Research Guides: HMP 715 Environmental Health: Citing &amp; Writing

Zotero

Zotero is a web-based citation management and bibliography creator tool.

It can help you...

create bilbiographies and format citations in papers quickly, saving you time and effort;
create, organize, and manage your own personal database of articles and resources online, accessible from anywhere via the web, for one or more research projects;
import references easily from many databases;
share references with others; and
collaborate with others on one or more projects.

Zotero Quick Start Guide
Use this guide to help set up and begin to use Zotero.
Zotero Screencast Tutorials
Go here to find a list of video tutorials on how to use Zotero.
Zbib
A short and sweet version of Zotero focused primarily on generating a reference list.

APA Style Resources

APA Style
The APA's own website for style and grammar guidelines from the seventh edition.
The OWL at Purdue APA Formatting and Style Guide
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition (2020)
AKA "The APA Style Manual." Print locations.

Styles and Databases

Some library databases, such as those from EBSCOhost, allow you to get bibliographic information in selected styles such as APA or MLA when emailing and saving records.

Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a very serious academic transgression. To learn more, check out the following resources:

Best Practices to Avoid Plagiarism
From OWL at Purdue
How to Avoid Plagiarism
From Northwestern University