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infoSkills

Check out these tools for help with a paper or project, from start to finish. Get tips for organizing your thoughts, finding resources, formatting research papers, and more.

researchTutor

researchTutor is a DLC-made tool that's extra helpful when it comes to writing research papers. Get tips for evaluating resources, creating a bibliography, paraphrasing, and more.

Big6

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Big6 for grades 7–12 takes you through six information problem-solving steps: (1) task definition, (2) information seeking strategies, (3) location and access, (4) use of information, (5) synthesis, and (6) evaluation. It's actually pretty cool. (Big6 for K-2 and 3-6.)

Citation Maker

Citation Maker makes it easy for you to create a bibliography for research projects and papers. Click on Help to learn how to use this tool.

How to Do Research

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How to Do Research is an online board game, organized by six sections: (1) Plan, (2) Search for Information, (3) Take Notes, (4) Use the Information, (5) Report, and (6) Evaluate. Go play!

Online Library Learning Center

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Online Library Learning Center leads you through a minicourse in online research. There are ten units total, including Welcome to the Information Age, Tips for Using the Internet, and Evaluating Sources.

Citation Machine

Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.