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LEO Annotated Bibliography. Research and Documentation Online 5th Edition. Home - Research Articles and Refereed (Peer-Reviewed) Journals - LibGuides @ University of Illinois Library at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need. How to Do Research. Secrets of My Research Success: Starting Your Research - UMUC Library. Think back on the last time you needed information. Perhaps you were planning a vacation or determining where to go to purchase the latest technology gadget. Maybe you were at work and your supervisor asked you to locate information needed for a project.

Possibly you had to write a research paper for your class. Where did you go to find that information? Welcome to the Secrets of my research success. Throughout this research process tutorial, you will have the opportunity to reinforce your learning through a game related to the concept or skill learned. Good luck and happy researching! The Hollywood rumor mill has been working overtime. Meet Quentin Austin, UMUC student with a research assignment due this week Personal assistant of Allison Morris, the famous film producer Meet Danielle, Colleague of Quentin at Morris Studios Meet Mike, Librarian at UMUC Starting Your Research Time: Day 1 Place: Morris Studios lunch room Quentin: My research assignment is coming up.

Danielle: Hi, Quentin. Home - How Do I...? Research and Citation. If you are having trouble locating a specific resource please visit the search page or the Site Map. Conducting Research These OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources. Using Research These OWL resources will help you use the research you have conducted in your documents. This area includes material on quoting and paraphrasing your research sources, as well as material on how to avoid plagiarism. APA Style These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style.

MLA Style These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. Chicago Manual of Style This section contains information on the Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation.