Learning Resources and Study Aids
Study Guides, Research Aids, and Reference Sources
Free Practice Tests Test preparation previews for college entrance tests, GRE, PRAXIS, nursing -- just about everything! Great site to find out which skills you need to hone before taking your actual exam.
Taking Notes How to use the Cornell Method to condense and organize your notes from a lecture or text assignment. This really makes a difference when you are studying for a test!
Citation Styles An on-line citation guide from Bedford St. Martins. Excellent!
Librarians' Internet Index Very comprehensive website divided into search categories such as Arts and Humanities, Business, Law,Science, and Reference to name just a few. An excellent site!
Public Library of Science (PLoS) Biology This biology journal is available for free (they manage this by charging the authors, who benefit from the peer review). PLoS is currently publishing biomedical information, and may expand depending on the response.
Duke University Library Provides research information, style manuals, and citation guides. They also have a guide to library research. Some of their resources are limited to Duke University students.
ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Library This is a web page that was put together by students. It has lots of resources including references and news, society and culture, math, and much more.
The Union Institute Research Engine A research engine for social sciences, multidisciplinary studies, business studies, and professional studies, plus links to reference resources (such as encyclopedias, writing resources (APA, MLA, and others), quotations, and more), electronic data bases, scholar skills, and even a calculator. This is an amazing research engine!
Ask Jeeves This search engine allows you to frame actual questions, such as, "What is a citation?"
Intute Web resources for science and technology, arts and humanities, social sciences, and health and life sciences.
InfoMine The subjects categories include sciences, humanities, maps and GIS, arts, and more.
Columbia University Library Ancient and medieval resources.
World Lecture Hall Contains links to web pages created by faculty who are using the World Wide Web to deliver class materials. Organized according to subject; a great place to see how the web is being used in academics as scholarly Internet resources.
Online Books, Texts, Journals, and Newspapers
Check out these sites for new and used textbooks:
www.alibris.com Great source for used books. They do not include reviews of books (like Amazon and Barns and Noble do), so you really need to know the title, author, and ISBN to be sure that you are purchasing what you need. Be wary! College courses frequently require a specific textbook edition (such as 4th edition), and you do not want to make the mistake of purchasing an older 2nd or 3rd edition!
www.amazon.com Used books are available via auctions and in z-stores.
www.barnsandnoble.com Click on the "Used Textbook" section.
www.bookfinder.com Another source for used books.
www.bookfinder4u.com New, used, rare, and out-of-print books. Includes book cover images and reviews, both of which are very helpful!
www.powells.com New and used books.
Local Resources:
Grand Marais Public Library Click on "Catalogs" to access Arrowhead regional libraries.
MnLINK A means of searching all Minnesota libraries, including colleges and universities. Click on "Search," and then log on as "guest." You will need to print out where the book is at and take (or send) the information to the Grand Marais Public Library.
Birchbark Books: A local book store that is willing to order books for you. They have a lot of Cook County and Minnesota topic books. 218-387-2315
Drury Lane Books: "A Bookstore for Book Lovers." They have a wide selection of diverse books with an emphasis on excellent writing. They are always happy to order any book you want. Located at 12 E. Wisconsin Street, Grand Marais, MN 218-387-3370 drurylanebooks@boreal.org
Cook County Higher Education - 501 W. 5th Street, Room 105A
P.O. Box 57 - Grand Marais, MN 55604 (218) 387-3411
email: highered@boreal.org
