Using References & Citations
Guide and resources for course participants
Resources:
Evaluating library resources -
(http://www.tufts.edu/~lsabol/eval.htm )
Not all resources are equal - this is particularly true of websites and informal
publications. The quality of the resource is as important as the substance of what
that resource claims.
Formats for citing resources (references and/or bibliographies):
- List of
styles to match your style (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html)
Honestly, I don't care what style guide you use as long as you're consistent and provide
full information. This site links directly to examples of Web citations to match standard
style guides.
- Columbia
University Press (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html)
Examples start about halfway down.
- APA Style Guide
(http://www.westwords.com/guffey/apa.html)
from the American Psychological Society
- National Library of
Canada (http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/services/eciting.htm)
Lists other sites - several broken links, but some good references.
- "Nueva"
and some online tools (http://NuevaSchool.org/~debbie/library/research/research.html)
- Modern Language
Association (http://www.mla.org/style/style_top_index.htm)