Research+Process

** Recommended Websites for the Research Process: **

 * Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) --this guide covers many aspects of research, including how to take notes, avoid plagiarism, and cite sources. Also includes information on to format and write the research paper.
 * Cornell University Library: Research Strategy -- organizes the research process into 7 major steps and is helpful for understanding different types of sources and how to evaluate them.
 * UMass/Boston Research Basics Tutorial -- 7 modules that guide researchers through the major tasks involved in completing a research paper.

** Tools useful for research: **

 * 11 Free Mind Mapping Applications & Web Services -- mind mapping tools are useful for brainstorming and organizing ideas.
 * Diigo allows you to save and organize web pages with tags, as well as to highlight and annotate pages you save. Great for collecting information before deciding what to use.
 * Evernote is a notetaking application that allows for notes in many formats (text, photos, voice, web clippings, uploads of docs and PDF files). Notes can be organized by topic and tagged with keywords.
 * NoodleTools is a research platform where you can create and save citations, research notes, an outline, and a Google doc of your paper all in one place. Students have paid accounts through the IRC.

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