Developing your topic and planning your research
These resources can help you to refine your topic and begin writing so that you are able to successfully accomplish your research.
Searching for books and AV materials
The Library catalog: MacCat is the electronic catalog of Gabriele Library's holdings, books, journals, and audio-visual materials. Using the catalog lets you know what the library has and if it is available. Materials in the library are cataloged using the Dewey Decimal system. Here are some tutorials that will help you understand and use the Gabriele Library catalog.
Searching for articles and documents
The library's electronic databases provide you with access to information about articles on journals and magazines. In many cases they also have full-text versions of the articles for downloading. The following links can help you decide what databases are relevant for your research and help you to learn how to perform a search.
Finding material that are not in Gabriele Library
Sometimes when you are working on a research topic you will find the perfect book or article but it will be in the library. There are a few different ways that you can get the materials you need.
Evaluating your results
One of the most important aspects of research is being sure that your resources are accurate and reliable. These resources will help you evaluate your sources.
Writing
These resources will help you with the writing process.
Citing Your Sources
When writing any paper it is important that the writer does not plagiarize another person's work. Knowing what plagiarism is and citing your sources properly are good ways to avoid this problem. These resources will explain what plagiarism is and show you how to use two of the most popular citation formats, APA and MLA.
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