Student Services Links
Links for Academic Resources
Policy Resources
Moving Ideas - The Electronic Policy Network
www.metropolis.net - International Network for research and policy on migration, diversity and changing cities
Library Tools for Research:
Libraries can be very useful, but knowing how to use library tools for research can be very helpful. These are some sites and tools for a smoother library adventure.
Cleveland State University Library - offers Scholar which is the online catalog for CSU'S library.
Ohiolink - is a consortium of libraries of 78 Ohio colleges and universities, and the State Library of Ohio. Ohiolink also offers quick search which gives the user access to our most frequently used catalog and databases (Sociologic Abstracts, ERIC, Lexis-Nexis, PAIS, Psych Info, World Cat). Catalog search is another feature which allows the user to search by the Title, Author, Subject, or Keyword
The Electronic Journal Center allows users to browse journals by title or subject . Users can search the EJC to view issues that are current or from the past.
Cleveland Public Library offers alternative research resources.
CSU Library's Urban Studies Subject Portal
City, State, National & Federal Information:
If you are conducting research on a city, state, national or federal level, take a look at these Internet sites for Research material.
Neighborhood Link -supplies information on the Greater Cleveland area
Cuyahoga County has a very informative site that deals with a wide variety of county wide issues and information.
Center for Urban Poverty and Social Change has information that deals with social and economic change in Cleveland and Ohio.
United States Census 2000 offers census data on a variety of research data topics, such as Decennial Census data. This data is collected every 10 years, and gives information regarding household income, education, and more.
Economic Census profiles the US Economy every 5 years, from a national and local level.
The American Community Survey(ACS) is a survey conducted by the US Census Bureau that provides profiles of selected communities every year.
Current Population Census CPS is a joint project between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
GovSpot has great research information and reports about government and politics.
Economic Journals on the Web offer digitized copies of many economic journals, and back issues (5+years old) can be found at JSTOR .
The Urban Institute is a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low and moderate-income people.
Evaluating Internet Content for Scholarly Substance:
As a student in the new era of technology, it is important that the content used in research is accurate.
Websearch is just one web resource tool that can help you to understand how to Evaluate Resources from the Internet.
Criteria for evaluating your research material is a site that gives you tools that will help you to succeed at properly citing Internet research.
Understanding how to Critically Evaluate resources from the Internet can mean the difference between an A or B on your paper. A critical evaluation site offers information which helps you to differentiate between the scholarly V's popular.
Citing Electronic Sources Via the Internet:
Proper citation of Internet research is critical in supporting resources. These sites should be helpful for accurate citation.
Chicago Manual of Style gives examples for both the Scientific style of citation recommended for natural and social sciences, as well as the Humanities style used in the fine arts, literature, etc.
Citation Style Guides for Internet & Electronic Sources is another good source for citing electronic files.
Citation Styles keeps online content current, to keep you updated.
Citing Sources and avoiding plagiarism is the topic for this link.
Columbia Guide to Online Style helps you to prepare bibliographic material.
APA Style for Electronic References gives tips on using APA style, with helpful links for writing without having bias' in language as it relates to disabilities, sexuality, race and ethnicity. It also provides an electronic media spelling guide to help you understand technological terms.
MLA Style Citations for World Wide Web Sources, for this site you need to choose the MLA Style tab, and then click on frequently asked questions, these topics can help if you have any doubts about using MLA.
DocsCite - government documents citation generator
Reference Tools
http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/textonly.htm
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