Finding the Good Stuff for Your Paper or Report

• STARS Research Guide
  Step-by-step help with your research...
• Subject Guides
  Find articles and more by broad topic area...
• Google Scholar
  Google just went to college! Now use it to link to the library's scholarly journal articles...
• Selecting a Topic
  Get ideas for your research...
• Research Appointments
  Get one-on-one research help from a librarian...
• Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines
  What's the difference?
• How Do I Find Journal and Magazine Articles?
  ...and are they all online?
• Types of sources
  Primary, secondary, tertiary...and how to identify them...
• Evaluating Your Sources
  When is a Web page a good resource?
• Citing Your Sources
  Document your sources correctly and avoid plagiarism...
• Instructional Tutorials
  Learn to use the library's resources....
• Get Help with Your Writing
  At the Villanova University Writing Center...
• Organize your research, create bibliographies more easily
  Refworks / EndNote

Comments and suggestions to Barbara Quintiliano, Instructional Design Librarian