A collaboration between the Library and the Writing Center has created guidelines for students in writing research papers. Available now is the PowerPoint presentation and coming soon will be a video of the presentation given on April 29th at 3:30 p.m. in the library.
Research Papers 101 - PowerPoint (pdf)
Citation Style Guides - Guide to M.L.A and A.P.A. citation styles with many sample citations for commonly used LPC resources. Links to printed templates for citation of the most common resources and NoodleBib, an online bibliography composer.
Follow the links below to access a variety of LPC materials
in bibliographies and guides to subject Internet sites provided
by the library.
Administration of Justice
African American History Resources
Award-Winning Fiction - award-winners in contemporary literature, mystery fiction, and science fiction and fantasy
Career Information and Résumé Writing
Chemistry, Engineering, and Zoology Internet
Resources
Comparative Countries & Cultures Research
- Sociology
Cultural
and Racial Minorities Resources Guide
Early
Childhood Development
Economic
Research Resources Guide
Election
and Political Information on the Internet
England: 18th Century - Social, Political, Military, Aesthetic, Literary History, 1750-1850 (Includes Jane Austen information)
English & Literature Resources
Guide
Fiction - award-winners in contemporary literature, mystery fiction, and science fiction and fantasy
French Language and Culture Materials at LPC
Health
Information Links
Interior Design
Japanese
American Evacuation and Relocation (1942-1945) Materials
John
Steinbeck's East of Eden - Library Study Guide
Lewis
and Clark Library Research Guide
Library
of Congress Classification System - LPC Library Short Guide
Local
History Resources
Local History Print Resources in the Library: Newton
Local History Collection -
a bibliography of books on the history of the Tri-Valley area, Alameda County,
California, and the West
Mental
Depression - Library Research Guide
Mythology
- Library Research Guide
Nickel and Dimed - Library Resources
Oral Interpretation - Finding Texts
Photography - Library Research Guide
Political Science- Library Research Guide
Politics, Government,
Law, Elections, Civil Liberties
Popular Culture - Library Research Guide
Popular Music and Lyrics Resources
Fiction -
award-winners in contemporary literature, mystery fiction, and science fiction and fantasy.
Scholarly
Journals or Popular Magazines: What are the Differences? LPC Library Short
Guide.
Shakespeare Materials
Shakespeare's Macbeth
Study and Learning Skills Materials
Women
in the Military -
a research guide to the reference, check-out print and audiovisual materials,
as well as the relevant research databases and Internet sources. Most of these
materials have been donated to LPC Library by Mary Straight.
Latin
American Fiction in Translation: A Bibliography - Compiled
by João C. Barretto, Acquisitions Librarian and Coordinator
of Collection Development, City College of San Francisco and
LPC Adjunct Librarian
Literatura
Chicana - A Bibliography of Creative and Critical Mexican American Writings
through 1996, Compiled by João C. Barretto, Roberto G. Trujillo, and
Andrés Rodríguez
Alameda
County Library: Learning Express Library - "Practice
taking tests online with immediate scoring for ACT, SAT, GED
and other academic exams... You will need to register to create
a free account with Learning Express Library." You will
need an Alameda County Library card to use this test taking
database. Go to any Alameda County Library to get a card.
Assist- Statewide student
transfer information for California
College Opportunities
Online (National Center for Education Statistics/IPEDS) - "your
direct link to over 9,000 colleges and universities in the
United States ... to help college students, future students,
and their parents understand the differences between colleges
and how much it costs to attend college"
IIE Passport - information
on programs and sponsoring organizations for students planning
to study abroad, maintained by the Institute of International
Education
OPE Campus Security Statistics Website -
provides statistics on crimes at over 6000 colleges, covering the last three
years (U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education)
students.gov - "student gateway
to the U.S. government delivering government information and services across
your campus & around the world"
CaliforniaColleges.edu - California College Explorer: California college exploration and guidance and counseling
California Community Colleges Online Application Center - information and access to California community colleges: college location, academic programs, services, entrance requirements, campus personnel email addresses and FAQ for information about financial aid, counseling, tuition and living costs, student life...
