Basic Toolkit for First Year Seminars: Research & Writing
Research in the Library | Course Specific Guides | Writing a Paper | Help from Deans | Statement of Intellectual Responsibility
Course-Specific Guides
Research in the Library
The Library offers you a rich collection of books, journals, videos, databases, CD-ROMs, links to the World Wide Web, and more. But, best of all, the Library has librarians who can help you use all its collections and services. Reference can help.
Selected Online Library Research Tools
5-College online
library catalog: listing of books, journals, videos, music, database,
and much more for Amherst, Hampshire, Smith, and Mount Holyoke and UMass. Or you can search just the Amherst Library Catalog.
Books: information
about finding books in the Amherst College Library and beyond
Articles: a
guide for finding articles in print and online journals
Indexes & Databases:
links to library indexes which let you search for articles; some databases
give complete articles online
Encyclopedias
and Dictionaries online: including Britannica
Online and the OED
(Oxford English Dictionary)
Research Tips From the Peer Mentors: Do's and Don't for research
Citing Sources
Style Manuals A range of style guides, in paper and electronic, compiled by the AC Library.
ACS
(American Chemical Society) Books/Reference Style Guidelines: sample
citations for sciences
Don't forget, if you need help with the Library, ask us
Writing a Paper
At the Writing Center in 20 Grosvenor House the Writing Counselor, the Writing Fellow, and many Peer Tutors help you plan, draft, and polish your writing for papers in all disciplines. Learn how to improve your writing from the experts.
Writing
Advice: advice about getting started on a paper, fighting writer's
block, and generally improving your style
Staff,
hours and appointments at the Writing Center
Email
questions: writing advice online
Help from the Deans
Feeling desperate? Having trouble finishing your work? Contact a Dean.
Statement of Intellectual Responsiblity: the framework for all academic work at Amherst College
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