• What criteria should I use to evaluate the information I found? • Does the information I found relate to my topic and questions? • How do I take notes so that they are in my own words? • Which facts do I need to create a citation for each source? • Do I have facts from all points of view on my topic? • Do I have the information I need and is my research complete?

Hints About Print	Learn how to evaluate books and determine if they will be helpful to you in finding the information you need.
Critical Evaluation Resources	Forms, links and information to help you evaluate Web sites and information you find on the Web.
Evaluating Internet Resources	Do you believe everything you read? How gullible are you? Questions to help judge a Web sites' authority, objectivity, authenticity, reliability, timeliness, relevance, efficiency. Become an Internet Detective.
ICYouSee	Is the Web a good research tool? Maybe yes, maybe no. You have to be careful. Learn to evaluate information you find on the Web. Take the quiz to see how sharp you are!
Evaluating Quality Checklist	Can you believe everything you read on the Web? Click on each checklist item for an explanation and examples of questionable Web-based information.
Parts of a Book - I	Use these games to learn about and to see if you can identify the parts of a book.
Parts of a Book - II	A hangman-type came to see if you know all the parts of a book and how to use them in your research.
Avoiding Plagiarism (PDF)	Keep yourself out of legal (and teacher) trouble by knowing what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
Copyright	Question (and answers) about copyright and how to respect it!
Digital Index Cards	A Web-based tool to help you collect and evaluate information from the Internet. Answer the questions. Fill in the blanks. Think critically.
PowerPoint for NoteTaking	A template and ideas to help you take notes and organize your project or paper.
Taking Notes in an Electronic Age	One in a series of lessons on how to cite and take notes.
NoteStar	Take notes and gather citations for your bibliography at the same time.
Write Design Online: Graphic Organizers	Different types of and uses for graphic organizers in putting your project together.
When to Cite	When, why and how to give credit to the sources of the information you find.
General Guidelines for Works Cited	Specifics of creating a "works cited" list for your project.
NoodleBib 4	An online tool to help you create bibliographic citations in MLA format.
Citation Machine	Create citations for information in different formats. Your choice of MLA or APA.
Easy Bib	Free version of a pretty sophisticated but easy to use citation and bibliography generator.
Electronic Bibliography Cards	Downloadable Word documents to help format citations and notes in a variety of styles.
Zotero (beta) - NEW!	An easy-to-use yet powerful research tool that helps you gather, organize, and analyze sources, and lets you share the results of in a variety of ways. Zotero is an extension to the open-source web browser Firefox.
BibMe	Search for a book, article, web site, or film from their database, or enter the information yourself. Add it to your bibliography. Download your bibliography in either the MLA, APA, or Chicago formats and include it in your paper.