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This is the original Research Guide for Students website with U.S. and Canadian focus, which includes a Virtual Library of Useful URLs arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification. This site will continue to be maintained and updated by I. Lee. The domain: aresearchguide.com, containing partial contents of this site, migrated to the UK in 2006 and is no longer maintained by this author.
The goal of this site is to provide all the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings. Site provides a Quick Click to Search Engines, annotated Research, Writing, and Style Guides (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CGOS, CBE, Harvard), and Worlds of Knowledge housing some of the best education Web sites in a Virtual Library arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system. The DDC, created in 1873 by Melville Dewey, aka Melvil Dewey, was first published in 1876. Web sites in this virtual library are organized somewhat loosely by subject according to recent editions of the DDC.
This site also provides guidelines on: How to write an A+ research paper, How to effectively deliver a presentation, How to format a research or term paper, How to quote passages, How not to plagiarize, How to write Footnotes and Endnotes with examples on writing First Footnotes and Endnotes in MLA Style plus a Footnotes Sample Page and an Endnotes Sample Page.
See also How to write Parenthetical References or Parenthetical Documentation using MLA style with examples and a Parenthetical References Sample Page. Site includes Guidelines on How to Write a Bibliography, Works Cited, References, and Bibliography - What's the Difference? a Works Cited Sample Page using MLA citations, as well as a chapter devoted to Bibliography Examples in MLA Style where you can follow simple examples on how to write a bibliography for books, magazines, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, charts, interviews, TV shows, DVDs, movies, artwork, musical composition, patent, Internet citations, and more.
Included on this site are Abbreviations of Months of the Year, Days of the Week, Books of the Bible, Common, Uncommon and Specialized Abbreviations, as well as Abbreviations, Facts, Flags, Maps of States in the United States of America, of Provinces and Territories in Canada, plus Cities of the World, Countries of the World with International Country Codes and National Anthems of the World.
Created specially for the serious-minded surfer is a page on How to Survive the Internet Unscathed.
To everyone writing a report, a research essay, a term paper, or creating a Web page on the WWW: All ideas borrowed or sources used that are not your own must be documented and properly acknowledged. Plagiarism in any form is not permissible. Please use your good judgment to choose a variety of reliable sources. If you are a student, it is advisable to use the type of documentation preferred by your teacher or instructor.
