CSU Information Competence Tutorial Modules     http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/infocomp/modules/index.html
Nine modules cover all aspects of the research process -- from defining topics to evaluating sources.

Evaluating Web Sites     http://library.riohondo.edu/research_help/Evalweb04/Evalweb04_files/frame.htm
Evaluation principles that can be used on all of your sources.

Information Skills Modules     http://info-skills.lib.vt.edu/
Self-paced modules from Virginia Tech that guide you through the six steps of information research.

Library Research Guide : Seven Steps to Effective Library Research     http://library.smc.edu/research/researchguide/
From Santa Monica College.  Click on "How to Identify and Develop Your Topic."

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab -- The OWL     http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
One of the first and still recommended, sites for students on the Web for all aspects of writing papers and projects.

Recommended Search Strategy : Analyze Your Topic & Search with Peripheral Vision    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Strategies.html
Part of "Finding Information on the Internet : A Tutorial" prepared by the librarians at the Teaching Library of UC Berkeley.

Reference & Research -- Databases vs. Web Sites (Hennepin County Library)     http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/difference.cfm
What is a library database?  How is a library database different from a Web site?  Also presents questions to ask about ANY information.

Rio Hondo College Library Site Index -- Reference Help     http://library.riohondo.edu/libsitemap.htm
Look under "Research Help."

Student Resources from the Writing Center     http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/handouts/handouts.htm
The Temple University Writing Center has links to Arguments, Thesis Statements and the Writing Process, [et al.].
Highly recommended! *****

TILT     http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/
Texas Information Literacy Tutorial, has been licensed for use by libraries all over the world.

Online Databases (Rio Hondo Students only)   

Gale Virtual Reference Library     http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/cclc_rio?db=GVRL
Contains the full text to Gale Reference print volumes.  Search throughout all volumes, or choose a specific reference work.  Titles on humanities, social sciences, as well as government, law, and science, provide overviews for topics for class papers and reports.

Form and style : research papers, reports, theses
Call number: Ref LB2369.C3 2003

IssueWeb : a guide and sourcebook for researching controversial issues on the Web
Call number: Ref ZA4228.D53 2004

MLA handbook for writers of research papers
Call number: Ref LB2369.G53 2003

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
Call number: Ref BF76.7.P83 2001

Writing research papers : a guide to the process
Call number: Ref LB1047.3.W44 2005

Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the following Library of Congress subject headings:

Bibliography--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Information retrieval--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Library research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher)

Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.