College Board Online - search through 3,200 colleges, request financial aid profile, get test dates, and apply to 375 colleges
Colleges in California - Undergraduates or Graduate - "... a resource for students and professionals looking for schools in the state of California. The website assembles a large network of California Colleges and Schools, including both academic and vocational schools, and both graduate and undergraduate programs"
CSUMentor - an online resource designed to help students and their families learn about the CSU system, select a CSU campus to attend, plan to finance higher education, and apply for admission. CSUMentor is free to use. The student will only pay the application fee charged directly by the CSU campus when an application for admission is submitted.
Guide to California Colleges and Universities - online guide to the University of California and California State University Systems, the California Community College System, residency requirements, independent colleges and universities, and private postsecondary and vocational education
National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES): Search for statistical and other information about schools, colleges, and libraries
University of California: It Starts Here - Browsing this site, you'll learn about entrance requirements and see how UC evaluates applications, includes undergraduate applications for all the UC campuses.
California Student Aid Commission - the Commission's mission is to make education behond high school financially accessible to all Californians
FAFSA on the Web - Online "Free
Application for Federal Student Aid"
FinAid: The SmartStudent Guide
to Financial Aid - FinAid was established in the fall of
1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown
into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information
about student financial aid on the web.
Librarians' Internet Index: College and University Education - Annotated list of good websites
U.S. Department
of Education Student Financial Assistance - "help for every
stage of the financial aid process, whether you're in school
or out of school"
A+ Research & Writing for High School & College Students
Debate Central - debating strategies and techniques, critiques, evidence, structure, rhetoric, and argument; how to speak in public
Getting an A on an English Paper (Jack Lynch, Rutgers University) - tips to help you with the elements of a good paper: thesis, research, close reading, style and mechanics
Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation
How To Write A Research Paper - free resource from the Literature Resource Center discusses choosing a topic, crafting a thesis, identifying information sources, taking efficient notes, beginning and organizing paper, using parenthetical documentation, preparing a Works Cited page, and drafting and revising a research paper
Online Technical Writing: Online Textbook - "...an introduction to the kinds of writing skills you need in practically any technically oriented professional job" by David A. McMurrey
Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It - good student guide from Indiana University's Writing Tutorial Services
Magazines vs. Journals - What are the Differences? LPC Library Short Guide
Student Writing Models from Writers Inc: samples of personal essays, descriptive writing, news features, eyewitness accounts, interview reports, persuasive writing, creative writing, cause/effect, comparison, writing about literature, research wrting,etc. Other links to writing topics, judging sources (MLA & APA), research links, etc.
America's Career InfoNet - wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and extensive online career resource library
Bureau of Labor Statistics' Projections - supplements Occupational Outlook with articles concerning the projected future of particular occupations
California Occupational Guides - "A series of about 300 information sheets covering individual occupations or groups of related occupations. They provide statewide information about job duties, working conditions, employment outlook, wages, benefits, entrance requirements, and training."
CareerOneStop - "nation's publicly-funded resource for jobseekers and businesses... Explore alternative career paths, compare salary data for different occupations, learn which careers are hot, get resume writing tips and job interview strategies, and much more."
CollegeGrad.com -
The #1 Internet job search service for college students and
recent grads, includes preparation, resumes, interviews, negotiations,
salaries, career information, etc.
College Majors
and Career Information - Career Services in Partnership with You: Rutgers
University Career Services, New Brunswick
Job Hunters Bible - designed as a supplement to the book, What Color Is Your Parachute; leads you to many other good career sites
JobStar Central - one of the best sites to research careers, employers; find salary information, guides to resume; and access job listings (Careerjournal.com has joined with JobStar to offer users access to their excellent collection of career and job search information)
Librarians' Internet Index: Business, Finance, & Jobs - wonderful list of reviewed and summarized sites
Occupational Outlook Handbook - begin researching careers here. Paper copy in LPC Reference at HF5381.A1.O362
Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online - OOQ Online provides practical information on jobs and careers and covers a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Copy of magazines in LPC Periodicals section
Riley Guide - employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet
Studentjobs.gov - searchable database of federal government employment opportunities for high school and college students by employment type, summer employment or internship, geographic location, and salary
WetFeet "...profiles of companies, careers, industries, cities and vast library of career advice articles provide a unique perspective to help readers find the right career, the right industry, the right company, the right job for them."
