Citing Sources: Basics

• • Citing sources
  • Annotated Bibliographies (Cornell U.)
  • NoodleTools / NoodleBib | Tip Sheet
  • Sample Citations: Short Stories for Students (College of DuPage Library)

APA Style Guides

• •  What is APA Style?
  • APA Style Guide (latest from Purdue OWL)
  • APA Citation Style - under construction  (Palm Beach State Libraries)
    • Samples (6th ed.) | Samples (5th ed.)
  •  Bedford Handbook (APA)
  • APA Style Guide  (APA Online)
  • Example: Citing Psychologists & their theories for students
  • For additional examples, please go to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed., available at Palm Beach State campus libraries
  • Guidelines for APA Format: 5th edition  (compiled by Palm Beach State libraries) 
  • For additional examples, please go to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed., available at Palm Beach State campus libraries

MLA Style Guides

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  • What is MLA Style? 
  • MLA style (MLA Handbook, 7th ed.)
    • Books
    • Periodicals
    • Web pages
    • Reference materials
      • Special type: General Encyclopedias
    • Literary reference materials
    • Samples
    • Sources for argumentative papers
    • Sources for speeches
    • Sources for music
  • Bedford Handbook (MLA)
  • For additional examples, please go to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed., available at Palm Beach State campus libraries

Selecting & Evaluating Resources

• • Books
  • Periodicals (sometimes called Serials) are three basic types:
    • Journals (academic or professional; also peer-reviewed or research)
    • Magazines
    • Newspapers
  • Web Pages
  • Evaluating Web Pages
  • Selecting the Correct Source

Identifying a Research Topic

• • Research topic info

Off-Campus Access to Articles & Databases

• • infotip - how to connect 

Plagiarism

• • Plagiarism Resources 

Palm Beach State College Information Literacy Tutorials

• • OASIS @ Palm Beach State College
    (Palm Beach State login through Blackboard using ID=visitor, Password=visitor)

• • How to Find a Book
  • Interlibrary Loan

Other Tutorials

• • Internet Detective 
  • Research 101 
  • St. John's University 
  • Searchpath 
  • OASIS San Francisco State University 
  • Penn State Information Literacy & You 
  • Colorado State InfoTrail 

Research Guides

• • Dental 
  • Essential Nursing Resources
  • Psychology (Lake Worth campus)
  • Strategies for College Success
    • Lake Worth classes

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  • Online Catalog Access Info | rev. 8/31/10

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