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ABC Research Guidelines Sources Cited MyBib MLA Style Guide Literature References Online Reference all categories Dictionaries,Thesauruses, and Encyclopedias Online Thesaurus  Encylopedias Dictionaries Copyright Issues Searching Sweet Search for Student Subject Directories  Wikis Blogs  Twitter General Search  Sites

ABC Research Guidelines

Sources Cited

• MyBib

• MLA Style Guide

• The new updated version is now out. This resource should help you understand the changes through clear examples. Click here to read about the 2009 MLA updates.

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Literature References

• Online Reference all categories

• Bartleby: internet publisher of Literature, Reference and Verse
• Biodiversity Heritage Library

Dictionaries,Thesauruses, and Encyclopedias

• Online Thesaurus 

• Roger's Thesaurus
• Thesaurus.com
  

• Encylopedias

• Encyclopedia of Life: a rich source of information on a enormous number of creatures.

• Encyclopedia Britannica

• Dictionaries

• Cambridge Dictionaries Online

• Oxford Dictionaries Online

• Vocab Ahead

Copyright Issues

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• The Code of Best Practice in Fair Use: Code of Best Practices in Fair Use

• Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) about Copyright and Fair Use

• learn.creativecommons.org

• School Library Journal’s column Carrie on Copyright

• Bound By the Law Comic Book on Copyright and Fair Use.

Searching

Sometimes you will need to to do deeper searches through the hidden web, for information that may not come up during regular searches. The links below will aid you in focussing in on these areas.

• Sweet Search for Student

• Subject Directories 

• Internet Public Library
• Intute
• The Open Library

• Wikis

• Wiki.com Offers a variety of search options such as,  all wikis and only Wikipedia.

• Blogs 

• Technorai
• Blog Search Engine

• Twitter

• SearchTwitter    

• General Search  Sites
  

• WolframAlfa
• DuckDuckGo
• Google Scholar
• Goole Books