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Research, Citation, & Writing Resources

Basic Background Information 

• What is a Scholarly Journal?
• Writing an Annotated Bibliography
• Evaluating Information on the World Wide Web
• Plagiarism
• Copyright Links
• Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources of Information
   

 APA Citation format 

• APA Format 6th Edition Cribsheet 
• APA Sample 

 Other Citation formats

• Citing by Discipline
• List of Style Manuals
• American Society of Agronomy Style
• Annals of Botany Style
• Scientific Style & Format Guide (CBE/CSE)
• Journal of Wildlife Management format
• Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format
• Citing Electronic Sources
• Citing Sources, Guide to Library Research - compares APA, Turabian, Chicago, and MLA
   

 Choosing a topic

• 100 Research Paper Topics (Midway College)
  Hot Term Paper Topics (Northwest MO State)
• Idea Generator (Old Dominion University)
• Hot Paper Topics
• Youdebate.com
• Points of View Reference Center
• Speakout.com
   
   

Writing

• UMC Writing Center
   

OWLS (Online Writing Lab)

• UW-Madison Writer's Handbook
• Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock