Writing: Welcome
Thinking about sources
- Find a variety of information to learn about a topic.Sources are helpful for research, but only as much as the information or evidence included within the source is useful for your purposes.
You can think about the source itself -- whether a news piece, a book chapter or a website -- as the CONTAINER for the information or evidence.
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Like the jar in this picture, sources are only as good as their contents, and selecting what’s most useful depends on what’s inside. |
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- Schedule an appointment for Research Help with a librarianSchedule an appointment to get uninterrupted individual time with a librarian. A reference librarian is like a tutor for finding and citing information.
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In This Guide
This guide is designed to help students who are doing a project or assignment that involves writing and research.
Use the tabs to navigate through the other pages of the guide:
- Find a Topic - Get ideas and background information, including books and websites.
- Find Sources - Find books, articles, videos, and more for your research.
- Find Articles - Recommended databases for finding published articles and other published writing.
- Peer Review - Peer review explained.
- Evaluate Sources - How to determine whether the sources you've found really meet your needs.
- Cite Sources - Help with MLA citations and manuscript formatting.
- Grammar - Which or that? They're or their? Me or I? Get help with grammar!
- Get Help - Get help from a librarian 24x7, get support from a tutor, or find a handout or tutorial to help you with your research.
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Writing courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
- WR 121HZ: Composition I: Honors
- WR 122Z: Composition II: Honors