Research Help

Research / Assignment Help

Explains how to research a paper.

Summarizes the steps you need to do for your research.

Gives you deadlines for each step of the research process.

Links to websites covering a wide variety of academic subjects.

Choosing & Evaluating Sources

Explains the difference between propaganda and scholarly research.

Explains primary sources and how to find, evaluate, and cite them.

Shows samples of scholarly
journals and popular magazines.

Learn about the differences between popular and scholarly articles with this easy-to-use chart.

A quick tutorial on how to evaluate both print and web sources.

Confused about where to look on the web for academic information? Try this site.

Tutorial on just what you need to do to follow copyright law.

Explains the ins and outs of intellectual property, file sharing, citing sources, etc.

Very detailed explanation of the law.

A University of Texas site that provides explanations and
guidelines on copyright law.

These tips will help you avoid accidental
plagiarism.

This site explains what plagiarism is and how to prevent common mistakes.

Reference & Instruction Department Contact: (956) 381-3331

by vcarrillo — last modified 05-21-2009 09:40