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Speaking Up, Speaking Out

This LibGuide provides Ms. Isacco's English 11 students with the proper resources for the Argument Choice Project, in which students write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and su

Wikipedia: Academic Use

Wikipedia is not a reliable source for academic writing or research. Wikipedia is increasingly used by people in the academic community, from freshman students to distinguished professorship, as an easily accessible tertiary source for information about anything and everything, and as a quick "ready reference", to get a sense of a concept or idea.

However, citation of Wikipedia in research papers may be considered unacceptable, because Wikipedia is not a reliable source.

Websites

NOODLETOOLS CITING TIPS - use the following templates in NoodleTools when citing these types of sources from the links below: 

  • Photos - WEBSITE > PHOTO or ILLUSTRATION for photos created before year 2000

  • Photos - WEBSITE > PHOTO or IMAGE (born digital) for photos created after year 2000

  • Blogs - WEBSITE > BLOG

  • Most websites - WEBSITE > WEBPAGE

Google Advanced Search for Websites & Images

 

 

Narrow down search results for complex searches by using the Advanced Search page. For example, you can find sites updated in the last 24 hours or images that are in black and white.

Do an Advanced Search

  1. Go to the Advanced Search page.
  2. In the "Find pages with" section, enter your search terms.
  3. In the "Then narrow your results by" section, choose the filters you want to use. You can use one or more filters.
  4. Click Advanced Search.
Tip: You can also use many of these filters in the search box with search operators.