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| Introduction | |
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| Research Questions and Search Strategies | |
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| Posing a research question | |
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| Choosing a narrow question | |
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| Choosing a challenging question | |
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| Choosing a grounded question | |
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| Mapping out a search strategy | |
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| Getting started | |
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| Including the library in your plan | |
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| Choosing an appropriate search strategy | |
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| Finding and Evaluating Sources | |
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| Finding sources | |
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| Finding articles using a database or print index | |
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| What databases offer | |
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| How to search a database | |
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| When to use a print index | |
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| Finding books in the library's catalog | |
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| Finding a wide variety of sources on the Web | |
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| Search engines | |
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| Directories | |
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| Digital archives | |
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| Government and news sites | |
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| Discussion forums | |
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| Considering other search tools | |
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| Reference works | |
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| Bibliographies and scholarly citations | |
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| Evaluating sources | |
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| Selecting sources worth your attention | |
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| Scanning search results | |
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| Previewing sources | |
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| Distinguishing between primary and secondary sources | |
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| Selecting appropriate versions of electronic sources | |
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| Reading with an open mind and a critical eye | |
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| Being alert for signs of bias | |
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| Assessing the author's argument | |
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| Assessing Web sources with special care | |
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| Specialized Library and Web Resources | |
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| Researching in the humanities | |
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| General resources in the humanities | |
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| Databases and indexes in the humanities | |
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| Web resources in the humanities | |
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| Reference books in the humanities | |
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| Art and architecture | |
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| Databases and indexes in art and architecture | |
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| Web resources in art and architecture | |
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| Reference books in art and architecture | |
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| Special resources in art and architecture | |
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| Classics | |
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| Databases and indexes in classics | |
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| Web resources in classics | |
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| Reference books in classics | |
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| Literature | |
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| Databases and indexes in literature | |
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| Web resources in literature | |
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| Reference books in literature | |
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| Music | |
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| Databases and indexes in music | |
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| Web resources in music | |
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| Reference books in music | |
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| Philosophy | |
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| Databases and indexes in philosophy | |
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| Web resources in philosophy | |
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| Reference books in philosophy | |
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| Religion | |
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| Databases and indexes in religion | |
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| Web resources in religion | |
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| Reference books in religion | |
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| Theater, dance, and film | |
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| Databases and indexes in theater, dance, and film | |
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| Web resources in theater, dance, and film | |
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| Reference books in theater, dance, and film | |
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| World languages and linguistics | |
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| Databases and indexes in world languages and linguistics | |
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| Web resources in world languages and linguistics | |
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| Reference books in world languages and linguistics | |
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| Researching in history | |
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| General resources in history | |
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| Databases and indexes in history | |
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| Web resources in history | |
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| Reference books in history | |
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| World history | |
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| Databases and indexes in world history | |
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| Web resources in world history | |
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| Reference books in world history | |
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| American history | |
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| Databases and indexes in American history | |
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| Web resources in American history | |
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| Reference books in American history | |
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| Primary sources | |
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| Databases and indexes: The popular press | |
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| Web resources: Primary documents | |
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| Web resources: Government documents | |
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| Reprint series | |
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| Oral and local history collections | |
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| Researching in the social sciences | |
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| General resources in the social sciences | |
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| Databases and indexes in the social sciences | |
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| Web resources in the social sciences | |
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| Reference books in the social sciences | |
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| Anthropology | |
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| Databases and indexes in anthropology | |
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| Web resources in anthropology | |
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| Reference books in anthropology | |
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| Business and economics | |
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| Databases and indexes in business and economics | |
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| Web resources in business and economics | |
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| Reference books in business and economics | |
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| Communication studies | |
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| Databases and indexes in communication studies | |
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| Web resources in communication studies | |
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| Reference books in communication studies | |
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| Criminal Justice | |
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| Databases and indexes in criminal justice | |
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| Web resources in criminal justice | |
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| Reference books in criminal justice | |
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| Education | |
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| Databases and indexes in education | |
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| Web resources in education | |
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| Reference books in education | |
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| Ethnic and area studies | |
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| Databases and indexes in ethnic and area studies | |
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| Web resources in ethnic and area studies | |
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| Reference books in ethnic and area studies | |
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| Geography | |
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| Databases and indexes in geography | |
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| Web resources in geography | |
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| Reference books in geography | |
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| Special resources in geography | |
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| Law | |
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| Databases and indexes in law | |
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| Web resources in law | |
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| Reference books in law | |
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| Political science | |
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| Databases and indexes in political science | |
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| Web resources in political science | |
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| Reference books in political science | |
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| Psychology | |
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| Databases and indexes in psychology | |
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| Web resources in psychology | |
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| Reference books in psychology | |
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| Sociology | |
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| Databases and indexes in sociology | |
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| Web resources in sociology | |
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| Reference books in sociology | |
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| Women's studies | |
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| Databases and indexes in women's studies | |
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| Web resources in women's studies | |
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| Reference books in women's studies | |
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| Researching in the sciences | |
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| General resources in the sciences | |
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| Databases and indexes in the sciences | |
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| Web resources in the sciences | |
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| Reference books in the sciences | |
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| Biology | |
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| Databases and indexes in biology | |
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| Web resources in biology | |
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| Reference books in biology | |
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| Chemistry | |
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| Databases and indexes in chemistry | |
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| Web resources in chemistry | |
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| Reference books in chemistry | |
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| Computer science | |
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| Databases and indexes in computer science | |
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| Web resources in computer science | |
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| Reference books in computer science | |
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| Engineering | |
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| Databases and indexes in engineering | |
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| Web resources in engineering | |
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| Reference books in engineering | |
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| Environmental sciences | |
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| Databases and indexes in environmental sciences | |
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| Web resources in environmental sciences | |
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| Reference books in environmental sciences | |
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| Geology | |
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| Databases and indexes in geology | |
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| Web resources in geology | |
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| Reference books in geology | |
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| Mathematics | |
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| Databases and indexes in mathematics | |
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| Web resources in mathematics | |
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| Reference books in mathematics | |
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| Nursing and health sciences | |
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| Databases and indexes in nursing and health sciences | |
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| Web resources in nursing and health sciences | |
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| Reference books in nursing and health sciences | |
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| Physics and astronomy | |
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| Databases and indexes in physics and astronomy | |
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| Web resources in physics and astronomy | |
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| Reference books in physics and astronomy | |
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| Documentation styles | |
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| MLA style: English and other humanities | |
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| MLA in-text citations | |
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| Directory | |
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| MLA list of works cited | |
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| Directory | |
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| MLA information notes (optional) | |
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| MLA manuscript format | |
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| Sample research paper: MLA style | |
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| APA style: The social sciences | |
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| APA in-text citations | |
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| Directory | |
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| APA list of references | |
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| Directory | |
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| APA manuscript format | |
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| Sample research paper: APA style | |
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| Chicago style: History | |
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| Chicago documentation style | |
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| Directory | |
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| Chicago manuscript format | |
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| Sample pages from a research paper: Chicago style | |
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| CSE style: Biology and other sciences | |
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| CSE number system | |
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| CSE reference list | |
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| Directory | |
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| CSE manuscript format | |
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| Sample pages: CSE style | |
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| List of style manuals | |
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| Glossary of Research Terms | |