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An online research management platform including a bibliography composer and note-taking features.

What is it?
NoodleTools is a resource that allows students to evaluate resources, build accurate citations, archive source material, take notes, outline topics, and prepare to write. it generates accurate MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian references with options to annotate and archive lists of documents. It offers a visual 'tabletop' to manipulate, tag and pile notecards, then connect them in outlines to prepare for writing.
Why use it?
Use this resource if you are looking for an all-in-one resource to assist with note-taking, citations, and pre-writing projects.

Research Assistance Program
A member of the reference team will work with you one-on-one throughout your academic career to answer your questions about the research process.
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Need help? Sign up for a 60-minute Zoom session with the Library Reference Team. Sessions are offered Monday through Friday 9-6 PM.

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Want to know more about how to navigate the library website and utilize its resources and tools? This instructor-led online library instruction tutorial will walk you through the main functions of the library, and show you how and where to search. This is a great tool for online students who want a more in depth understanding of the library without having to visit the library.

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Welcome

Welcome to the Bellevue University guide for Materials to Improve Writing. This guide provides resources to help students improve their academic writing skills. Resources include books, eBooks, streaming videos, and web resources.

If you need assistance using or accessing these resources, please contact the Library Reference Staff

Websites

GrammarBook.com
Based on The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, this site also contains grammar videos, a grammar blog, and quizzes.
Grammar girl
An award winning website provides a collection of tips to improve your writing. It covers tricky punctuation, grammar rules, and word choices, striving to make grammar fun rather than frustrating.
The OWL at Purdue
This Online Writing Lab (OWL), maintained by Purdue University, provides writing resources and instructional material covering all aspects of writing and citing research papers.
Paradigm online writing assistant
(POWA) - Covers many topics associated with writing from beginning through advanced. Site developed by Chuck Guilford, professor emeritus at Boise State U and author of Beginning College Writing.
The Writer's Handbook
Part of The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin – Madison, which contains tools for successful writing, including citation help.

Communication/English Subject Resources

You will need to login to BRUIN Connect to access the databases from off campus..

Search multiple Bellevue University databases simultaneously using Discovery Search..

Academic Search Ultimate
Full text access to more than 3.300 journals (7,700 peer-reviewed) from a broad range of academic disciplines.
Alexander Street Video
A multidisciplinary collection of streaming video which includes content in 22 discipline areas.
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Also known as Vast Streaming Video
ArticleFirst
Index only for 16,000+ journals. Contains over 27 million records, content from 1990 to the present, and covers a diverse range of disciplines.
Books 24x7
Consisting of IT Pro (IT and Technical Topics) with 11,000+ eBook titles, plus the Leadership Channel and 50Lessons series in flash video format. Browse the collections by using "View by:" in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Business Source Ultimate
Full text from business magazines and journals; includes country economic reports, monographs, company profiles, market research reports and SWOT analyses. Scholarly indexing back to 1886, full text dates vary by title.
Canadian Business & Current Affairs Complete (CBCA)
Comprehensive full text coverage of Canadian business, current events, education and reference.
Canadian Newsstream
Full text of over 190 Canadian newspapers from Canada's leading publishers.
Communication Source
A comprehensive communications database that provides content from academic journals, conference papers, conference proceedings, trade publications, magazines and periodicals.
Credo Reference
One-stop access to over 275 reference titles from 57 academic publishers. Includes information in multiple formats: text, images, sound files, and more.
Demographics Now
Generate reports which identify cultural patterns or sociological trends and analyze geographic locations for business potential.
eBook Academic Collection on EBSCOhost
An extensive collection of e-book titles representing virtually all academic disciplines.
eBooks on EBSCOhost
Search and view the full text of eBooks.
EBSCOhost
Through this link you can search all of the EBSCO databases at one time, including Academic Search Premier, Biography Reference Bank, Business Source Complete, and International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center,
Electronic Books
Indexes 1.9 million+ online electronic books cataloged by OCLC members. Coverage includes all titles to present, updated daily. Abstract only.
Electronic Collection Online
Provides bibliographic information for over 5,000+ journals with original content and images of articles. Allows viewing of abstracts and full-text articles from journals to which Bellevue University Library subscribes..
Britannica Academic
Full text content from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, showcasing basic and advance searching, browse feature, research tools, featured articles,
Films on Demand
Provides immediate access to a streaming videos geared for the educational community.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is an academic search engine, which aggregates peer-reviewed resources on the web. Select Bellevue University Library resources are accessible via Google Scholar.
Kanopy
Kanopy - Provides streaming videos for educational institutions on a variety of subjects,. and includes titles from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation and more.
Mango Languages
A database containing interactive lessons on over 70 languages.
Oxford Reference Online
Comprehensive searching of over 170 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works.
ProQuest
Search all of the ProQuest databases at one time
ProQuest Career & Technical Education
Full text of over 460 titles covering a wide variety of research in many technical areas, including computing science, healthcare, accounting, law, and nutrition.
ProQuest Central
This database covers more than 160 subjects areas searching more than two dozen ProQuest databases simultaneously.
ProQuest Military Collection
385+ full text titles covering international relations, political science; criminology, communications, and more. Covers all military and government branches.
ProQuest Research Library
2,550+ full text titles chosen to support research in popular academic subjects. Includes scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
ProQuest Social Science Journals
ProQuest Telecommunications
100+ full text titles covering computer applications, data communication and transmission, electronic data processing, information science, information theory, as well as radio and television.
PsycARTICLES
Full text, peer-reviewed journal content from 50 American Psychological Association (APA) and allied organizations. Coverage from 1894 to present.
PsycBOOKS
Full text of scholarly books published by American Psychological Association (APA) and other distinguished publishers dating back to 1806. Includes Encyclopedia of Psychology by APA/Oxford Press.
Salem Press Online (Health, History, Literature and Science)
The eBook equivalent of Bellevue University’s Salem print holdings.
WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch)
OCLC online catalog of library materials from across the globe. Includes local library holdings.
Writer's Reference Center
Includes reference guides on writing fundamentals, grammer & punctuation, style, and research.