Citing: Home

APA (American Psychological Association)

• Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Excelsior College

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) at the Reference Desk or to check out

MLA (Modern Language Association)

• Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Excelsior College

• MLA Handbook (8th edition) at the Reference Desk or to check out

Chicago/Turabian

• Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Purdue University

• The Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition) at the Reference Desk or to check out

• Kate Turabian's Manual for Writers (9th edition) at the Reference Desk or to check out

ASA (American Sociological Association)

• Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Purdue University

• American Sociological Association Style Guide (4th edition) at the Reference Desk

Citation managers are software that help you keep track of your citations. They allow you to organize your citations, store the full text, and insert citations in your papers.

Reed Library offers the use of EndNote.

Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism
A brief overview of actions that might be seen as plagiarism, and guidelines for researching, quoting, and paraphrasing, from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
From Indiana University Bloomington.

Copyright

United States Copyright Office
The "basics of copyright" and the FAQ sections are especially helpful.

Copyright Information & Education
Provides an overview of the fair use doctrine.  Includes a description of the four fair use factors and tools for evaluating the applicability of the doctrine. From the University of Minnesota Libraries.

These books offer information on several major citation styles, as well as plagiarism, style and formatting, and other topics related to writing.

These books do not have information on citing, but do offer useful help on style, formatting, and writing in general.