Library: Research Help: Additional Resources

Search Engines

DuckDuckGo
Alternate search engine that offers privacy (no tracking) and doesn't filter results based on your search history.
WolframAlpha
Search for information that can be hard to find on Google and other traditional search engines, including a lot of scientific data.

Useful Tools

Dictionary.com
Excellent dictionary website that offers voice search, example sentences, synonyms, antonyms, and more.
Dropbox
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically. It provides up to 2Gb of storage for free and up to 100Gb for paid accounts.
Evernote
Evernote makes it easy to capture anything in multiple formats. Input by photo, text, screenshot, audio recording. Tag your notes, organize into notebooks, share with others or keep them private.
Google Calendar
Organizing your schedule shouldn’t be a burden. With Google's free online calendar, it’s easy to keep track of life’s important events all in one place.

TED Talks: Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator

More Ted Talks on self-determination and success and related topics are being made all the time. Learn more: https://www.ted.com/topics/self

TED: Ideas worth spreading

Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the window — and encourages us to think harder about what we're really procrastinating on, before we run out of time.

TED Talks: How to Make Stress Your Friend

More Ted Talks on self-determination and success and related topics are being made all the time. Learn more: https://www.ted.com/topics/self

TED: Ideas worth spreading

Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.

Smarter Searching

Search for scholarly information with links to Fontbonne Library resources. If you can't access full-text, visit the Library website and request the article via Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and we'll e-mail it to you when it arrives.

Use Google's Advanced Image Search to find relevant photos and other images.

Take Note

Best Note-Taking Apps
Lifehacker's 2016 review of the top note-taking apps for students.

Check Out These Apps!

Desmos Graphing Calculator
Graph functions, plot tables of data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and much more – for free!
Dragon Mobile Assistant
Easy-to-use voice recognition app powered by Dragon from Nuance. Allows you to speak and instantly see your SMS, email or social networking updates on your Apple or Android device.
iHomework 2
Apples organization tool allows you to organize your tasks and start focusing on getting them done.
JotNot Scanner
Converts your phone camera into a portable multipage scanner.