Distance Learning, Student Resources - Research

Volunteer State Community College | Division of Academic Affairs

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These pages include online research sites, online publications, the VSCC Library and other resources for your classroom research.

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VSCC Library Services Links
Select a link below to visit a site at the VSCC library

Online Catalog	Library Information
ATHENA	Need help? ... Ask a librarian
Electronic Resources	Distance Ed. Library Services
Inter-Library Loan/Document Delivery	Instructional Services
Citation Help	Student Library Tutorial
College @ Home Policies	VSCC Periodicals
Documenting Resources	Evaluating Internet Information

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Research "How-To" Resources on the WWW

Click on MLA Research Guidelines to learn how to document different resources, from Personal Interviews through television programs.

Click on Evaluating Information Found on the Internet to read guidelines for ascertaining reliability, accuracy, and credentials.

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Government Resources on the WWW
Click on the name of the link below.

International United Nations International Law Directory NATO International Affairs Network Foreign Policy Resources
Federal: Executive Branch Welcome to the White House Federal Services	Federal: Legislative Branch House of Representatives Senate Member Information				Federal: Judicial Branch Supreme Court Decisions Oyez Project (listen to oral arguments) FindLaw: Supreme Court Decisions
Political Parties Democratic Party College Democrats Republican Party College Republicans			Government Resources U.S. Federal Government Agencies National Archives FedWorld FedStats Documents Center
Polls Survey Research Center The Gallup Organization The Pew Research Center			Legal Resources Legal Dictionary   (plain language) Law Research
Research The Brookings Institution Rand Institute The Urban Institute New School for Social Research
State: Executive Branch Governor's Office Departments Commissions & Boards State Demographics		State: Legislative Branch House of Representatives Senate Joint Committees TN Blue Book		State: Judicial Branch Supreme Court TN Legal Information Center Law Research TN Code Annotated
County Government County Technical Assistance Service County Homepages County Demographics			Municipal Government Municipal Technical Advisory Service Municipal Homepages TN. Municipal League

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Media Resources on the WWW

Newspapers	Magazines	Radio	Television
U.S. Daily Atlanta Journal-Constitution Boston Globe Chicago Sun-Times Christian Science Monitor Los Angeles Times Miami Herald New York Times USA Today Washington Post Washington Times Search By State U.S. Business Financial Times Investor's Business Daily Wall Street Journal Search By State Campus Newspapers By State Full U. S. List Foreign	Popular Discover Life Money National Geographic People Smithsonian Time U.S. News & World Report Search News & Opinion American Prospect The Atlantic Monthly Mother Jones National Review The Nation New Republic Saturday Evening Post Time US News Search	Networks ABC Bailey Broadcasting Services CBS Monitor Radio National Public Radio Texas State Network Voice of America  Station Format News / talk Alternative Classical / jazz Country Ethnic Musical mix Nostalgia Public Religious Rock Sports Urban Other	Networks ABC-TV A&E CBS-TV CNN Corporation for Public Broadcasting ESPN Fox NBC-TV Public Broadcasting Service Search Stations ABC CBS Fox Independent NBC PBS UPN WB
The Americas Canada Central America Caribbean Mexico South America	Journalism Advertising Age Critical Mass Current Online Extra! Index on Censorship MediaWeek Search	Search for Stations by U.S. State Search Non-U.S. Broadcast Networks Search	Search for Stations by U.S. State Search Non-U.S. Broadcast Networks Search
Other Continents Africa Australia Asia & Mideast Europe Oceana  Searchable Newspaper Archives Search Searchable City Business Journals Search	Film & Theater Box Office Bright Lights Film Journal Cult Movies Magazine Hollywood Online Hollywood Reporter Playbill Television Multichannel News SuperChannel TV Week Network Business Advertising Age AdWeek Business Week Ideas Digest MediaWeek Search	Magazines by Category, with sub-categories for each: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Business Computer Culture & Society Current Issues Health Home Industry & Trade Publications Pets & Animals Religion Science Sports Travel	Additional Networks A&E Cable News Network Comedy Central Court TV C-SPAN Discovery Channel E! Entertainment Television ESPN EWTN History Channel Lifetime MSNBC MTV Nickelodeon QVC SciFi Channel VH1 The Weather Channel