One Guide to Rule Them All: Research Station

Where Do I Even Begin?

• "How do I come up with a strategy for researching my topic?" - Park Point University's How to Write a Research Paper website lays out a four-step process for writing your research paper. QR code below.

• "Where can I find the best places to search for information for my topic?" - The Internet Public Library 2 (IPL1) can help with this problem. They have a special page to help teens who don't always have access to college libraries. QR code below.

• "How can I tell if things I found online and in other sources are reliable?" - Is it scholarly? Tips for critically evaluating your information resources., from the University of Illinois Library, has an easy-to-use list of criteria for deciding if a source is credible. QR code below.

• "Should I make an outline for my paper? How do I make an outline?" - A how-to guide for writing outlines, this guide from the Cambridge Ringe & Latin School also has a lot of worksheets that make organizing your paper easy. QR code below.

Other Helpful Research Websites

• ProCon.org - a great source for evaluating both sides of major social topics. The website is an independent, non-profit website that is verified by attorneys and doctors, and provides information with hyperlinks to the scholarly articles that are quoted.
• The Seven Steps of the Research Process - a Cornell website the breaks down all of the different types of library sources and how to use them most effectively.
• Writing Research Papers - from Rice University, this page made for introductory Biosciences lab courses provides a lot of research and strategy information, including a basic format for organizing your paper.