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Palomar College Library Research Aids
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Instructional Videos (must view videos in Internet Explorer)

Get Started with Research at Palomar Library (4 minutes)
Find Articles using the Library Databases (7 minutes)
Search Opposing Viewpoints for Popular & Controversial Topics (4 minutes)

Write a Research Paper

The Research Paper Made Easy - 10 Steps (PDF document)

Identifying Primary Sources (PDF document)

Define and Prevent Plagiarism

Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize and Avoid it (Purdue University)
UCLA Guide to Plagiarism and Citing Sources

Get the Most Out of Book Searches (The Catalog)

Get the Most Out of Article Searches (The Databases)

Get the Most Out of Web Searches

Useful Library Terms (PDF document)

Assignments by Course Number

American Indian Studies
- California & North American Indian Arts Research Pathfinder (PDF document)
Biology 102 (PDF document)
Counseling 110
- Library Assignment (PDF document)
- Controversial Issues - Ideas for Research Papers (PDF document)

Earth Sciences 100 (PDF document)

English

Controversial Issues - Ideas for Research Papers (PDF document)

Finding Biographical Information about Authors

English as a Second Language

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