How to Do Research
- Pathfinders
A Pathfinder is a beginner’s guide to Allegany College of Maryland Library resources on a general topic. It will give you a start in finding your path through the many options and resources available to you within our library system. A Pathfinder shows you where to browse and how to search for books, reference works, nonprint materials (such as videos), magazines, and specific magazine articles. It also lists some useful websites on the topic. Click here to read an introduction to Pathfinders and get a list of the topics currently available. - Citing Sources
http://www.allegany.edu/library/citation.shtml - Citing Sources and Understanding Plagiarism
http://www.allegany.edu/plagiarism - Online Searching Tips for College Assignments
http://www.allegany.edu/x914.xml - Popular vs. Scholarly Journals
http://lib.colostate.edu/howto/poplr.html - Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html - Bibliography Worksheet Forms
Click here for a copy of a worksheet that can be very useful in keeping track of references for your bibliography:
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_bibliography_worksheet.pdf
- Sources of Research Topics
http://www.allegany.edu/x915.xml
- Updates and Plug-ins for Software
http://www.allegany.edu/dl/updates.shtml
Created and maintained by Barbara Browning & Colleen Prezlock
Last update: August 12, 2010
