Research Tools

Offers tools for students to help them conduct successful research in the library.

Research Guides
by Subject

Provides library pathfinders for a variety of subject areas and courses. Each guide contains lists of print material with links to BearCAT, databases, and relevant websites.

Writing Guides

A tool to help students understand the research process. The guide is a collection of writing manuals and links to helpful websites.

Citation Guides

A collection of resources used to properly cite information. APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian style formats are covered on this page. Additionally, there are directions on how to use the bibliographic software RefWorks.

RefWorks

RefWorks is a citation manager program that enables users to create bibliographies and citations in a wide variety of different citation styles. A first time user needs to create a username and password to create a RefWorks account.

Turnitin

Turnitin is a service that provides teachers with a tool for plagiarism prevention and education. The system allows teachers to check students’ work and supplies an Originality Report. Teachers should contact Eric Styles to set up an account and for support.