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INTRO TO RESEARCH

Help On Writing Research Papers
A Guide for Writing Research Papers (Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation)

SOURCES

Help On Selecting, Using and Citing Sources
RedLightGreen helps you locate the most important books and other research materials in your area of interest; format and send citations any way you want: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, etc.

SOURCE EVALUATION

Academic Sources
Critically Analysing Information Sources
Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals
Popular Magazines vs Trade Magazines vs Scholarly Journals
Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals
Cornell University Library
Academic Integrity Tutorial
Evaluating Webpages
UC Berkeley Guide
More on Evaluating Webpages

Evaluating Web Pages:Techniques to Try and Questions to Ask

Ten Cs for Evaluating Internet Soruces

CRITICAL THINKING RESOURCES

Critical Thinking
criticalthinking.org

ACADEMIC WRITING

Help With Academic Writing
Academic Writing Advice
Writing Links
Help With Planning Research Papers
Research Paper Planner

TYPES OF WRITING

Different Aspects of Writing
Book Review/Article Critique
Annotated Bibliography
Literature Review
Academic Proposal
Writing Abstracts
University of Toronto Guide to Writing Abstracts

TO FIND BOOKS AND VIDEOS
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TO FIND ARTICLES
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ANTHROPOLOGY INDEXES & DATABASES

Linked Directly From Nipissing University
JSTOR
ProjectMuse
Scholar´s Portal
EbscoHost Academic Search Premier
CSA Sociological Abstracts
America: History and Life
Historical Abstracts
Digital Dissertations
Digital Dissertations
netLibrary
Society and Culture
érudit

MUSIC INDEXES & DATABASES

Linked Directly From Nipissing University
JSTOR
ProjectMuse
Scholar´s Portal
EbscoHost Academic Search Premier
Grove Music Online
Digital Dissertations
Digital Dissertations
netLibrary

RESOURCES FOR ANTHROPOLOGY
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RESOURCES FOR MUSIC
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DICTIONARIES

Music Dictionairies
University of Washington Libraries Dictionaries
Music Resources/Major Research Databases Recommended By U Of Washington Music Librarians
Directory of Music Collections in Canada
Encyclopedia of Music in Canada

MUSIC DIRECTORIES

Music Resource Links
Anthony McCann - Popular Music Links (mostly in English)
Music E-Resources
Rajan Parrikar's articles on Ragas (with many audio examples)
The Vijaya Parrikar Library of Indian Classical Music (rare mehfil recordings)
Carnatic Music Kriti Audio Archive (organized for students)
Globalization and Japanese Creativity: Adaptation of Japanese Language to Rap
Welsh Music History Journal
African American Sheet Music
C'est la vie

Principles of Azerbaijan Folk Music
An electonic publication of Uzeir Hajibeyov's book "Principles of Azerbaijan Folk Music"
Azerbaijan Music Notaions and Samples
Some further notations and music samples you can find at: http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/music/musicindex.html http://e-library.musigi-dunya.az/e-library/library_en.html
http://leyli-mejnun.musigi-dunya.az/leyli-mejnun/ http://arshin.musigi-dunya.az/arshin/eng/contents.html http://meshadi.musigi-dunya.az/meshadi/index_en.html
http://qara-qarayev.musigi-dunya.az/qara-qarayev/en/cr_diskogr.htm

 

VIRTUAL MUSEUMS

Online Virtual Music Museums
Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project
Northern Journey Folk Music
Encyclopedia Mythica
Institute for Canadian Music: Canadian Music Links
The Canadian Society for Traditional Music
University of Miami School of Music
Music Education Resource Base
Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum
Encyclopedia Mythica
World Music Instruments
BBC Music: Echoes of Africa
Lost Trails Traditional Music Project
Journal of Musical Anthropology of the Mediterranean
World Music Course Textbook
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive
The Archives of Traditional Music at Indiana University
DANCE RESOURCES
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EASTERN EUROPEAN STUDIES RESOURCES
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OTHER DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
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INTERNET ACADEMIC RESOURCES
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SEARCH ENGINES

