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Questia is the powerful online library for all your research and paper writing needs.
Questia is the academic advantage you've been looking for - an online library with a broad selection of scholarly, complete books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles. Because Questia offers complete books and articles selected by professional librarians, you can quote and cite sources without worrying about their credibility. The powerful search function enables you to quickly find the most relevant sources for your research without painstakingly sifting through page after page of irrelevant information. You'll save time and do better research.

Besides scholarly content, Questia also provides easy-to-use search, note-taking, and writing tools to help you produce a first-rate paper.

Search Tools

  • Free search function allows anyone to search the library at no charge
  • Search anyway you wish - by keyword, phrase, topic, author, or title

Any book or article you find is always available. No book is ever checked out.

Writing & Organizational Tools

  • Write in the margins and highlight passages as if the books belonged to you
  • Keep and organize all your notes and highlights in your personal folders
  • Put books and articles on your personal bookshelf for quick reference
  • Use reference books like the American Heritage Dictionary, Columbia Encyclopedia Sixth Edition, and Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition as you work
  • Create formatted footnotes and bibliographies in any style your professor requires (Chicago Manual of Style, Turabian, MLA, APA, etc.) automatically

Finally, Questia is always open - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - so we're here when and where you want to work.

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