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Citation Information

You can use any of the following sites to find information on creating in-text citations, bibliographies, and works cited pages:

• All Styles (easy to follow format): http://www.wisc.edu/writing/
• MLA Style: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html 
• APA Style: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html 

For more complex citations or more obscure sources, you can refer to research guides from APA or MLA, which can be found in the library. Ask at the circulation desk.

You can also use ready-made citation-creating engines, which will create a works cited list for you:

• http://www.easybib.com/ 

Government Information

• FirstGov - the official gateway to federal government information
• Google-UncleSam - a special government-site search engine that limits results to .gov sites
• Federal Resources Organized by Topic - brings together information from federal agencies under broad topical entries

Party Information

• Democratic National Committee
• Republican National Committee
• Green Party of the United States
• Libertarian Party

Statistical Information

• National Census
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• American Factfinder
• Arkansas Statistical Abstract

You can also use government sites directly related to your topic:

• http://www.science.gov/
• National Center for Health Statistics
• CDC Wonder
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Energy Information Administration
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• NASA
• U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• STAT-USA
• National Center for Education Statistics

Biographical Information

• http://www.biography.com
• Index of Biographies
• Internet Public Library of Biographies
• Biographical Dictionary

The database MasterFILE Premier has thousands of short biographies available full-text online.

We also have volumes of biographical essays in the library.