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    • Library Policies
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  • Resources
    • Catalog
    • Chromebook Guide
    • Digital Resources
    • Dual Credit Library Resources
    • Innovation Lab (ILab)
    • Project Tools
    • Research Tips
    • Student Projects
    • Teacher Resources
    • Technology Tips
  • Book Lists
    • Award Book Lists
    • Gothic Lit Feature Page
    • English I SSR Bingo
    • WWII - Holocaust Bibliography
    • AP Economics Reading List
  • AHS Archive
    • Special Collections
    • Steering Committee
  • External Links
    • Austin High Homepage
    • The Maroon Newspaper
    • K-AHS TV
    • AISD Homepage
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Research Tips & Guidelines


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Browse Within your Subject

Do I know what I am looking for?  What terms, names, dates, and locations are relevant or specific to my topic?


Generate Questions

What do I want to know?  What do I want to explore more in depth?  What are opposing viewpoints?  Should I focus on a specific issue or cover a broader topic or range of issues?

Define Your Topic
What's my guiding question or thesis statement?

Search Reliable Sources

Gauge a source for reliability according to whether the publishing entity is known and well- regarded in the field, the text is objective and unbiased, the facts are current (except historical data), and the publication data is provided.  Web sites should have a “last updated” date or a copyright date.


Track ALL sources used so you can cite them in your finished work.  You need to know titles of sites, pages, or articles; names of authors or publishing organizations; dates of publication; location of info, such as web site URL, magazine or journal volume & issue number.
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MLA Guidelines for In-text Citations

PURDUE ONLINE WRITING LAB

Austin Community College Libraries

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Links to research resources available through ACC.
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ACC online tutorial, helps with evaluating websites and beginning the research process.

Tools to Create Citations and Bibliographies

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Create bibliographies in MLA format.
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Create citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago formats
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Create citations in MLA, ALA, Turabian, and Chicago formats; also includes social media sources (e.g. blogs, podcasts) and options for images (e.g. infographics)

Educational Video Sites

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Video guides for GALE databases

Many GALE databases have the same features and provide the same user tools, so these guides can be useful for learning abut all GALE databases; however, the content varies by database and the layouts used may vary as well to adapt to the content.

Begin searching in Opposing Viewpoints

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