Roxbury Central School Library Media Center

Ready Reference Links

Citing Sources: Giving credit where credit is due...

• RCS Academic Paper Formatting Guidelines

• EasyBib

• Citation Maker (MLA Style)

• SLATE Citation Machine (APA and MLA Style)

• Citation Style for Research Papers (APA, MLA and others)

• Writer's Handbook (APA, MLA and others)

• A+ Research and Writing (Terrific tips!)

 Using Copyrighted Materials:

• Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries)

• Avoiding Plagiarism

• Permission Request (For use of Internet resources)

Writing Help

• RCS Academic Paper Formatting Guidelines

• OWL at Purdue:  Writing and grammar

• Eats, Shoots & Leaves Punctuation Game

• Interactive Grammar Quizzes

• Vocab Vitamins:  Collected Pointers for Fumblers of the English Language

• The five paragraph essay

College Search:

• IPEDS College Opportunites On-line (Search 7,000 public and private schools by state, programs and more)

• College Search (Do side-by-side comparisons from College Board)

• U101 College Search

Financial Aid:

• College is Possible (Selecting and paying for college)

• Federal Student Aid (U.S. Department of Education)

• Financial Aid Information Page

• Guidance Online: A College, Career and Financial Aid Information Guide

Job and Career Quest:

• Job Profiles

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

• New York CareerZone

• What do they do?

• Career Paths (Career choices, descriptions and prep)

• Career Tools (Careers, Resumes, Scholarships)

• The Five W's of Web Site Evaluation

• The Quality Information Checklist

• The Ten C's for Evaluating Internet Sources

• Be Cyber Smart

Test Your Evaluation Skills:

• Mankato, MN

• Dihydrogen Monoxide

• Ruritania

• History of Robots in Victorian England

Study Skills

• Study Skills for Kids
• Study Skills Topics:  Links for improving study habits
• Links to a Better Education:  Motivation, Organization, Time management, Concentration and more.
• Study Guides and Strategies

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