RSCH 300: UROC Research and Writing

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Start at the library home page, and click the Articles & Databases link. Links in the left-hand column of the Articles & Databases page will take you to subject-oriented research guides where you can discover the best discipline-specific article databases for conducting research on your topic. You may also wish to explore the library's general or multidisciplinary databases.Once you are familiar with certain databases, you can choose them directly from the list on the right.

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Once you have located citations to journal articles, follow the button to determine whether the text of an article is available in the Library or through its subscription databases. More...

You may also consult the CSUMB Journals List for a list of journals available at CSUMB in the library or online.

Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing (Purdue OWL)

From the New York Times:

Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age

Are You Part of Generation Plagiarism?

The Seemingly Persistent Rise of Plagiarism

Academic Writing: Reviews of the Literature
The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It

How to prepare an annotated bibliography (from Cornell University)
Annotated Bibliographies (Purdue OWL)
Annotated Bibliographies (UNC Chapel Hill)

Automatic citation formatting

Citation Machine - for MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago
Style Wizard - MLA or APA 
KnightCite - APA, MLA or Chicago
SourceAid - APA, MLA, Chicago, CSE

Zotero (Firefox plugin)

MLA (Modern Language Association)

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF LB 2369 .G53 2003).

MLA Style FAQ (MLA website)
Citation Styles Handbook: MLA (U. of Illinois)
Using MLA Format (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab)
Writer's Handbook - Citing Electronic Sources MLA Style (U. of Wisconsin)
MLA Style Guide (Ohio State)

CSUMB Division of Science & Environmental Policy CSE Citation Guidelines

Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers : REF T11.S386 2006
(THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED FORMAT FOR ENVS and BIO COURSES)

This guide from the Council of Scientific Editors (CSE) provides both citation and writing style guidelines for the sciences and related fields.
See also these Web sites for how to cite references using the CSE/CBE style guidelines:

Council of Scientific Editors (CSE) Style Guide from Ohio State University Libraries
CSE Citation Examples from Dakota State University
Documenting Sources: CSE Style from dianahacker.com

Examples for Citing Internet Resources using CSE Style Guidelines from Weber State University Library

Try CSE Citation Wizard from 21st Century Information Fluency to format your citation on the fly. Be sure to check the results carefully.

APA (American Psychological Association)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (CSUMB Reference Collection REF BF 76.7 .P82 2001)

Electronic Reference Formats (APA's web site)
Using APA Format (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab)
Citation Styles Handbook: APA (U. of Illinois)
Writer's Handbook - Citing Electronic Sources APA Style (U. of Wisconsin)
APA Citation Guide (Ohio State)

ACS (American Chemical Society) Style Manual : REF QD8.5 .A25 1997

This guide from the American Chemical Society (ACS) provides information on citing chemistry documents, as well as suggestions on writing style, sentence structure, etc.
See also these Web sites for how to cite references using the ACS style guidelines:

ACS Style Guide from Williams College

Writing Tools: ACS Style Guidelines from University of Wisconsin

More general guidelines may be found in the CSUMB Library's How to Cite Internet & Print Resources

Chicago Manual of Style (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF Z253 .U69 2003)

Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate Turabian (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF LB 2369 .T8 1996 ).

Chicago Manual of Style FAQ
Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide (Ohio State U.)

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