Library, Research Help

Research Help...

How to begin? Choose a subject. The subject is not necessarily controversial by itself.

It will help your research if you have an interest in the subject. Is the subject something you feel passionate about? If so, your research will interest you and your final paper or presentation will express that passion.

Identifying an issue pertaining to the subject and defending your position can be difficult. Follow this link to explore some brainstorming techniques (pdf) >>

General Search Tutorials

Rethink Research (requires Windows Media Player, Quicktime, Silverlight)

Boolean Searching: a fun, interactive tutorial on "and, or, not" from Union County College

Intro to Searching Google Effectively (requires free Flash player)

Searching Academic Search Premier

Getting Started with Your Research (from CofC)

Handouts

Citation Style Cheatsheets | APA | MLA | Others >>

Class handouts are on WebCT (name is SpecCrs_CofCN_LGC_Library password and login is guest/guest)

School Specific Research Guides or Search Tutorials

for Citadel students | for Clemson students | for CofC students | for MUSC students | for USC students