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Pitsco's Ask an Expert
Offering links to over 14 categories of "ask an expert" sites.
Bartleby.com
A great collection of online reference books including the American Heritage
Dictionary, Roget's II Thesaurus, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, King James
Bible, Gray's Anatomy and others.
A+ Research and Writing
From the Internet Public library, a step by step guide to researching and
writing a paper for teens.
Dictionary.com
Featuring a variety of tools
including thesauri, translator, and writing resources.
Get free articles drawn from the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, the Oxford Dictionaries, and millions of periodical articles.
Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
This website from Indiana University explains what plagiarism is and how how to avoid it. When the temptation hits to "cut and paste" read this first.
Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
This easy to use guide from Dartmouth College provides examples for citing a wide variety of different kinds of materials in several different formats and styles.
The Library subscribes to several databases that are great for homework help. The World Book Encyclopedia as well as magazine article databases can be found here. You must have a Highland Park Library card to access these resources from your home.
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