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R  E  S  E  A  R  C  H      P  A  G  E     --     Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Quotations, etc.

      

Dictionaries  |  Encyclopedias  |  Fact Book Libraries Quotations  |  Reference Research  |  Thesaurus

      

Dictionaries . . .    

 

      

Merrriam-Webster  -  quick, high-quality dictionary

Wordsmyth  -  Dictionary & Thesaurus - definition, similar words, more
Dictionary.com  -  good for levels 5-6, teachers
Idioms dictionary  Cambridge  -  type in a word or phrase

      

      

Encyclopedias . . .      
Answers.com  -  includes several encyclopedia entries on each topic
Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia.com
Wikipedia  -  free, open encyclopedia, over 1 million entries

      

      

Fact Book . . .      
World Fact Book  -  information about every country, the whole world

      

      

Libraries . . .      
>>  Go to the Spring "Libraries Page"  >>

      

      

Quotations . . .      
The Quotation Archive  -  browse or search
Quotation Center  -  inspiring quotes

      

      

Reference . . .    
Quick Desk Reference hundreds of great links and resources!
Reference  -  Internet Public Library

      

      

Research . . .      
  Google Scholar  -  find academic sources for your research  
  Google News Archive Search  -  find news articles for your research  
   
A  P  A     S  T  Y  L  E
    APA Style  -  Frequently Asked Questions
    APA Style  -  how to cite Internet sources (APA website)
    APA Style  -  reference list rules and examples (PDF file)

      

      

M  L  A     S  T  Y  L  E
    MLA Style  -  guidelines (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
    MLA Style  -  in-text citations
    MLA Style  -  Works Cited
    MLA Style  -  Internet sources

      

      

Duke University  -  Citing Sources  - Charts show each kind of citation 
University of Wisconsin  -  APSA, APA, Chicago, CBE and MLA information
Academic Search Premier  -  Auraria Library - best articles search  
Answers.com  -  research, already done for you, on many topics!
Ingenta.com  -  search for articles, etc.
Research Guide  -  from Brandeis University
"So you have to do a Research Project?"  -  great help and links

      

      

Thesaurus . . .    
Thesaurus.com  -  find the right word, synonym, antonym
Merriam-Webster  -  choose "Thesaurus" before you search
Wordsmyth  -  Dictionary & Thesaurus

      

      

      

      

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