Where to Start?

GIS Research Model
What is a Search Engine?
How to Evaluate Web Sites?

Tools for Presenting Research:

How can I best communicate my findings?

• In a written document, essay, poster? Use Microsoft Word.
• In a chart, graph, or spreadsheet? Use Microsoft Excel.
• In a class presentation with bulleted points? Use Microsoft PowerPoint.

Help Writing Essays, Research Papers, Book Reports & More!

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The Big 6

Do you Know the Dewey Decimal System?

The Dewey Decimal System

How to Avoid Plagiarizing?

Citation Machine for Bibliographies
Alternate Citation Machine for Bibliographies
Note-Taking

Public Library Homes Pages:

Santa Clara City Library
Santa Clara County Library (Los Altos, CA)
San Jose City Library
Sunnyvale City Library
Mountain View City Library
The Internet Public Library

Expert Sources:

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