Listed in: Geology, as GEOL-109
Formerly listed as: GEOL-09
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Kinuyo Kanamaru (Section 01)
This course guide lists resources that will be useful to you as you complete research assignments for this class.
Please be sure to visit the Citing Sources tab to make sure you are properly crediting sources in your work.
Be sure to properly credit the ideas referenced in your academic work; clear citations also mean that your reader can locate the books, articles, and other sources you used. Don't leave your bibliography until the very end: collect, manage, and format information about what you find as soon as you start your research.
Zotero is a free plug-in for Firefox that helps you collect, manage, and cite your sources. It's available in all computer labs on campus, and you can download it on your own computer for free. Tutorials and documentation are also available.
Using Sources guide from the Writing Center gives advice on finding, using, quoting, paraphrasing, and citing sources in your writing.
Writer's Handbook from the University of Wisconsin/Madison: How to cite sources; sample documents and forms; advice on grammar, etc.
MLA, Chicago, and APA formatting and style guidelines, from the OWL at Purdue
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide online, from the full Chicago Manual of Style