Victor Valley College Library

Write a Better Research Paper!

The librarians have created the guides below to assist you with your overall research. Take advantage of the information in these pages and we guarantee you will write a better research paper.

Citing Sources

MLA Style Format (7th ed.)

APA Style Format

Understanding Plagiarism

Understanding the Web

Understanding Web Pages

Evaluating Web Sites

Internet Search Tools

General Research Guides

Research Tips

Hot Topics (Controversial Issues)

What is a Scholarly Journal?

Using Print Indexes

Guide to the Library of Congress Classification System
(Opens external link to "About.com" site on LC classification)

Subject Research Guides

Political Science

Questions, Suggestions, Comments?
Last Modified: August 24, 2009