Research Management
Do you need help managing your research and lists of citations? Try using a citation management utility like Zotero.
- InfoGuide for Citation Management from George Mason University Libraries, this guide includes instructions on using and migrating to Zotero as well as a schedule of upcoming Zotero workshops.
- Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your workâin the web browser itself.
Plagiarism
"To steal and pass off as one's own (the ideas or words of another); use (a created production) without crediting the source; to commit literary theft; present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source." Webster's Dictionary
Creating APA Citations
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition Corrections to First Printing (July 2009) This links to the corrections to the first printing of the APA manual, 6th ed. Please check the copyright page (unnumbered p. iv) of your manual to determine if you are using the first printing.
- What's New in the APA 6th Edition
- APA Style Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Site from APA which has answers to common questions regarding APA style. - Basics of APA Style Flash tutorial from APA.
- APA Formatting and Style Guide From the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University.
- APA Tutorial Step-by-step online tutorial from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Tutorial is broken out into 4 modules. Based on APA 5th edition.
- APA Documentation Guide from the Writing Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Based on APA 5th edition.
- Citation Samples (Bedford St. Martin's) Citation examples for a wide variety of style manuals (APA, Chicago, MLA, and CBE).
Creating a Bibliography
- Annotated Bibliography Explanation of what is an annotated bibliography and how to create one. (OWL at Purdue University)
- How to Create an Annotated Bibliography From Olin & Uris Libraries at Cornell University.
- Social Sciences: Documenting Sources Documenting sources in the Social Sciences. (Diana Hacker, Bedford St. Martin's)
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