to related...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Research Process: Source Analysis
This lesson focuses on how to analyze sources using the C.R.A.A.P. method, how to integrate sources into your paper, and how to synthesize information from multiple sources. It provides three videos: "Researching 101: Evaluating...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Finding and Evaluating Research Sources
This lesson focuses on how to find, evaluate, and use primary and secondary sources using printed and online sources. It provides practice writing activities such as examining the same topic through primary and secondary sources and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How to Cite Online Resources
After research in the Alabama Virtual Library, students will write a paragraph essay and use an online citation utility to create bibliographic citations for an online encyclopedia, an online magazine, and a print resource. Copying and...
Library of Congress
Loc: Collections, Guides and Bibliographies: Web Guides
This series of web guides serves as a collection of resources for research into a variety of areas including the performing arts, sports, government, law, art, American history, Women's history, African American history, literature and...
Other
Babson College: Evaluating Quality on the Net
Internet research is a fine writing tool, but can you trust the information you find? This presentation by Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries at Babson College, gives advice on assessing the quality and credibility of information...
Other
Bare Bones Lesson 6: Creating a Search Strategy
One of the most overlooked steps in research is preparing a strategy before beginning a search. This mini-lesson will help you construct time-saving searches.
Other
Concordia University: How to Find Articles
While this site focuses on the resources available in the Concordia Library, it also gives clear information about what indexes and abstracts are, and how and why a student should use them. The general information is helpful, regardless...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: From Here to Narnia
This lesson will provide eighth grade Language Arts students with an inquiry-based research project based on C. S. Lewis' classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The student will determine the author's purpose in writing this...
Other
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Homepage for an association of professional nurses working in psychiatric settings. Library resources include audio/visual, books, online journals and publications, and research projects. Educational and professional resources and web...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Women in Science: Medicine
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women in medicine. Discover women's impact in the field of medicine, as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers while exploring key...
Other
University of Leeds: Literature Searching Explained: Develop a Search Strategy
Learn how to create a search strategy when doing research. This resource explains how to choose search terms and keywords, about using truncated and wildcard searches, how to use Boolean logic, and how to search for citations. Includes...
Other
English Folk and Traditional Music on the Internet
This resource presents a thorough list of links relating to the definitions, organisations, libraries, archives, museums, research, magazines, journals, discographies, bibliographies, songs, tunes, dances, instruments, specific genres,...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: American Women
For students doing research work in Women's Studies, this site from the Library of Congress provides excellent resources. Students can search through the exhibits, collections, government publications, photographs, recorded sound, moving...