Studying

Doing Research and Writing Term Papers

Knight Library has an excellent page on citation and style manuals, including the citation of electronic sources, at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/citing.

For all matters of style and format, the program recommends Joseph Gibaldi, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (New York: Modern Language Association of America , 2003), which shows how to cite sources and other helpful information.

Tutoring

If you need tutoring, contact Academic Learning Services (ALS) in 68 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall. Many kinds of academic help are available. Telephone: 346-3226. The university's website has links to student services of all kinds, including academic services.

Using the World Wide Web for Study

The World Wide Web contains a great deal of information, but it can still be challenging to sort out responsible and credible sources from the rest. The Comparative Literature Program encourages students to use the web as a resource, but always with an eye to the scholarly authority and relevance of electronic sources, and never in the complete absence of printed sources. The following websites provide some guidance in choosing web resources:

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Evaluation of Information Sources

From Now On, The Educational Technology Journal: On Evaluating Web Sources

The Ithaca College Guide to Critical Thinking