Altapedia Online - full color physical and political maps and key facts and statistics on countries of the world
AltaVista: Babel Fish Translations - translate short passages and web pages to and from English to a number of languages and to and from several specific pairs of languages
ARTCYCLOPEDIA: Where the World finds Great Art - index to the online exhibits of artists, searchable by artist's name and browsable by movement, medium, subject of art, nationality of artist, or women artists
Ask A Librarian - ask real librarians questions on the Web through this "online reference service from the Library of Congress"
Bartleby.com - Great Books Online, including:
The American Heritage® Dictionary
Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus
The American Heritage® Book of English Usage
Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations and Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
Columbia Encyclopedia (Sixth Edition)
Cambridge History of English and American Literature (an encyclopedia in 18 volumes)
Strunk’s The Elements of Style
American Heritage® Book of English Usage
The King’s English (H. W. Fowler)
The American Language (H. L. Mencken)
Emily Post’s Etiquette
Fannie Farmer’s The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
The Age of Fable (Thomas Bulfinch)
Columbia Encyclopedia - 25,000 short alphabetical entries, covering the arts, business, computers, geography, history, literature, medicine, philosophy, politics and popular culture
Dictionary Directory - lists English language dictionaries and biographical, foreign language, medical, rhyming, sign language, symbols, etymology, geography, humanities, pronouncing, and science dictionaries
Encarta - gateway to 16,000 articles, multimedia, a new dictionary, and a world atlas
Encyclopedia of Television - "... includes more than 1,000 original essays... and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information."
Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
History Channel Speeches - recordings of hundreds of speeches ranging from Hank Aaron to Mao Zedong
infoplease.com - atlas, almanac, dictionary and encyclopedia
LexiCool - a directory to 1,000+ online translation dictionaries and glossaries. Translate a word or two quickly or find an online dictionary.
LibrarySpot.com - "a free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information"
LiveRef(sm): A Registry of Real-Time Digital Reference Services - links to academic, research, public, government, and other libraries with real-time online reference services
Merriam-Webster Dictionary - includes an pronunciation guide and sound files for the pronunciation of many terms
Onelook - combined search of large number of general and specialized dictionaries
Online Books Page - indexes many e-books freely available on the web. Many are in the public domain, such as those from the Gutenberg Project. There are also some recent tiles that publishers have made available for free on the web.
quoteland.com - quotations by topic, literary quotations, humorous quotations, random quotations, how to identify a quote
Smithsonian Institution Libraries - browse for electronic versions of rare books including science and technology, natural history, American ethnology and other Smithsonian publications
Statistical Resources on the Web - A directory of the best resources for statistics on the Web and the place to start when you want to find a good source for statistics on most topics
United Nations Cartographic Section - Over 100 general maps of the world available in PDF format. Requires Acrobat Reader
Urban Dictionary - a slang dictionary with your definitions
Voice of America Pronunciation Guide - pronunciations of names, people, places, and things in the news
Where To Do Research - subject directory that links primarily to reference sources with 100+ subject areas
Xpeditions- nearly 600 printable page-size maps designed for printing and copying from National Geographic and MCIWorldcom
Can't make it into the Library? Ask a reference question via e-mail. Please put "Reference Question" in the subject line of your email. Be sure to include your phone number or e-mail address, and one of the Reference Librarians will contact you with an answer.
Mail questions to:
Frances Hui, Tina Inzerilla ,
or Cheryl Warren.
lpclibrarian@laspositascollege.edu
If you are a student at LPC and would like to submit a suggestion for a library
purchase, you may come to the library and fill out a request form. Or you may
print out the Request
for Purchase and send it to us.
You are also welcome to make suggestions for purchase via e-mail. Please include the following information:
Author, Producer, Artist, or Composer
Title of Material
Publisher
Price
ISBN
Other information as appropriate
Your name, phone number, or e-mail address
Mail suggestions to:
Frances Hui, Tina Inzerilla, or Cheryl Warren
CLASS-Web - LPC Student Information: Grades, Records, Registration
LPC Bookstore - efollett.com
Finally, check all the LPC Library webpages to find other useful information.
Email a Librarian
Library Telephone: 925.424.1150
Library Fax: 925.606.7249