Term Papers/References/Citations Help

Guys: This page provides you with links to information on various aspects of writing term papers, including how to properly cite sources and how to format them correctly. I have also included a link about something that all teachers in universities want their students to acquire: the ability to think critically (yet few make an effort to explain what they mean by critical thinking).

What is "Critical Thinking?"

Citing Sources (guide from UB libraries, based on one originally developed by Duke University Libraries)

How to prepare annotated bibliographies

How to Evaluate Information Sources (Library Workshop Manual Section 4--from Long Island University Library)

Practical Examples of Various Citation Styles (APA, MLA, etc.) (from Long Island University Library)

Guide to Preventing and Avoiding Plagiarism (from Long Island University Library)

Guide to Citing Government Publications (from Indiana University--Bloomington Libraries)

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (from Cornell University Legal Information Institute)

Citations Management Software (for UB Students and Faculty) (free software from the UB libraries)

Chicago Manual of Style--Questions and Answers (from the Editors of Chicago Manual of Style)

Online Citations Formatting Engine

Citing electronic sources--such as from the world wide web (from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)

Citations formats for a specific book you find in the library (from WorldCat. Note: after locating the book in the WorldCat catalog through the search box on their page, click on "cite/export" and a window will open up with citation formats for the book.)