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Organizing your sources from the beginning as you collect them, can SAVE A LOT OF STRESS later when you need to start writing or create an annotated bibliography!
Citation management programs such as Zotero can help you create, gather, store, and organize citations.
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Zotero
Zotero is a free and open-source program that anyone can use, therefore, you will retain access to it even after graduation!
For more info about using Zotero check out this guide from CSU Dominguez Hills.
The APA (American Psychological Association) Style Manual is most commonly used by writers of social science papers. It offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, tables, and reference pages.
Quick reference and examples can be found below in these guides created by APA itself, and other universities:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by The American Medical Association Manual of Style, 10th edition, is the authoritative guide for writing AMA style papers, with detailed information on how to format papers, cite sources, and prepare an article for publication.
Quick reference and examples can be found below in these guides created by several other universities:
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has developed its one style guide for medical citation.
Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2nd edition) 2007.
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive or evaluative paragraph called the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
Researching, arguing a position, laying the foundation for scientific experiments, and all other academic pursuits begin with studying the work of others and using this work to inform our own. It is absolutely crucial to give credit to those whose work you use, and this is done using direct quotations and paraphrasing and by always citing your sources. Not to do so would be considered plagiarism. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are treated as extremely serious violations of ethical conduct and may result in suspension or expulsion from the University.
A quote is the exact wording used by the original author.
Example:
Paraphrasing is rewriting another's words or ideas in your own words, often summarizing or synthesizing a larger text.
Example:
For more information view these guides on quoting and avoiding plagiarism:
