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Term Paper Guides:
The following sites provide resources helpful for completion of a term paper.
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| Provides access to many resources. Under 'Resources for Writers', select 'Instructional Handouts', then select 'Research Papers'. The Purdue University Writing Lab provides a step-by-step procedure for writing a research paper. This site also includes punctuation hints, advice on using quotes, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Also covers how to cite sources, both print and electronic. |
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| This University of Toledo Libraries site presents a seven step process for the writing of a term paper. |
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| Web Tutorials that takes you through the research process from defining your topic to organizing and synthesizing the information you have gathered. Prepared through the collaboration of several California State University Libraries. |
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Dictionaries and Thesauri
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| As the name implies, you can search individual dictionaries or several of them at the same time (takes longer). Contains dictionaries for specific disciplines: arts and humanities, business, computer, internet, medicine, and science to name a few. Also includes special dictionaries such as: slang, acronyms and abbreviations. |
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| English Language dictionaries, jargon dictionaries, and access to dictionaries in other languages. |
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| This Addison Wesley Longman's (a publisher of books in the fields of composition, literature, basic skills, and technical writing) site contains original resources and material for users of all our English texts in the fields of composition, literature, developmental skills, and technical writing. |
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| Includes help on common errors in english, basic guide to grammar, and links to stylebooks. |
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| A Cal Poly Pomona Library Guide that provides a good overview with examples of how to cite various sources: books, encyclopedias, periodicals, and electronic information. Lists reference books that will also provide guidance. |
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| Covers the essential rules of English usage and principles of composition. We also carry this resource in print: PE 1408 .S722 1979 (fourth floor) |
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| Provides a good overview of the importance of citing material used in preparing your paper, details citing elements, and gives examples of citations for the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Medicine. |
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