Research
Help: All UCR students should begin their exploration
of research methods at the Rivera library research support page:
http://library.ucr.edu/?view=help
Infomine,
also available on the Rivera website, links you to every imaginable
internet goodie: http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Diane Hacker's Research
and Documentation Help Pages: Grammar and research
maven / high priestess has created some superb web pages that
walk students through documentation styles (she is especially
helpful on documenting online sources) and sample formatted
essays.
Bartleby.com
(I would bookmark this one): An all purpose reference site.
You can search through encyclopedias, dictionaries, the King
James Bible, Quatation dictionaries and more.http://www.bartleby.com/reference/
Plagiarism: Recognizing
and Avoiding It
As your syllabus makes clear, plagiarism
is a serious offense in the academic community. Begin your efforts
to avoid this problem by carefully reading Chapter 22 of SMG.
For further clarification and practice visit these sites:
UCR
Library Research Help Page Tips on Avoiding Plagiarism:
Among its other splendors, the library site has a succinct and
clear explanation of what plagiarism is and how to avoid it:
http://library.ucr.edu/?view=help/plagiarism.html
The
Definitive Plagiarism Site: compiled by Sharon Stoerger
this site offers links to dozens of site discussing how to recognize
and avoid plagiarism. An invaluable resource:
http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism#students
