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This Web site has information to help you get through your busy semester and to make college life just a little bit easier. TAKING SIDES ONLINE EXTRA is divided into five sections. You can reach any section directly by using the Extra! Navigation bar that is on the bottom of every page.
Study Tips:
Ten original essays that will help you to develop the skills necessary to do well in college are available here. How to Study, How to Write Term Papers, and How to Perform Better on Tests are just some of the topics covered.
Web Research:
The Web is a fantastic research tool, but using it effectively takes practice and skill. It is easy to get lost or diverted from your research goals. Even worse, since anyone can put anything on the Web, it becomes important to be able to sort through information and evaluate its reliability. There are thousands of unreliable sources and biased Web sites on the Internet. Problems of privacy and precaution for computer viruses are all things you should know about before doing research online. We have assembled some excerpts from our book WebQuester, A guidebook to the Web for your use. They are fun and you may discover you don't know as much about the Web as you though you did!
Research Links:
When writing a paper or doing research, you may be required to utilize several journals. Here you will find links to popular online journals and general library pages that list more popular journal sites. Find, read, and print information about most any subject that will appear in articles in the current editions of these online journals.
Your Future:
What's next? Are you thinking about what you are going to do after college? We have assembled some links that can help you with your decision. The following information could help you decide how to look for a job, how and where to apply to graduate school, or whether to think about transferring to a new school. Whatever you do, remember that an informed decision is a smart decision.
Cool Links:
Surfing the Net can take a lot of time; time you need to spend learning important information for your degree. With this page, we've tried to provide major topics of interest, a few major topic links to the most popular and informative sites, and to save you time.
     Through the Domain Type Abbreviations chart you can tell a lot about a URL (Web address). The chart will help you identify what kind of sites you're surfing to.
     If you have any suggestions about additional links that you feel we've overlooked, please contact us via e-mail. Your suggestions will help improve access to information on the Web for all students.

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