Research Resources for Students
| Academic Search Engines | Information Sources | How-to Guides | Student Loans |
Academic Search Engines
University Search - Google's alphabetical listing of university websites
Scholar Search - Google's Academic Research Paper search
Information Sources
Bloomsbury Research Centre - free, online database of reference books
Google Scholar - specific search for academic papers, theses, books, abstracts, etc
Human Resource Management - international HRM articles and features
Research Councils UK - partnership of seven UK Research Councils and the Arts and
Humanities Research Board
Springerlink - for researchers in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics,
engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities and economics
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How To Guides
How to be a Good Graduate Student - how to get as much out of the process as possible
How to Read a (non-fictional) Book - tips on reading for information gathering (PDF)
How to Give an Academic Talk - on behalf of bored audiences everywhere....
How to do a Literature Review - guidelines to learn how to write a literature review
Online! - a reference guide to using internet sources
Plagiarism - for instructors, for students, detection tools, resources, etc.
Research Methods Knowledge Base - extensive guide in Research Methods for students
Thesis News - news, reviews and how-tos for graduate students
Quote, Unquote - The Harvard Style of Referencing Published Material
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Student Loans
Student Support - UK Dept of Education - student loans, grants, and assistance with fees
Educaid / Wachovia - US Site with checklists, repayment calculators, budgets, online counselling
MSN Student Finance - Student accounts, credit, loans, awards, grants, budget calculators
NSLDS - US Dept of Education - FAQs, Financial Aid Review, Guaranty Agencies, Lenders
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