Research Guides and Handouts

Find Course Reserves. Three simple steps to find course readings on reserve.

Global Studies Guide . Resources to get started with research in Global Studies.

American History Guide . A guide to find materials by subject, reference books, scholarly articles,and primary sources.

English Literature Guide . A guide to finding books and articles for literary criticism research.

News & Current Events Sources. A list of databases and online sources.

Primary Sources. What are primary sources and how to find them.

Political Science Guide. A guide to research resources in Political Science.

Psychology Research Guide. A guide to finding scholarly articles, research resources. and searching by subject.

Reading Database Citations. Practical help interpreting search results from various databases.

Style Guides

MLA Handbook For Writers of Research Papers is the preferred style guide for essays in the humanities. The Library call number is REF LB2369.G53 2003. MLA Examples.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association also known as the APA Manual is the style guide used for psychology and other social sciences. The Library call number is QREF BF76.7.A46 2001. APA examples.
A Manual For Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate Turabian is based on the Chicago Manual of Style Note/Bibliography format. The Library call number is QREF LB2369.T8 2007. Turabian Note/Bibliography examples.
The Chicago Manual of Style from the University of Chicago provides two style formats: the Note/Bibliography format and the Author/Date format with Reference List and text citations. The Library call number is QREF PE1408.U54 2003. Chicago Author/Date examples.
The Chicago Manual of Style Online.

Evaluating Web Pages. Five criteria to help you critically evaluate web sources for your research.

Research 101. An interactive online tutorial by the University of Washington Libraries (with permission).