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- English Grammar & Punctuation Quick SheetEvans-Marshall, Shelley, and Inc BarCharts. English Grammar & Punctuation. QuickStudy Reference Guides, 2009.
Fundamental College Composition by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781627346870Publication Date: 2017-10-15Fundamentals of College Composition (FCC) is a compact, college level writing text that presents the underlying grammatical structures of Standard American English in a format that is understandable without prior formal grammar training.
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Recommend Research Sources for Western Civilization
- We suggest you begin your research by using the Search everything tab of the library's tabbed search box at the top of this page.
- The Search everything tab searches all resources at once, including those listed below.
- Depending upon your topic, you may see a Research Starter in your search results which will give you an overview of your topic and provide suggestions for continued research.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowDesigned for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
- Gale General OneFile This link opens in a new windowGeneral OneFile is a comprehensive general-interest resource providing periodical and news information through an intuitive, state-of-the-art interface.
- Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new windowThis database is unmatched in its scope and breadth of historical and social science literature, and is essential for libraries supporting upper-division and graduate research. Representing scholarship from more than 90 countries, the database includes book citations, dissertations and theses. Coverage extends to related disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology and sociology.
- History Reference Center This link opens in a new windowDesigned for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research, this database features full text for thousands of primary source documents and informational texts.
- Films On Demand Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new windowAt Films On Demand, we know that content matters. Our video library has been assembled not just with a focus on volume, but also with a discerning eye for quality and relevance. It is the result of decades of careful curating with a single guiding principle: providing every academic department on campus with the most essential video titles for their field of study. Always on the cutting edge, Films On Demand has been greatly enhanced with a brand-new platform that provides users with the content, tools, speed, and performance that today’s online experience demands.
Chicago Manual of Style
- Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition on the OWLThe Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) covers a variety of topics from manuscript preparation and publication to grammar, usage, and documentation, and as such, it has been lovingly dubbed the “editor's bible.” Follow this link to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab for instructions and tips on using the Chicago style.
- The Chicago Manual OnlineThe Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format.
- KnightCite Citation GeneratorUse the KnightCite Citation Generator to build your citations. Be sure to check your spelling as KnightCite does not provide spell checking!
Plagiarism
- Plagiarism Guidance from the OWLFollow this link to the award-winning Purdue Online Writing Lab for detailed instructions on avoiding plagiarism.
- Streaming Video: Plagiarism 2.0For a generation raised on the ideology of “open source” and the ability to quickly cut and paste, the concept of plagiarism may seem foreign or passé. And that, of course, can lead to trouble. This video examines the behaviors that constitute plagiarism, their consequences, and the best ways to avoid them. Showing how accidental copying as well as willful plagiarism can occur, the program lays out the dangers of cheating, then illustrates the pitfalls of nonattribution and patch writing while showing how to properly attribute and paraphrase a lengthy quotation. Copyright, trademark, and intellectual property concepts are clearly discussed, in addition to potential sources of noncopyrighted material. Common citation formats (APA, MLA, Bluebook, etc.) are listed along with the suggestion that the student confer with his or her instructor about them.
- Take A Quiz on the VideoFollow this link to a quiz based on the video Plagiarism 2.0.
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