Reference management software, citation management software or personal bibliographic management software is software for scholars and authors to use for recording and utilising bibliographic citations (references).
Cite Right by Charles LipsonThis new edition of Cite Right has been updated to reflect the most current versions of Chicago, MLA, APA, and other styles, and to discuss citation methods in the rapidly changing context of the Internet, digital publishing, and e-books.
Call Number: PN171.F56 L56 2011
ISBN: 9780226484648
Publication Date: 2011-05-15
Cite Right (Online) by Charles LipsonIn his bestselling guide, "Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations, Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success," veteran teacher Charles Lipson brought welcome clarity to the principles of academic honesty as well as to the often murky issues surrounding plagiarism in the digital age. Thousands of students have turned to Lipson for no-nonsense advice on how to cite sources properly and avoid plagiarism when writing their research papers.With his latest book, "Cite Right," Lipson once again provides much-needed counsel in a concise and affordable handbook for students and researchers. Building on" Doing Honest Work in College," Lipson s new book offers a wealth of information on an even greater range of citation styles and details the intricacies of many additional kinds of sources. Lipson s introductory essay, Why Cite, explains the reasons it is so important to use citations and to present them accurately in research writing. In subsequent chapters, Lipson explains the main citation styles students and researchers are likely to encounter in their academic work: Chicago; MLA; APA; CSE (biological sciences); AMA (medical sciences); ACS (chemistry, mathematics, and computer science); physics, astrophysics, and astronomy;" Bluebook" and ALWD (law); and AAA (anthropology and ethnography). His discussions of these styles are presented simply and clearly with examples drawnfrom a wide range of source types crossing all disciplines, from the arts and humanities to science, law, and medicine. Based on deep experience in the academic trenches, "Cite Right" is an accessible, one-stop resource a must-have guide for students and researchers alike who need to prepare citations in any of the major disciplines and professional studies. "
Zotero is the only research tool that automatically senses content in your web browser, allowing you to add journal articles, websites and books from TMU's library catalogue with a single click. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snaps shots of web pages, and really anything else.
Mendeley is a free* reference manager and academic social network. Make your own fully-searchable library in seconds, cite as you write, and read and annotate your PDFs on any device.
You can use CC-licensed materials as long as you follow the license conditions. One condition of all CC licenses is attribution. Here are some good (and not so good) examples of attribution.