Guides & Tutorials

Information Literacy Tutorial

Connect for Success is the Virginia Community College System information literacy tutorial designed to introduce students to the collections and services in our libraries and to teach basic information-seeking skills. Knowing how to find, evaluate, and use information effectively is of major importance to college students.

Writing and Research Resources

• American Heritage Book of English Usage, 1996
• Common Errors in English – by Paul Brians
• Critically Analyzing Information Sources – from Cornell University
• Guide to Grammar and Writing – from Capital Community College
• How to Write a Term Paper – from Gale free resources Lit Kit
• Writing Tutorial Services – from Indiana University

Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly Periodicals

Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals – from Trinity University

Internet -- Use and Evaluation

• Evaluating Information Found on the Internet – from Johns Hopkins University
• Evaluating Web Pages – WCC Library
• Finding Information on the Internet – from the Teaching Library at UC Berkeley
• OWL: Writing On and With the Internet – from Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Citing References

• American Psychological Association Style – focuses on electronic references
• APA Citation Style: Examples for Nursing Students (and others!) – from the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University
• APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago Citation Styles – from Long Island University
• Citing References in Your Paper – from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Writing Center
• Citing Sources – from the Duke University Libraries
• Learning Page-Getting Started: How to Cite Electronic Resources – from the Library of Congress
• OWL: Handouts: Research and Documenting Sources – from Purdue University Online Writing Lab
• Research and Documentation Online – by Diane Hacker, Prince George’s Community College
• Style Sheets for Citing Resources (Print and Electronic) – from UC Berkeley. Includes MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian styles

Plagiarism

• Avoiding Plagiarism – from Tidewater Community College
• Avoiding Plagiarism; Practical Strategies – from the Duke University Libraries
• Avoiding Plagiarism – from Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Internet Guides

• Digital Librarian -- A librarian'’s choice of the best of the Web
• FirstGov.gov -- The U. S. Government’s Official Web Portal
• INFOMINE, Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
• Internet Public Library -- A good collection of links to reference materials and full- text books (public domain)
• Librarians' Index to the Internet
• Scout Report Archives - Critical annotations of carefully selected Internet sites
• Virtual Reference Shelf - Selected web resources compiled by the Library of Congress

Library of Congress Classification

• Library of Congress Classification – from Douglas College
• Library of Congress Classification – from the Library of Congress

Other

• VCCS Web Research Guides
• Subject Guides LRC@TCC