Piled precariously on bedside tables, crammed in bulging backpacks, or downloaded as pixel-filled pages, books are everywhere. Books bring joy and information to many of us, but some 750 million adults around the world can’t read them according to figures from the United Nations. Millions more of every age have limited access to books and […]
As the popularity of digital content over printed content continues, some may think that libraries are slowly becoming obsolete. However, that conclusion is wrong! Sure, a big function of libraries is to house resources and materials (and maybe help you figure out MLA citations). But, the greater purpose of libraries, stretching back across millennia, […]
By Devon Brown Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone endures as one of the best-selling books in since its original publish date in June, 1997. The entire series has been translated from English into a total of 80 languages, but fans of the book will remember it best for introducing a language […]
“Fake news” is a term we have all become familiar with. It also means that it is more important than ever to be aware of a source’s authority. Today, we will review what to look for and questions you should ask when evaluating the authority of a website. What’s the Deal with Authority? Ideally, we […]
You will come across many different types of sources in your life. In class, a lot of what you will study is written in books or texts. You may also listen to audio recordings or watch a visual presentation. In some instances, information is audiovisual, meaning the information uses both sight and sound. Written texts, […]
The internet is the fastest, most innovative way to conduct research for virtually any academic project. With just a few simple clicks, thousands of results on your topic of choice are displayed, waiting to be digested and integrated into your work. This tool, however, should be treated with a modicum of caution. The internet’s speed, […]
When you research a topic using a search engine, such as Google, millions of search results typically appear. Did you know that’s only a small fraction of the information that is available on the Internet? The Invisible Web is a large area of the Internet that contains information that doesn’t show up in search engine […]
There are so many different citation styles to choose from when writing a research paper. MLA format, APA format, Harvard referencing, and many others. But did you know that one is named after a famous educator born over 100 years ago? Turabian style is named for Kate L. Turabian, an American educator and writer. So […]
Here at Cite This For Me we love our users almost as much as we love citations (APA format, MLA format…we love them all!). As the company’s User Researcher, my job is to better understand how students use our services for their assignments, trying to capture which part of the experience works well for them and […]
I wanted to share a few pointers that I wish someone could have told me when I first started out in design and development. I am by no means saying that these are definitive, nor do you have to follow my advice, but I do hope that these tips give you a little advice on […]