Doing Research | Writer's Labyrinth

Learn more about doing college-level research from these helpful guides:

A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students from IPL.
Conducting Research - from the Purdue OWL.
Doing Research from a Distance: A Seven-Step Guide - from the Colorado Community Colleges Online (CCCOnline) Library.
Introduction to Library Research - Guide from UIC University Library.
The Research Process: Research Methods - from the Georgetown University Library.
Research Tutorial - from the COM Library (College of the Mainland).
Writing a Research Paper - Some of the stages involved in writing a library-based research paper by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Researchers and writers must make sure the sources they use are reliable and trustworthy. Here's some great information on evaluating sources:

Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test - from the Merriam Library, California State University-Chico.
Evaluating Resource Quality - from Christopher Library Services at Valparaiso University. Tutorials and a great section on bias - lists different periodicals and their biases.
Evaluating Sources - Evaluating Information Sources from the College of DuPage Library.
Evaluating Sources of Information - from the Purdue OWL.
SIFT: Stop, Investigate, Find, Trace from Wayne State University Library System

Great information on how to blend or synthesize sources into your writing:

Avoiding Plagiarism When Using Source Materials - from the Writing Center at Temple University (opens as .pdf).
Incorporating References - from the Writing Center at Kansas University.
Integrating Sources - from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign University Library.
Signal Phrases from George Mason University Writing Center.
Signal phrases and effective verbs for referring to source material from Temple University Writing Center.
Using Evidence - from the Indiana University-Bloomington Writing Tutorial Services.
Using Research - from the Purdue OWL.
Using Sources in Your Writing from Lumen Learning - English Composition I.

Citation: A Very Brief Introduction - from the UCLA Library.
When and Why to Cite Sources - from the University Libraries at the University of Albany.
Why Cite? - YouTube video from the Dowling College Library.
Why Cite . . . YouTube video from the University of Texas San Antonio Libraries.
Why You Need to Cite Sources Tutorial - from Lane Community College.

MLA Documentation Guide - from the Writer's Handbook, The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
MLA Style Introduction- from the Purdue OWL.
The MLA Style Center - Writing Resources from the Modern Language Association.

APA Documentation Guide - from the Writer's Handbook, The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
APA Style Introduction - from the Purdue OWL.
The Basics of APA Style - 7th edition tutorial from the American Psychological Association.

American Medical Association (AMA) Style - from the Purdue OWL.
Chicago Manual of Style Citation Quick Guide - from the Writer's Handbook, The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition - from the Purdue OWL.
Citing Government Publications - from the Edmon Low Library at Oklahoma State University.
CSE (Council of Science Editors) Documentation - from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
Citation Guide: Council of Science Editors (Name-Year System) - from Writing@CSU Writing Guides.
Citation Guide: Council of Science Editors (Citation-Sequence System) - from Writing@CSU Writing Guides.
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Online Edition 2017) - by Peter W. Martin from the Cornell Law School.

BibMe - Fast and easy bibliography maker.
CiteFast
Citation Machine - a Chegg service
Easy Bib - Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker - a Chegg service.
KnightCite Citation Service - from the Heckman Library at Calvin College.
Zotero - a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite and share your research sources.