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Legal Studies. Philosophy. Courses. Math and science done right. English. Citable (Chrome web extension) The 100 Most Helpful Websites for Students in 2016 - Global English Editing. The Internet is full of resources for college students.

The 100 Most Helpful Websites for Students in 2016 - Global English Editing

However, the problem lies in which material is valuable and which isn’t. If you’re heading off to university or already studying, you don’t have time to surf the net in the hope of stumbling upon valuable websites (college life is about efficiency, after all!). Therefore, we created this helpful list of the 100 best websites for college students. We’ve broken down the list into 15 categories and we’ve numbered them for easy scrolling (rather than being in a particular order). The categories include: Academic writingAcademic researchGrammar resourcesOnline coursesReference management and style guidesFree work toolsInspirationDictionariesHealth websitesExam practiceMoney managementStudent lifeWorkTake a breakSocial awareness The list contains some websites you probably know about, and others are under-the-radar gems you almost certainly don’t.

Academic Writing A large component of collegiate work is writing. 1. 2. 3. Academic Research 4. Voice of the Shuttle.

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A scholarly search engine and web directory for college students. Free of Charge Academic Resources. A Research Engine. Digital tools for researchers. Find out how digital tools can help you: Explore the literature(back to top) Here is a collection of digital tools that are designed to help researchers explore the millions of research articles available to this date.

Digital tools for researchers

Search engines and curators help you to quickly find the articles you are interested in and stay up to date with the literature. Article visualization tools enhance your reading experience, for instance, by helping you navigate from a paper to another. Search engines and curators Article visualization Find and share data and code(back to top) Managing large sets of data and programing code is already unavoidable for most researchers. Connect with others(back to top) Research cannot stay buried in the lab anymore! Connect with experts and researchers Outreach Citizen science Crowdfunding At the bench and in the office(back to top) Here is a collection of tools that help researchers in their everyday tasks. Lab and project management Electronic lab notebook. Review, Rate, Rank & Compare Online Colleges & Degrees.

Academia Stack Exchange. Universities compared. Your way. Electronic library. Download articles free. Finding articles. How to Get the Most Out of Studying Video Series. The UK's largest repository for discovering and sharing Open Educational Resources for HE, FE and Skills.

Welcome to Stackly. 100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access. Universities house an enormous amount of information and their libraries are often the center of it all.

100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access

You don’t have to be affiliated with any university to take advantage of some of what they have to offer. From digital archives, to religious studies, to national libraries, these university libraries from around the world have plenty of information for you. There are many resources for designers as well. Although this is mainly a blog that caters to designers and artists I have decided to include many other libraries for all to enjoy. Capturing images of manuscripts, art, and artifacts, digital libraries are an excellent way of both preserving the past and sharing it with everyone.

Harvard University Library. These digital libraries either have a focus on a culture other than that of the United States or are housed in another country. The Digital South Asia Library. These libraries offer books or texts for you to read online and free of charge. Universal Digital Library.

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Excellent faceting search. Academic Courses. Academic Research. Academic Search Engines. Search Engines: Academic - Topical Search Wiki. From Topical Search Wiki Academic Courses Main Page Search Engines:Free of Charge/Academic/Education Open Education Database (OEDb) Academic Earth – A comprehensive catalog of original and online available FOC video lectures.[1].

Search Engines: Academic - Topical Search Wiki

VideoLectures.net – A catalog of online video lectures. MERLOT – Community of staff and students of higher education from around the world that share their FOC learning materials[2]. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Main Page Search Engines:Open Access/Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs Aggregators Academic OER Main Page Search Engines:Open Access Google Custom Search UniSearch Loading Academic Index Chabot Library Custom Search Engine 10 Pillars of Knowledge Undergraduate Research Engine Specialized Directories Social Services Related Pages.