General

• Research and Documenting Sources is produced by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL): This site provides comprehensive information on a large variety of writing and research related topics. The site provides excellent explanations and examples of both MLA and APA documentation styles, integrating citations into an essay, preparing a works cited page, and using endnotes and footnotes.
• Information Literacy Tool Kit was developed by Sterling Evans Library's Instructional Services, Texas A&M University. The site focuses on finding and evaluating sources, and then provides information on the various documentation styles.
• http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/home.htm guides the individual through choosing and researching a topic in the library..
• Get EndNote 9.0, free for Texas A&M students. To learn more about how to use EndNote 9.0, go to their Web site.

Citing Sources (See Documentation, below)

Finding Sources

• http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/eval01.htm - Written by Dr. Martin Maner, professor at Wright State University, this tutorial on "Finding and Evaluating Sources" is very thorough.
• http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/evidence.html - Michael Harvey's "The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing" starts with the Internet in its instructions on how to search for sources because that's where the majority of today's students begin their search.
• http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill1.htm - Cornell University's "Seven Steps to the Research Process," beginning with step two, discusses how to go about finding, first, background information, and then more specific information.

Using Sources

• http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/sources/working/- Explains what outside sources do for writing as well as how to use them.
• http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/resource/wc/ - Hamilton College's Writing Center provides a thorough look at how to use outside sources in your writing.

Evaluating Sources

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/EvalSrcW/index.html - Explains how to evaluate sources for trustworthiness, suggesting questions to ask about the sources.
• Evaluating Sources - This portal into our own library's instructional services gives the starting place for "Evaluating Sources."
• http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html - A thorough approach to assessing websites from UC Berkeley; provides a list of techniques to use as well as a list of questions to ask.

Paraphrasing

• http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/paraphrase.html - This site provides thorough coverage of both paraphrasing and summarizing.
• Tutorials on Academic Honest and Citations - Test yourself and learn how to do it correctly, with the help of Evans Library.
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html - Explains what a paraphrase is and why it is a valuable skill. Gives steps for effectively paraphrasing and provides some examples of legitimate paraphrasing along with plagiarized versions.
• http://uc.asu.edu/writing/paraphrasing.html - Defines paraphrase and explains when it is appropriate to use it.

Summarizing

• http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/summarize.html - This site is actually for secondary social studies teachers, but it gives some excellent tips on how to practice summarizing.

Integrating Quotations

• http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/quotations.html - This site gives numerous examples, explains how long and short quotes differ, lists verbs and phrases useful for introducing quotations, and explains the use of square brackets
• http://academics.smcvt.edu/writingctr/Quotes.htm - Emphasizes the importance of blending quotations with your own writing.
• http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QuoLitIncorporating.html - This site focuses on integrating literary quotations though it does have some general information that can be used for all quotations.

Plagiarism

• http://itsinfo.tamu.edu/turnitin/main.htm - A free site for TAMU students where you can check your paper for unintentional plagiarism.
• http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/ - The Aggie Honor System Office provides links to resources and information about the Honors Council.
• Tutorials from Evans Library allow you to teach yourself and then self-test on citation and academic honesty.
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html - Discusses contradictions in American academic writing, actions that might be interpreted as plagiarism, and how to decide if something is "common knowledge."
• http://www.georgetown.edu/honor/plagiarism.html - Gives advice in the form of answers to the following questions and statements: "They said it so much better. Shouldn't I use their words?" "What is a paraphrase?" "My friends get stuff from the internet." "I don't have time to do it right." "What is a citation?" "In my country/high school, using someone else's work is a sign of respect."
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo - "A Fair(y) Use Tale" is an amusing and clever explanation of the concepts of copyright and fair use. Highly recommended!
• http://www.fairfield.edu/x14499.html - An easy-to-use tutorial on plagiarism from Fairfield University's library.

