“If I ever see Wikipedia as one of your sources, I will take off 30 points from your paper,” said my history teacher to one of my classmates who cited Wikipedia as one of their sources for a research ...

Many of the tools below can be used in research to assist with finding, tracking, and summarizing scholarly sources. Many of these are paid tools that offer a free version with limited functionality.

Good writing often follows good research. Research includes locating quality sources, understanding the difference between primary and secondary sources, and using these materials to support analysis ...

Scholarly reading is a craft — one that academics are expected to figure out on our own. After all, it’s just reading. We all know how to do that, right? Yes and no. Scholarly reading remains an ...

Here are some of the pros and cons to college students using Wikipedia in their research and assignments, from two research and instruction librarians at the University of Dayton. What comes to mind ...

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