Working With Sources
News Flash: MLA citation style has changed! For a helpful summary of the most important changes, consult Purdue's Online Writing Lab MLA Update. For details, consult the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (April, 2009).
Evaluating Sources of Information (Purdue): All sources aren't created equal. Purdue's Online Writing Lab offers these valuable tips for evaluating the sources and informational content you encounter. Evaluating Print vs. Internet Sources (Purdue): Just because it's online doesn't mean it's good. Purdue's Online Writing Lab helps you sort the wheat from the chaff. |
Quotations (Duke): This guide will help you decide when to quote and when to paraphrase and explains the basic mechanics of incorporating quotations. Paraphrase: Write It in Your Own Words (Purdue): Do you find yourself wanting to put text in your own words, but the original source says it so much better? Purdue's Online Writing Lab provides some strategies for effective paraphrasing without plagiarizing. Using Statistics (Purdue): Numbers don't speak for themselves. Here's advice on how to use statistics effectively. |
Working with Sources: Avoiding Plagiarism (Duke): This Powerpoint presentation discusses ways to get the most from your sources while avoiding plagiarism. (Peruse our workshops online). Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism (Duke): Duke University Libraries' detailed guide to avoiding plagiarism explains warning signs and provides citation information for MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago Manual of Style formats. |
New MLA Style Guide (Purdue): New MLA style guidelines go into effect April 2009. Citation Builder (NCSU): North Carolina State's Citation Builder allows you to input source information and then formats MLA (old), APA, and CBE/CSE citations for you. Citing Online Sources (Bedford/St. Martin's):Publisher Bedford/St. Martin's offers this guide to citing online sources in MLA (old), APA, Chicago Manual of Style, CBE, and other styles. Citing Sources (Duke): Duke Library provides examples of in-text and bibliographic citations for the most common types of sources using MLA (old), Turabian, APA, Chicago Manual of Style, and CSE formats. CSE [formerly CBE] Citation Guide (OSU): This handout models citations for the most common types of sources using CSE style, the style of the Council of Science Editors (formerly the Council of Biology Editors). |
EndNote is software that helps you keep track of bibliographic information and research notes and formats citations in the style of your choice. EndNote is available free to the Duke community. Duke University Library offers EndNote workshops. |