Major Academic Search engines
University of Connecticut Libraries
UConn Libraries Resources For Anthropology
Google Scholar
a9.com
AllLearn
BUBL Link
Academic Info
Infomine
WWW Virtual Library
Resource Discovery Network

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Informational Literacy
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Onddne Teaching

HELP ON EVALUATING WEBSITES

More Sources on Critically Evaluating Websites
Critically Analysing Information Sources (Olin.Kroch.Uris Reference Services Division)
Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals (Olin.Kroch.Uris Reference Services Division)
Popular Magazine VS Trade Magazine VS Scholarly Journals (Colorado State University)
Seven Steps of Research Process

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES

Resources For Academic Success
Learning: Your First Job

STYLE MANUALS
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ONLINE RESOURCES FOR STYLE MANUALS

Linked Directly From Nipissing University
On RefWorks
APA: American Psychological Association
APA Citation Style - B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus
APA Citation Style Guide - Bucknell Inforation Services and Resources
APA Citation Style--Sample Bibliographic Citations - University of South Florida, Tampa Library
APA Documentation - LEO: Literacy Education Online, St. Cloud University
APA: Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by APA - American Psychological Association
APA Parenthetical Documentation - LEO: Literacy Education Online, St. Cloud University
APA Style Resources - Psych Web
Online: APA Style - Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger
Psychology with Style - a Hypertext Writing Guide - M. Plonsky, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Using American Psychological Association Format - Purdue University
Chicago Manual of Style
Chicago Citation Style - B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus
Chicago Manual of Style--Sample Bibliographic Citations - University of South Florida, Tampa Library
Chicago Manual of Style - Tools - Chicago Manual Style, University of Chicago Press
Chicago Style - University of Wisconsin, Madison Writing Center
Chicago Style Guide - Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington
MLA: Modern Language Association
Guide to Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association Documentation - Capital Community College
MLA Citation and Format Style Guide - Bucknell Inforation Services and Resources
MLA Citation Style - B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus
MLA Citation Style--Sample Bibliographic Citations - University of South Florida, Tampa Library
MLA Documentation - LEO: Literacy Education Online, St. Cloud University
MLA Examples - Dallas TeleCollege Library
MLA Format - Writer's Workshop, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
MLA Parenthetical Documentation - LEO: Literacy Education Online, St. Cloud University
MLA Style FAQs - Modern Language Association
Online: MLA Style - Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger
Using Modern Language Association Format - Purdue University
Various Styles
Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications - University of Memphis
US Government Printing Office Style Manual - United States Government Printing Office
Citing ERIC Documents - Dacus Library, Winthrop University
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers - Maurice Crouse
Citation of Legal and Non-Legal Electronic Database Information - Candace Elliott Person
USF Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Handbook - University of South Florida Graduate School
Writing Guides
Writer's Workshop - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
A Guide for Writing Research Papers - Based on M.L.A(MLA) Documentation
Thesis/Support Essays - Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Annotated Bibliography -
Uw-madison - Writing Center Writer'S Handbook
Dr. Abel Scribe's Guides - Downloadable Guides to Research Style and Documentation
Guide to Grammar and Writing - Capital Community College
LEO: Literacy Education Online - St. Cloud University
MIT Writing Center - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nuts and Bolts of College Writing - Michael Harvey
Paradigm Online Writing Assignment - Chuck Guilford
Reading and Writing Guides - University of St. Thomas
Writer's Handbook - University of Wisconsin, Madison Writing Center
Writer's Web - University of Richmond Writing Center
Writers' Workshop - Writer's Workshop, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Writing Argumentive Essays - Bill Daly
Writing Guides - Colorado State University
Garbl's Writing Center - Gary B Larson
Ten Mistakes - Writers Don't See


ACADEMIC INTEGRITY TUTORIAL

 

Resources For Academic Success
Academic Integrity Tutorial

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