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Basic Research & Writing Guides
The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers.
Location: Stacks
Call Number: LB2369 .B246 1999

Hodges' Harbrace Handbook.
Location: Reference Stacks
Call Number: PE1112 .H6 1998B. 13th ed.

The Little, Brown Guide to Writing Research Papers.
Location: Stacks
Call Number: LB2369 .M42 1982

Online Library Learning Center.
http://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/

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Style Manuals & Citation Guides
Citation style manuals are handbooks giving the proper format of footnotes and bibliographies according to a particular method. They frequently include additional information on grammar, formatting a finished paper, and tips on conducting research.

Chicago Manual of Style. 14th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
Location: Ready Reference (Main Floor)
Call Number: Z253 .C57

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1999.
Location: Ready Reference (Main Floor)
Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2003

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th ed. Washington, DC:American Psychological Association, 1994.
Location: Ready Reference (Main Floor)
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2001

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Turabian, Kate L. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Location: Ready Reference (Main Floor)
Call Number: LB2369 .T8 1996

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Plagiarism
"Avoiding Plagiarism."  Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html


"How Not to Plagiarize" by Margaret Procter, Coordinator of Writing Support at the University of Toronto.
http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html

"Acknowledging Your Sources" is the the University of Victoria's Department of English's guide on how to use secondary sources to best avoid plagiarism.
http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/CitationsTOC.html

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