Citing Sources: MLA
 for organizing and citing sources; creates alphabetized works cited list in MS Word.
Bedford Handbook: Section on MLA
Examples of in-text citations and proper references for works cited page. Includes sample MLA papers.
Palm Beach State MLA Guides
Citations samples of various types of resources: books, periodicals, websites, etc.
Find books and other materials at Palm Beach State, other libraries, and on the web Useful information for the discerning student?
The links above search all Palm Beach State libraries, other local academic libraries, and the public libraries (plus more).
Specify the zip code in Worldcat and results are given for all libraries closest to the zip code. Palm Beach State students are able to check out books from all libraries at Palm Beach State and at various other academic institutions in the area.
Prefer reading electronic books on computer?
Access Netlibrary ebooks (OCLC): On Campus | Off Campus
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Suggested Databases for Social Issues Research
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly) On Campus | Off Campus | Tutorial
Explores a single "hot" issue each week, ranging from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, and science. 44 reports are produced each year, including four expanded reports. Includes charts, graphs and sidebar articles.
Issues & Controversies on File (Facts.com) On Campus | Off Campus
Offers a wealth of current topics research information, including pro/con discussions of hot issues, newspaper editorials, numerical snapshots of key topics, photos and graphics, and selected historical source documents.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) On Campus | Off Campus
Provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
Suggested Databases for Literary Research
Biography Resource Center (Gale) On Campus | Off Campus
Biographical information about musicians from classical time periods and modern popular culture.
JSTOR On Campus | Off Campus
Provides an archive of full-text scholarly journals.
Literary Reference Center (EBSCO) On Campus | Off Campus
Combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works. Literary Themes for Students (GALE) see Virtual Reference Library (Gale) Provides analysis and criticism of recent novels and other works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.
Literature Resource Center (Gale) On Campus | Off Campus
Provides detailed biographical, bibliographical and contextual information about authors' lives and works, full-text critical essays and reviews, overviews of frequently studied works, and full-text articles, critical essays and reviews from over scholarly journals and literary magazines.
LitFinder (Roth) On Campus | Off Campus
Includes access to three databases: Poem Finder, Story Finder, and Essay/Speech/Play Finder. Poems: Contains over 125,000 full-text poems, approximately 850,000 poem citations and excerpts and over 2,500 poem explanations. Biographies and pictures are also included. Contains over 5,000 full-text short stories, as well as explanations of stories, biographies, and pictures. Classic and contemporary short stories are included. Contains thousands of full-text essays, which include literary criticisms and biographies. Essays focus on the humanities and social sciences.
Virtual Reference Library (Gale) On Campus | Off Campus
Provides access to more than 85 reference sources including encyclopedias, almanacs, series and - eBooks - in many subject area including literature, health, science, art, history, business, social science, and multiculture studies. To search a specific title (e.g. Short Stories for Students, Drama for Students, etc.), select the publication by clickiing on the "+" beside the discipline which covers it.
Suggested Databases for Research of Any Topic
Academic OneFile (Gale) On Campus | Off Campus
Formerly InfoTrac OneFile, this database provides articles from over 8000 journals in a wide variety of subjects.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) On Campus | Off Campus | Tutorial
Contains articles from nearly 4,500 journals in many areas of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.
Omnifile Full Text Mega (Wilson) On Campus | Off Campus
Offers full text periodicals, along with article abstracts and indexing, covering business, education, science, social sciences, art, humanities and plus popular magazines.
Access Databases from Home / Off Campus
PBCC students are able to login to databases off campus.
The links above provide suggested databases and other links.
The full list of Online databases are provided at http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/x6880.xml
The Palm Beach State Library page is a link at the top of the College Home Page. Also at http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/x32.xml
Suggested Websites
Websites by Subject (Palm Beach State Library)
Locate websites by topics commonly used at Palm Beach State.
Websites for Arts & Humanities (including literature) (Palm Beach State Library)
Sites recommended for students.
Plagiarism
What is it? How do you avoid it?
Plagiarism Resources
Tutorials for Research
Internet Detective - identify the pitfalls of academic research.
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