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Internet Resources: Citation and Research

NOODLETOOLS

  • NoodleTools - a subscription service providing tools for note-taking, outlining, citation, and collaborative research and writing. WA students should sign in with Google using their school email.

RESEARCH AND WRITING GUIDES

SEARCH ENGINE ALTERNATIVES

  • DuckDuckGo - Doesn't track users and avoids the filter bubble of personalized search results.
  • Google Scholar - Indexes scholarly literature across formats and disciplines.
  • Microsoft Academic - Searches scholarly publications using a semantic approach rather than keywords.
  • RefSeek - Aims to prioritize information for student research, indexing both scholarly and popular sources.  
  • WolframAlpha - Ready reference search tool that uses natural language or math input, supporst browsing across range of topic areas. Basic account is free.