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Avoiding Plagiarism
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RefWorks
Described as "your personal Web-based database and bibliography creator." Although it has a myriad of capabilities, it has two basic functions:
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APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Citation style most often used by scholars and students in psychology, political science, and other social sciences.
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ASA (American Sociological Association) Style
Citation style used primarily by students and other researchers in sociology and related fields.
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Associated Press Stylebook And Briefing On Media Law
Sometimes called the "journalist's bible," this multifaceted resource "provides fundamental guidelines on spelling, grammar, punctuation, and usage, with special sections on reporting business and sports," as well as a guide to media law. Unlike the annual printed editions, this online version (2009 edition) is continually updated.
The library also has a printed copy.
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Avoiding Plagiarism
These resources should be considered as sources of advice about what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it.
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Documentation Styles For The Sciences
Chemistry (American Chemical Society), Biology (Council of Science Editors), Psychology (American Psychological association).
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Legal Citation Style
Specialized style used by lawyers, law students, and legal scholars.
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MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
Used priumarily by students and scholars working in the study of literature and languages.
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RefWorks
Described as "your personal Web-based database and bibliography creator." Although it has a myriad of capabilities, it has two basic functions:
1. saving lists of citations to books, articles, and other materials you use for research;
2. generating automatically-formatted bibliographies of the citations you have saved.
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SAA (Society For American Archaeology) Style
Style used by authors writing for American Antiquity and other publications from the SAA.
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University Of Chicago/Turabian Citation Style
Good general-purpose style, often used by students and scholars in history and other humanities.
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Webster's New World Punctuation
2005 guide includes concise explanations of difficult rules, easy-to-understand examples, common pitfalls, suggestions for common writing formats (business letters, job applications, e-mail, etc.), and citation styles.
You can view the table of contents here.
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