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The Questia service makes doing research and writing research papers faster, easier, and more convenient by allowing you to research an extensive online library of scholarly and credible books and journals via the Internet. Using the Questia service, you are now able to search, view, and mark up the complete text of books without making a trip to the library.  

With the Questia service, you can research and write papers using a broad range of tools that include:

 powerful searching

 automatic creation of footnotes and bibliographies

 highlight, bookmark, and annotation capabilities

Taking notes is simplified by the powerful tools available to you when you subscribe to the Questia service. You can electronically create highlights, bookmarks, and notes in a book or journal article located on the service. All of your notes and highlights are saved automatically in your personal file storage area.

Once your research is complete, the Questia service simplifies the paper-writing process by helping you to create properly formatted citations and bibliographies for your research paper.

For information about the main features of the service, click the following links:

 Search— From Search, you can select any of the following searches:

 Standard Search — searches the entire Questia service using a word or a phrase.  

 Advanced Search — provides sophisticated search capabilities to refine your searches

 Read —From Read,  you can view books and journal articles, and mark up text.

 Workspace or Projects — From Workspace or Projects, you can access your files in a personalized storage area, which is automatically assigned to you when you subscribe.  

Additional information is available:

 Log In —allows you to access the full features of the service.

 Searching Guidelines— explanations and rules to help you search more effectively.

 Glossary — definitions of terms used in this Web site.

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