• Library Services for Distance Education Students

The library has created a Web page on their site for distance education students at http://www.bsu.edu/library/collections/distanceed/ Students currently enrolled in distance education classes may request books and articles not available online. Christy Groves is the University Libraries coordinator for distance education students. She can be reached at 285-3330 or cgroves@bsu.edu.

• Distance Education Librarian's Blog
• Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com Searched specifically for scholarly literature.
• TechClips http://www.bsu.edu/techclips/ Experience anytime anywhere technology support.  You can even Google the site to quickly find the Tech Clip you need. 

• Rapidcite http://www.rapidcite.com A free online bibliography generator.
• Citation Machine Type in your bibliographic information for a web site, and the machine will generate a reference that follows the APA style for electronic citation!

• Research Assistance - The Ball State Libraries will assist student with research needs.   Ask a Librarian: Live Chat connectw you to a reference librarian for immediate research assistance and is available 1-5 pm., Monday through Friday.   Library professional will give you one-on-one assistance with your research needs including finding online databases and journals, Internet resources, and library materials.  There is no software to download, and the service is free.  Go to the BSU Libraries web site, and click on Aska Librarian at http://www.bsu.edu/library

• Ball State Grammar Hotline Phone Number: 285-8370

• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

• The Writing Desk at the Ball State Learning Center
  The hours are Mon.-Thurs. 9a.m.-8p.m. and
  Friday 9a.m.-12p.m.
  Phone number is 285-3778
  E-Mail:  writingdesk_bsu@hotmail.com

• Ball State Computer Help Desk Phone Number: 285-1517

• Reading Resource Center (TC 305) Phone Number: 285-9012

• Purdue's Online Writing Lab

• Writing Center Toolbox

• Guide to Grammar and Writing

• The Writers' Workshop: Online Resources for Writers

• Literacy Education Online - a great resource for writing papers.

• Noodle Tools  - An online reference list generator.

• APA Style of Electronic Citation

• Research Paper Guidelines

• APA Manual Crib Sheet

• Merriam Webster Dictionary

• Yahoo Education Directory

• Roget's Thesaurus

• Visual Thesaurus - Really cool way to see relationships among words

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

• Common Errors in English

• Ball State Libraries

• Ball State University Elementary Education Home Page

• Travlang Translating Dictionaries

• Biographical Dictionary - full biographical information on over 25,000 notable people from ancient times to present day.

• A Research Guide for Students

• Easy Bib

• MagPortal: Education Try MagPortal.com for current (as well as slightly older) articles about education. This free Web site categorizes and provides a search engine for online magazine articles. They index magazines from many different online publishers across a broad range of subjects. Every article listing has a brief summary and a link.