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MLA Handbook, 8th ed., by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Reference Desk LB2369 .G53 2016
ISBN: 9781603292627
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Official style manual and citation manual of the Modern Language Association, used extensively by writers and professors in the literature, writing and arts areas
1. APA STYLE GUIDE
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010
ISBN: 9781433805615
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
APA Style Guide. Used in the Behavioral Sciences and Education.
2. ASA STYLE GUIDE
ASA Style Guide by American Sociological Association
Call Number: Reference Desk PN203 .A54 2014
Publication Date: 2014
"The ASA Style Guide highlights and features guidelines for the most common situations encountered by authors and editors in the ASA journal publication process. It is designed to serve as the authoritative reference for writing, submitting, editing, and copy editing manuscripts for ASA journals"
Full text of the University of Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, along with Q&A, tools, and Quick Citation Guide
4. TURABIAN
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: by Kate Turabian
Call Number: Reference Desk LB2369 .T8 2013
Publication Date: 2013
This is the Turabian manual, which presents a simplified version of the Chicago Manual of Style.
5. PURDUE OWL: RESEARCH & CITATION RESOURCES
"These OWL resources will help you use the research you have conducted in your documents. This area includes material on quoting and paraphrasing your research sources, as well as material on how to avoid plagiarism."
There are a number of different programs that will help you collect, manage and format the citation information for your research resources. The following are free ones the library is currently supporting:
Endnote Online / Endnote Web
Free online version of classic citation manager software to help manage your bibliographic needs, inlcuding organizing sources and citations by project, sharing citations for group work, and for "citing while you write", i.e. inserting citations into papers while writing.
You'll need to sign up for EndnoteWeb and install the Cite-While-You-Write tool.
Instructions for Drew users: http://www.drew.edu/library/research/endnote-basic
Zotero
Zotero is a free citation management program with an online storage component. It can be downloaded from zotero.org
You'll want to sign up for a zotero.org account to save your references, and install the helper apps for your browser and Word.
Notes for Drew users: https://uknow.drew.edu/confluence/x/Z46RAw
Questions? Need Help? Email reference@drew.edu
Drew University Library, http://www.drew.edu/library