Documentation

• American Antiquity
  • http://www.saa.org/Publications/StyleGuide/styleGuide.pdf
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • http://www.aiaa.org/documents/publications/journalstemp.dot- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, offers a complete template for Aeronautical Engineering students and faculty; it is very straightforward, and it allows you to simply cut and past your information into the template.
• American Institute of Physics Style Manual, Fourth Edition
  • http://www.aip.org/pubservs/style/4thed/toc.html 
• American Medical Association (AMA)
  • http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citama.htm demonstrates the format for bibliographic references in AMA (American Medical Association) style.  A guide for in-text citations, however, is not provided.
  • http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html  provides at-a-glance help with sample bibliographic references of a certain type. For example, if one wanted to know how to cite an article from a website, an example is provided.
• American Political Science Association (APSA)
  
  • http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPSA.html - A useful step-by-step guide to documentation from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Very good for beginners.
  • http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/docsLibrary/styleguides/APSA_print.pdf - Towson offers a short, basic guide in handout form.
• American Psychological Association (APA)
  • http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/apa01.html - This site provides a concise overview of APA style and formatting along with basic citation guidelines in an easy to navigate format. The page opens with an index that moves the user around easily.
  • http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c09_s1.html - This APA resource comes from Diana Hacker's Bedford Handbook and focuses on the social sciences. The site explains how to create in-text citations, reference lists, and provides sample papers.
  • http://www.docstyles.com/apacrib.htm - "APA Style Crib Sheet" is the title of this site; it summarizes APA rules and was last updated January 2003.
  • http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/DocAPAFormatting.html - From the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this site is well-organized, easy to navigate, and very informative.
  • http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html - Produced by a prominent textbook publisher, this site explains how to cite and document electronic sources in APA style.
• American Sociological Association (ASA)
  • http://www.buffalostate.edu/library/docs/asa.pdf- Prepared by the E. H. Butler Library, a quick references to ASA style.
  • http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/rsalina/asa.styleguide.html- The University Library at California State, Los Angeles, has a short guide to ASA style.
• CBE
  • http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/sources/cbe/- CBE stands for Council of Biology Editors and is used mainly in the sciences. This site starts with an overview, and then provides detailed instructions for the two different documentation systems used within CBE: the Citation-Sequence System, and the Name-Year System.
  • http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/library/cbe.htm - If you are already familiar with CBE, and quickly need to find out how to cite a particular source, this is the site for you. The page begins with an index to all the examples that follow.
• CSE
  • http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c11_s1.html- This Bedford Handbook section provides information on how to format a paper in CBE style, how to create in-text citations and reference lists, along with sample pages to view.
  • http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/library/cse.htm - A concise guide from Monroe Community College. Distingusihes between C-S (Citation-Sequence) and N-Y (Name-Year) versions.
• Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
  • Evan's Library - Our library's PDF downloadable handout, which addresses the author-date system for the sciences only. For the humanities' note-bibliography system, see any of the other links listed here.
  • http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c10_s1.html - Site provides instructions for a bibliography and footnotes/endnotes according to Chicago Manual of Style as well as a sample paper.
  • http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html - This site offers a thorough overview of Chicago Style before giving examples showing how to deal with multiple types of electronic sites.
  • "Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation" at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools.html is a brief but useful cribsheet of Chicago style.
• IEEE
  • http://standards.ieee.org/guides/style/ - the official online version of IEEE Standards Style Manual provided by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Be sure and read "About this Online Version" at the top of the page.
  • http://www.computer.org/author/style/refer.htm - IEEE Computer Society provides a short version of how to reference using the IEEE style.
  • http://www.carleton.ca/~nartemev/IEEE_style.html - Carleton College also provides a condensed version if you need a quick refresher on how to create citations in IEEE.
• MLA
  • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html- Detailed information on how to document using MLA. Site begins with the basic MLA paper format, explains how to create internal citations, create a works cited list, as well as notes.
  • http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_o.html - Taken from the Bedford Handbook, this MLA section is designed especially for the humanities; it provides information on how to look for sources, how to create in-text citations, and works cited lists, as well as sample papers to look over.
  • http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html - This site works well for quick reference since entries are separately linked.
  • http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html - Explains in detail how to cite many types of electronic online sources both internally and in the works cited.
  • http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/mla.html - Gives an overview of MLA style, and includes a troubleshooting guide for parenthetical citations.
• Turabian
  • http://www.utoledo.edu/library/help/guides/docs/Turabian.pdf - Explains the difference between, and gives examples of, footnotes and bibliography entries in pdf format.
  • http://www.wcu.edu/WritingCenter/isource.asp?page=turabian_format.html - Explains how to construct a bibliography in Turabian, as well as endnotes and footnotes.
  • http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/tura.html - Gives step by step instructions for formatting a paper when using Turabian along with examples of footnotes and bibliography entries

  Footnotes or Endnotes (See Documentation-Turabian or CMOS)