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Knowing how to distinguish between scholarly and popular articles can help you be smarter about the sources you choose for your papers and projects. Recognize the types of articles your professors expect.

Idaho State University Libraries has a large selection of books and e-books available to the ISU community. Click to learn more about how to access these resources.

We make citations and write bibliographic references for the books and articles that we use in our research papers in order to give credit to the authors and to avoid plagiarism. Knowing just how to cite and reference a source can be confusing. Certainly, all the different ways of citing and referencing sources must have been invented to drive you crazy, right?

Choosing a topic for a college research or writing project can be daunting and exciting at the same time. Discover tips and resources to help get you started!