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33 Useful Websites for Students

As a new student you’ll need to learn a lot of new information pretty fast or risk being clueless, penniless, and more than a bit confused about independent  student life . This is where the internet steps in, a realm of  student resources  with bountiful information about anything, where you can learn the things your parents never taught you (or that you weren’t interested in learning at the time), such as how to budget your money, how to arrange an overdraft with your bank, and how to iron your clothes without leaving an iron-shaped pattern. In short, all the student resources you could ever possibly need are available online. Below is a categorized list of useful  student websites  and online resources that will help to make student life that little bit easier from day one. General websites for students 1.    LifeHacker.co.uk LifeHacker aims to help its users out with life in the modern world. Popular tags include ‘Productivity’, ‘Money’ a...

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF YOUR STUDY TIME

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A large number of students find it hard to study, while for some, the problem Is getting the best out of the hours they put into studying. How to make the best of your study time. Students concentration abilities differ from one another but when it comes to making the most out of the hours put into studying. It is advisable to first understand the best techniques out there on how to make the best of your study time. Define your perfect learning condition. We all have different ways and factors that influence our concentration, such as Learning space The space where you try to study can very well affect your concentration level. Studying in a noisy and stuffy room can be very distracting. Take advantages of libraries they are well lit and ventilated and are put in place to maximize your concentration and reduce distractions. Time Some people prefer to study at night because it’s the only time when they can be fully alert mentally and psychologically to study. Day or night, find the be...

12 FABULOUS ACADEMIC SEARCH ENGINES

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1-  Academic Info Our in-depth directory is a round up of the best and most useful links and resources within a specific subject area. In most cases they list both printed reference works and electronic resources. 2-  Archival Research Catalogue The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries. 3-  BASE BASE is one of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic open access web resources. BASE is operated by Bielefeld University Library. 4-  CiteuLike citeulike is a free service for managing and discovering scholarly references. It offers 6,624,433 articles - 1,500 added today. 5-  Eric ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the  Institute of Education Sciences  (IES) of the ...