PATHFINDER General Reference Information
EJC – Electronic Journal Center@OhioLINK
This resource is accessed through the OhioLINK home page which is a link from the Pfeiffer Library home page. The center has links to over 6,000 journals which are available in full text from several databases to which OhioLINK member libraries subscribe. Your Tiffin University ID card, activated for use in the library, allows you to use this resource.
Tutorial and/or Study Help Web Sites
Calculus on the Web
http://www.math.temple.edu/%7Ecow?
Provides a huge assortment of guided practice
problems. Clearly organized and
thorough. Includes precalculus/calculus sequence
content as well as linear algebra, number theory, and abstract
algebra.
Algebasics
http://algebasics.com
Easy-to-use tutorial in secondary level
algebra. Useful for further tutoring and
practice in the topics presented but may not be useful for students
learning the material for the first time.
Useful for college students in remedial programs or students
wishing review.
Internet Detective
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective
Excellent tutorial for college students on how to
effectively evaluate Web sites for their value as academic
resources. The site uses British spellings and
frequently draws examples from the UK. This does
not detract from the usefulness of the site; it is just an aspect
to be aware of.
Internet Tutorial
http://internettutorials.net
Basic explanation of the internet and the
www. Basics on how to use the internet, how to
do research and what to look for to make the information usable for
college level research.
Netlib
http://www.netlib.org
A repository of free numerical, statistical, and parallel
computing software/
Chicago Manual of Style
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
Chicago Manual of Style online guide
APA Style Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
APA (American Psychological Association) Formatting and
style guide. This resource, revised according to
the 5th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for
the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations,
endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. This website is
developed by the Purdue University library staff. It is NOT the
manual itself. Be sure to consult your Tiffin
University faculty members for local procedures.
MLA Style Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01
MLA (Modern Language Association) Formatting and Style
Guide. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed.) and
the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
(2nd ed.) offers examples for the general format of MLA
research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the
Works Cited page. This website is developed by
the Purdue University library staff. It is
NOT the manual itself. Be sure to consult your
Tiffin University faculty members for local procedures.
Internet Public Library
http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00/
This site is a public service organization and a learning
environment which includes, among a fount of information, an
extensive ready reference section and subject
collections.
Librarians’ Internet Index
http://lii.org
This is a publicly funded website and newsletter which
comes out every Thursday and features dozens of high-quality
websites. Topics include current events and
issues. There are over 20,000 entries organized
into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.
Information Please Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com
Online version of the almanac.
Bartleby Books Online
http://bartleby.com
Internet publisher of literature, reference and
verse. Provides access to books and information
on the web, free of charge.
Search Engines & Site Verification
http://metacrawler.com
This site is actually a search engine that accesses
several well-known search engines simultaneously.
http://www.scambusters.com
These two sites help you learn how to spot fake
sites
http://www.register.com
Checking this site will tell you who owns the site, a way
of establishing validity.
Geospatial One-Stop
http://gos2.geodata.gov
This site is a gateway to US government data. It coordinates government-produced geospatial
date. It acts as a clearinghouse of
local, federal and state online resources.
BRB’s Free Resource
Center
http://www.brbpub.com/pubrecsites.asp
This free portal to public records is an easy-to-use
directory of links to free sites, reference material and vendors. Users may locate resources for civil,
criminal, driving and real estate records.
Using English:
Resources for English as a Second Language
http://www.usingenglish.com
This site contains a large collection of ESL tools and
resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. Users may register (free) but a lot of
information is also available if you choose not to.
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
This site offers the same simple interface that has made
Google a popular online search tool however Google Scholar provides valuable
research results. There are links to
publications, archival material and peer-reviewed research. It is not a replacement for specific
indexes/databases but it can be an important part of a complete research
strategy.
The Online Library of
http://oll.libertyfund.org/Home3/index.php
This site is a project of Liberty Fund Inc., a private
non-profit educational fund. Its aim is
to provide thousands of titles about individual liberty, limited constitutional
government, and the free market, free of charge to the public for educational
purposes.
Scholarly Electronic
Publishing Bibliography
(primarily faculty interest)
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html
This site presentsselected English-language articles, books,
and other printed and electronic resources that are useful in understanding
scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the internet. Most have been published between 1990 and the
present. Where possible, links are
provided to sources that are freely available on the internet.
Noodletools
http://www.noodletools.com
This is an MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian bibliography composer. There
is free software to help students with the research process. On the
main page under Free Software, click on the last offering - Noodle Bib
Express
Databases – available through OhioLINK
Academic Search Premier
www.ohiolink.edu
(click on OhioLINK databases)
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly
publications covering all academic areas of study.
Lexis Nexis
www.ohiolink.edu
Index and full-text of business news, facts, and events,
1994-2006.
General Databases
American Heritage Dictionary
http://www.bartleby.com/61/
Online dictionary.
Columbia Encyclopedia
http://www.bartleby.com/65/
An online encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
http://www.search.eb.com/
Full text of the encyclopedia.
Oxford English
Dictionary
http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl
Historical dictionary of the English
language.
*Note: The entire suite of Oxford Reference
works can be found in the OhioLINK databases.