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African-American History

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012 African-American History Calendars and Library print and online resources

APA, MLA & Turabian Citation Guides

Guidelines on documenting your research

Bibliographies

A series of handouts spotlighting various topics in the TCC Library

Book or Article Review Guide

A book review is not a book report. Confused ? - Read the Review Guide for assistance on this popular assignment.

Election Resources

resources [print and online] relating to voting, elections, and the political process

Evaluating the Internet

Suggested criteria to evaluate the suitability of an Internet resource for academic research. Information on selecting search engines.

Florida Online Resources

Links to dozens of websites on Florida arts, history, sports, statistics, webcams, and more.

How to Find Online Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles

Tutorial guide on selecting and researching in TCC's online full-text databases

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography

Literary Criticism & Research

resources about authors, critical essays, and theater and literature encyclopedias

Newspapers at the TCC Library

Newspaper subscriptions in print and online database coverage.

Popular Magazines vs Scholarly Journals: Characteristics of Periodical Literature

Magazine vs Journal ? Peer-reviewed, refereed, scientific, scholarly ? not sure which is which ? this guide will explain the differences

PQLs - Periodical Quick Lists

PQL's identify journal subscriptions held in the print collection at the TCC Library by subject area.
PQL's also indicate which journals are peer-reviewed / refereed titles.

Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources

Not quite sure what ‘primary’ sources are, but your professor requires you to use them ? Here's a guide to help make your research more effective.

Statistics Sources

over 50 links to major online sources of statistical information covering topics from health to sports and more

This Day in History Resources

Online and Print Resources on Historial Events

Topic Ideas for Research

Lists of topic ideas and current issues covered in the CQ Researcher, SIRS, Opposing Viewpoints databases, as well as other online resources.

Web Links

annotated guides with dozens of links to Search Engines, Online Research sites, Government & Country sites, Books & Libraries web resources

Women's History Resources

Online and Library Resources relating to Women's History

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