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Writing and Research: Conducting Research

This guide provides students with information and resources about writing and research.

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Getting Started with Research

How to Start the Research Process 
This article provides six tips for how to start the research process.

What are Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources? 
This guide defines different types of sources and discusses how to evaluate their credibility.

Journal Articles

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Books

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Digital Public Library of America 
This resource contains thousands of books, images, videos, and sounds.

Directory of Open Access Books 
This directory features thousands of peer-reviewed books.

Open Textbook Library 
This resource includes hundreds of free textbooks.

Open Access Databases

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arXiv 
This resource archives free, full-text journal articles from the sciences and mathematics.

Directory of Open Access Journals 
This resource allows you to search for journal articles from a wide range of disciplines.

Google Scholar 
Use Google Scholar to search for full-text journal articles.

PubMed 
PubMed hosts full-text journal articles from the medical and health sciences.

How to Read Academic Research

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How to Read a Scholarly Article 
This article breaks down the components of scholarly articles and features tips for reading them.