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Castleton resources

The Academic Support Center at Castleton offers writing clinics, tutoring, academic counseling and more. Visit the center in Babcock Hall or call to make an appointment:  468-1347

A Guide to the Castleton University Writing Standards (pdf)

Other resources

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University

The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin

Help with grammar
 

Grammar and Punctuation from The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin

Common errors in English Usage from Washington State University

Harvard Guide to Using Sources

An introduction to to the fundamentals of using sources in academic papers. Includes these sections:

• Why use sources?
• Locating Sources
• Evaluating Sources
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Integrating Sources
  • Includes Nuts & Bolts of Integrating
• Citing Sources

Some tips:

1) Your challenge is NOT to find *something* on your topic, it's to find the most appropriate information–of the best quality–for your task! You won't necessarily use the first materials you find.

2) Choose a topic that's meaningful to you personally.  You'll do a better job.  See the Choosing your topic tab on this guide for many sources of ideas.

3) Use Advanced Search for more control over your search.

4)  Start your research early

• to have time to find the best sources
• to use interlibrary loan
• to avoid feeling desperate and losing sleep!

What is an "academic" source? 

In general, this means a source that is...

• written by an expert with academic credentials (degrees)
• published by an academic publisher
• includes references to sources consulted, including a bibliography and often in-text citations