Starting My Research

1. Understand Your Topic
Dictionaries Find definitions for terms you don't understand. Encyclopedias Find background information on your topic.	Mini-Tutorial How to Start Your Research

2. Search for Information
Books How do I Find a Book? Library Catalogue Search for books	Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles How do I Find an Article? Databases Search for articles What's the Difference? Journal, Magazine, Trade & Newspaper Articles	Internet sites Internet Search Engines: Seneca's Picks Do I Trust this Information? - Evaluating Websites	Media How do I Find a Video or DVD? Library Catalogue Search for videos or DVDs
Research by Subject Find magazines, journals, newspapers, Internet sites, and electronic books selected for a subject.
Do I Trust this Information?: Evaluation Criteria Books, Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, Internet Sites, Media

3. Write Your Research Paper
Writing Guides Writers Handbook: Academic Writing Guidelines for different kinds of writing assignments
Documenting Your Sources Academic Honesty About plagiarism and how to avoid it Citing Sources (MLA, APA...) Create a bibliography, Works Cited, or References list	Grammar Guides Grammar Handbook The Online English Grammar	Thesaurus Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Find words that have similar meanings.
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