citation guides :: writing & learning support

Citation Guides
How to Cite Electronic Sources [Library of Congress, Learning Page]
This guide is intended to help users prepare citations for electronic resources from the Library of Congress Web site, however, it's suggestions apply to other scholarly materials as well. The purpose of a works cited document is to acknowledge the source of information and give as much detail as possible to find the source of that information at a later date. Consistency and the intended audience are the guiding principles to the following suggestions.

Citation Guides [UC Davis, Shields Library]

Citation Styles Online! [Bedford / St. Martins]
From Online!: a Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger. Provides links to MLA, APA, Chicago and other style guides.

MLA Style Sheet for Term Paper Citations [UC Davis, Shields Library]

MLA Style Citations (Modern Languages Association) [UC Berkeley, Library Guide]

Turabian and Chicago Styles Citations [UC Berkeley, Library Guide]

Writing & Learning Support
Research Guidelines [Art History Program, UC Davis]

"Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship" [UC Davis, Student Judicial Affairs]

Library Research Aids [Shields Library, UC Davis]
  Getting Started with Library Research
Need help figuring out where to begin with your research assignment? This guide is a basic overview of the research process using resources found at the UC Davis University Library.
How do I...? Guides
Research strategies, Library basics, quick guides to research tools, citation styles, bibliographies and guides to navigating the world wide web
Tutorials
Short movies to introduce basic library research tools and concepts.

The Learning Skills Center

  2205 Dutton Hall
Offers Study Skills Workshops which presents suggestions for a better understanding of general college study strategies like memory principles, time scheduling, reviewing, critical reading and exam preparation.

"The Meaning and Prevention of Plagiarism"
[UC Davis, Academic Integrity Project]

Writing Tutorial Services [Indiana University, Bloomington]
Provides pamphlets dealing with specific writing situations such as citing sources, using evidence, topic sentences and proofreading. Pamphlets are available in html and pdf versions.